Seattle Real Estate:  Superbowl Sunday or not, the buyers were out in full force yesterday!  I figured yesterday would be a loss as far as getting any traffic into the houses that our company held open, but wanted to give it a shot anyway.  Molly held open 9042 6th Ave NW, which is a great Greenwood home for sale on the edge of Crown Hill and had quite a few interested buyers through.  Morgan held open the Seattle houseboat for sale that we listed this last week - lots of great people through and some very strong interest.

The one recurring Seattle real estate theme that we have heard for weeks now is that the inventory is so low that there are not as many choices.  We keep hearing form potential sellers that they think their home won't sell in this market, but the truth is that priced right and presented well, it could sell faster than you think!  It is just a matter of finding the right buyers for the right houses and lack of inventory is contributing towards lower than possible sales for right now more than most anything else - maybe even more than tighter lending guidelines. Let us know if you want a current martket analysis and opinion for your Seattle home.

2764 Westlake Ave N # D, Seattle Floating Home Just Listed! 

$365,500 with co-op owned moorage

Really adorable Historic Seattle Houseboat D:  Want a Seattle floating home?  Enjoy life on Lake Union in this great floating home circa 1910 but with great updates through the years.  This is one of the originals!  Log foundation with newer roof and deck on co-op owned moorage dock!

Sleeping loft, large kitchen, plus additional den/office to the back, this floating home has vaulted ceilings, skylights, and more!  Great condo alternative for in city living with flair.  Cats ok and dogs ok with co-op approval.  Low dues cover almost everything you need!

Just steps from Fremont at the base of Queen Anne along Westlake Ave N, this is the perfect location for easy access to Downtown Seattle, Queen Anne, Fremont, and more and right on the Cheshiahud Loop (Lake Union Loop) with quick access to all the other walking and cycling trails and paths that intersect right in that area!

Throw your kayak in at the end of the dock and enjoy life afloat in Lake Union!

 Want more info?

2764 Westlake Ave N  Floating home for sale 

Green Lake Blog:  GreenLakeLoop.com:  Looking for info on Seattle's Green Lake (Greenlake) Neighborhood?

Green Lake in Seattle:  Green Lake Dogwalking:

Green Lake & Wallingford have so much to offer anyway, but we love that there is an adorable dog walker who comes highly recommended right in the Green Lake  neighborhood! 

The company is called Molly Dogwalker and their website is a great place to start if you are thinking about choosing from their menu of affordable services:

http://www.mollydogwalker.com

Just one more reason to love Green Lake & Wallingford! Interested in finding a Green Lake home?  You can see all Green Lake homes for sale right here:  Green Lake Real Estate

SeattleAfloat.com:  Seattle houseboat blog with lots of great info about floating homes on Lake Union and life in the ultimate Seattle waterfront way to live:  Seattle houseboats

HouseboatEats.com  I love this great website - what a wonderful idea and there are so many amazing recipes on here created in their tiny little Seattle houseboat kitchen:)  Just check them out!  Talley and Beryl are so cute and the dishes created and written about are truly inspiring. 

I think they might have a lot of cats for one floating home, but that is my own personal opinion - doesn't seem to make their quality of life go down at all! 

http://www.houseboateats.com

Great job, you guys!

This house would be PERFECTION for a Seattle home- so much love and care has gone into the details and it even has a brand new bath upstairs!  The grounds are extensive at almost a third of an acre right in city! 

Remodeled to perfection: This is how a house should be remodeled - from studs out - all new electrical, plumbing, more. Over sized covered front porch welcomes you right in to the entry, formal living, dining, and den area.

9042 6th Ave NW

Seattle home with large spaces: Large bedrooms and closets throughout, lots of craftsman attention to detail.  The love that has gone into this house is apparent as you tour it.  Three expansive living levels with room for more! Artist studio with sink and door out to patio and grounds, gorgeous office, den, kitchen with breakfast eating area, all three baths are newer with the same attention to detail as the rest of the house. 

Seattle grounds of beauty:  The grounds themselves are a thing of beauty with some of the most amazing plantings I have ever seen in Seattle. 

Don't want a park like setting for the best back yard parties in Seattle?  How about subdividing off part of it?  You still would have a large yard and income on top of it.

Right in the city!  Your own estate on a park! This gorgeous Seattle home is right in the heart of Seattle's Greenwood neighborhood just north of Ballard and Crown Hill and very close to both Phinney Ridge and Green Lake.  Greenwood has tons of shopping and restaurants including one of my favorites, Gorditos.  In addition, this Greenwood home is just East of North Beach and Blue Ridge with close proximity to both Golden Gardens and Carkeek Park if you want to go play at the beach down the street.  The Puget Sound is literally five minutes away!

Easy access for commuting to all areas of the Puget Sound with pleasant sea breezes off Puget Sound in the distance! Plenty of in city on street parking as this is a quieter neighborhood, but close to lots of great city life!

Want to see it in person?  I would love to tour it with you and show you some of the great details that make it so wonderful!

Queen Anne Boulevard:  Buying a Home Along Queen Anne's Boulevard. I have been writing about the various highlights along Queen Anne Boulevard on Queen Anne's crown, but it is amazing how many people I show Queen Anne homes to that have not heard of this 80 plus year old loop around the top of Seattle's Queen Anne neighborhood.

Queen Anne Boulevard has been the source for much love and hate through the years and a big part of that involves the fact that very little people moving into the area have even heard of it.  It is now largely marked by trees and various signage you might miss if you sneeze, but Queen Anne locals know all about it...hopefully.

  The trees are gorgeous, but what do you really need to check for when it is time to buy a home along Queen Anne Boulevard?  Buying a Home Along Queen Anne's Boulevard.  It is important to really look at that title report you get when you are buying Queen Anne real estate along the Boulevard so that you know exactly what you are getting.  The city condemned sometimes as much as 16 or 17 feet on either side in some places as part of public lands turned over to the parks department.  Many Queen Anne residents have gone through the years not knowing that half their front yard is fact not theirs at all. Many Queen Anne home buyers have been quite surprised to find out that they bought a home along a Boulevard they had not heard of and that they don't own part of their property.

If you are interested in reading more about this great neighborhood, QueenAnneBoulevard.com is a fun Queen Anne Blog!  Let us know if you have something to post or if you have had an experience with real estate along Queen Anne Boulevard!

Queen Anne Blog:  Queen Anne Seattle School Update:

The Queen Anne neighborhood of Seattle just had Old John Hay renamed to Queen Anne Elementary as reported by the Seattle Times. According to the Times, Queen Anne Elementary will reopen as an option school. The school originally opened in 1905 and has a long history in the Queen Anne neighborhood.  It is one of Seattle's oldest schools and luckily got some love and care after falling into complete disrepair.   Today, it is a gorgeous focal point in the neighborhood - you can find it at 411 Boston St. on Queen Anne Hill. 

Want more info on Queen Anne in Seattle?

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Hi!

Hope the new year is going great for you!  Looking for keyboxes for sale before I head to the MLS tomorrow to buy more...

Anyone in Seattle area have any keyboxes they want to sell me?  We are ramping up for more listings and I buy them for my agents to use. If you have any, please do email me at courtney@cooperjacobs.com

Thanks in advance!

Courtney

Looking for a really nice Mill Creek Country Club Golf Course home? 

My friend Elaine just listed the MOST AMAZING house in all of Mill Creek and it is right on the Mill Creek Golf Course in the Mill Creek Country Club!  There is no sign or keybox, so let me know if you want me to set up a tour - this is truly the nicest house in all of Mill Creek and definitely the best Mill Creek Golf Course home I have seen in years!  These homes don't come up that often, so make sure and check this one out!

Some of the stats on this Mill Creek, WA home:  4 bedrooms/3.25 baths, 3 car garage, 5021 square feet, on over a third of an acre, Fully remodeled with top of the line everything! $950,000, In the Mill Creek Country Club!

Mill Creek Golf Course Homes:  There are not that many homes on the Mill Creek Golf Course and this one is nicely appointed with wonderful territorial views!  Sweeping scenery of the Mill Creek Golf Course and fountains from many view points in this beautiful home.  I was amazed from every angle and pleasantly surprised as I toured this home during the broker's open house yesterday.

Gorgeous!  Not often do you see a Mill Creek Golf Course home with so much to offer!  Over 5000 square feet, but so beautifully remodeled, I about fell over - The details are phenomenal including a movie theater, and massive secret playroom hidden behind a secret bookcase entry....  You will not be disappointed!

Mill Creek Golf Course Home: More info - I asked her if I could share and she sent me some of the photos - you can also see more here:

2220 143rd PL SE

Additional Mill Creek real estate resources - a great place to see other homes and realize that this one is pretty special:

Mill Creek Real Estate

Mill Creek, WA is a  great place to live and all of it is centered around the Mill Creek Golf Course and the Mill Creek Country Club.  There is wonderful shopping and restaurants in Mill Creek and the schools are also highly regarded.  Let us know if you want a private tour of this spectacular Mill Creek home or others in and around the Mill Creek Golf Course and Country Club.  

Builder perks here from Sterling!

I was please when I got my latest Sterling flyer from Matt -

Sterling Savings has extended their awesome 3% up to $20,000 towards your closing costs program for qualifying Seattle area properties.   

Purchase and sale contracts need to be written prior to 1/31 and close by 2/26.  This credit is a great way to help finance a new home - there are some great projects that qualify, too! 

Let us know if you need more details or want to look at some of the great places that qualify!  There are some wonderful Queen Anne townhomes that I know of that fit right into the program - some listed - some not yet.  You can also find additional home listings for the neighborhood here: Queen Anne real estate