Seattle Real Estate Blog

Twilight New Moon Midnight Showings in Seattle

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:33:56 -0600

Twilight New Moon Midnight Showings in Seattle: Both Pacific Place & Cinerama are offering 12:01 AM showings of the latest in the Twilight Saga: New Moon. Other Seattle theatres offering midnight shows? Neptune in Wallingford, Thornton Place, Uptown 3, Majestic Bay in Ballard, Columbia City Cinema, Lincoln Square in Bellevue, Factoria 8, and Regal Crossroads.

My New Moon adventure: Mommy/daughter get away. I personally will be taking my little preteen to the prescreening show at 9:30 tonight at Pacific Place which was free through a Nordstrom promotion. We got some really cool keepsake lanyards and hopefully will get decent seats.

The Twilight New Moon movie is 2 hours and 10 minutes so be prepared to sleep in tomorrow if you want to join in, but also call ahead because I heard it might be sold out!!

Seattle Showings of New Moon:

http://www.google.com/movies?hl=en&near=pacific+place+seattle&dq=new+moon+pacific+place+seattle&sort=1&mid=1c34a797df83a177&ei=hJoFS9XlNJXUM9PywbEK&sa=X&oi=showtimes&ct=movie-link&cd=1&ved=0CAwQwAMoBA

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This Seattle Real Estate blog written by:

Courtney Cooper, Seattle Realtor, EcoBroker, Designated Broker for Cooper Jacobs Real Estate Services

@CourtneyCooper 206-251-5948 courtney@cooperjacobs.com

Serving Seattle WA neighborhoods & suburbs with care! Search ALL Greater Seattle's MLS listings for FREE no matter who they are listed with: www.cooperjacobs.com

Lake Forest Park: Did You know?

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:30:52 -0600

Lake Forest Park WA Community Info:

Lake Forest Park WA is full of natural beauty and is all in all just a wonderful community! It is a great alternative to city living, but still close enough in to take full advantage of all Seattle has to offer.

Here are some of the Lake Forest Park WA things you may not have known:

Speeding STRONGLY discouraged with many speed traps and camera tickets especially around schools.
Hybrid drivers welcome!
Lots of trees!
Farmers Market
Beach Access even if not deeded through one of the private clubs through public park

Want to know more about Lake Forest Park Wa and Lake Forest Park Living?

Here is a link to a Lake Forest Park Community Guide:

Lake Forest Park WA Living

You can also find more info here:

Lake Forest Park Blog

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This Seattle Real Estate blog written by:

Courtney Cooper, Seattle Realtor, EcoBroker, Designated Broker for Cooper Jacobs Real Estate Services

@CourtneyCooper 206-251-5948 courtney@cooperjacobs.com

Serving Seattle WA neighborhoods & suburbs with care! Search ALL Greater Seattle's MLS listings for FREE no matter who they are listed with: www.cooperjacobs.com

Queen Anne Yesteryears Revisited...

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:07:32 -0600

Queen Anne historic homes: Very close to home for my family

Yesterday we visited two sets of great grandparents on Bainbridge Island and I got the chance to talk to my husband's Grandfather about growing up on Queen Anne. It is funny because the two houses he grew up in are on the historic registry and his gandfather's house is also on the historic registry. Unfortunately, his "Uncle Joe's" Queen Anne house hadn't gotten there yet before the disaster when it was knocked down a few years ago on a long holiday weekend to make way for the new buyer's "new home". Now it is the the site of a planned townhome community (google the JC Black house sometime if you want to hear more about that one).

West Queen Anne Love: I recently wrote a post on Betty Bowen Viewpoint and was completely drawn to a particular house right across the street. That shouldn't be too surprising because West Queen Anne is full of gorgeous homes, but this one really brought me in and while I normally would take the time to take a picture of a house so that it looked good on my blog or website, I just snapped a quick photo of this house because I LOVED IT.

I was completely taken in and drawn to this house. I will go ahead and show you the photo I took, but it really doesn't do the house justice:

It turns out that this very house was my husband's grandfather's house when he was 17 and his parents had it built especially for them! I could not believe it!

The house is something like 6 beds and an unheard of 3 car garage in Queen Anne. My husband's great grandfather had it custom built in 1939-1940 and they moved into it when his grandfather was 17 from their home a few blocks over on West Prospect which they had lived in for the first 17 years of his life. The West Highland house was built for my husband's great grandfather and mother and the name on the historic registry is the Lyman H & Marion Black Home.

This house on West Highland is only a couple blocks South of my husband's great great grandfather's house, the CH Black house on Lee Street which takes up an entire city block. It is also right across the street from Betty Bowen Viewpoint and the West Queen Anne Walls. In listening to my husband's grandfather's stories yesterday, he said his dad used to have a light he would switch on in the 1940s whenever couples were hanging out at the Viewpoint for too long after dark. He remembers that his parents would always know he came home safely because he would come in and play Moonlight Sonata at the Grand Piano after a fun night out. He KNEW Betty Bowen!

I had heard the piano story before but it was so amazing to find out that this particular house that I obviously did not photograph for any purpose except that I loved it happened to be the house where all this happened. I also find it amazing that not one, but at least four of their family homes are on the historic registry in family names - even if one other is gone now.

If you are interested in West Queen Anne real estate or other Queen Anne real estate, please feel free to get in touch with me. Queen Anne has a rich history and I would love to share with you some of my favorite spots!

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This Seattle Real Estate blog written by:

Courtney Cooper, Seattle Realtor, EcoBroker, Designated Broker for Cooper Jacobs Real Estate Services

@CourtneyCooper 206-251-5948 courtney@cooperjacobs.com

Serving Seattle WA neighborhoods & suburbs with care! Search ALL Greater Seattle's MLS listings for FREE no matter who they are listed with: www.cooperjacobs.com

On Hiring a Realtor Based on their Fee

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:36:15 -0600

I can't help it. I am loving Liz's Realtor series! It is perfect - please enjoy! I think it is a great write up and a good way to be able to answer those objections to someone who might find your commission seems too high - WHATEVER THAT COMMISSION IS.

I am a big fan of all business models and strongly believe that commission is negotiable depending on the situation. That being said, this is a great explanation to a client of how we get paid.

Via Liz Moras ~Chilliwack Realtor, Chilliwack,Hope,Langley,Abbotsford (Harrison Hot Springs, Cultus Lake):

What's Your Commission? On Hiring a Realtor Based on their Fee...

I always say (oh well maybe somebody did say it before me) - if the Realtor cannot negotiate their own Commission then how are they going to negotiate the best price possible for your home? Negotiation skills. I would think, given a choice - you would want an aggressive negotiator, not someone that either doesn't believe in their own ability or the value of your home!

The question that begs to be asked is....Why do some Real Estate Agents offer Discounted Fees? Is it because they're the Good Guy? They just want to see more money in your pocket then theirs?



Well there could be a number of reasons:

- they feel that's the only way they can compete

- they have poor negotiation skills

- they have trouble justifying their own worth

- they're hoping to make up for it in volume

- the agent is desperate - any commission is better then no commission

- qualifications/experience of the Realtor

- you're willing to do the marketing instead

- they feel sorry for you

- they believe in pro bono

- having a sign on your lawn is more important then the commission



So let's do a little review.

Did you know that the commission the seller pays is split between the Selling Agent (the person with the buyer) and the Listing Agent (the person with the seller). So if the commission is 6% then typically 3% will go to the Selling Agent and 3% will go to Listing Agent.  Sometimes we Realtors assume that you know that! However I'm pretty sure that some of you think we get the whole kit and caboodle!

Do you know that there are Real Estate Companies out there that Do Not put your home on The Mutiple Listing System (MLS)? They have this 'exclusivity' thing happening. They think that their paycheque might be a lot bigger if they do not have to co-operate and share their commission if they get to to List AND Sell your home. Be sure to ask them what portion of the commission you are paying will be going to the Selling Broker.   How much longer do you think it will take to sell your home if it's only YOUR AGENT that's trying to sell it? I think I read somewhere that it's like 16:100 odds.

When looking at an MLS Listing - the Selling Agent can see the commission they will be paid. It may not show up on the Public Version - but that information is disclosed in the Realtor's version.   Note: It's the Selling Agent that reviews the properties for sale in the MLS and most often choose those they deem appropriate for their buyer. Guess what?  Herein lies the conundrum.

Now put yourself in the Selling Agent's shoes. You can sell House A or could sell House B. But house A will pay you $1,000, $4,000, $7,000 or MORE! You have mortgage payment, bills, & children to support. Which house would you like to sell?

Did you know that unlike Doctors, Lawyers and Government Employees - Realtors are not paid per hour. But we do take all the risk by putting our time & money into advertising YOUR property in order to get it sold. Chances are we also have an OFFICE cost, MLS Fees, Board Fees and more! Do you know that we only get paid if the Seller sells and the Buyer buys? If they don't our costs are not recovered.

So no - commission is not regulated - there is no set rate if you're selling your home - but it IS a good idea that the commission you're paying the Selling Realtor is  in-line with the rest of the comparable houses on the market. Market slow? Well in that case you might even consider offering a greater sales commission or a sales bonus. You say WHAT??? But look at it this way. For every week/month your home doesn't sell - how much will THAT cost you? You get to choose!

Still think you'd like to go with a Discount Broker?

*Please note - this is not meant to suggest that the Commission fee charged is the only criteria - there are many, many different aspects to hiring the right Realtor. Please check out this post:   How Do I Find a Good Realtor?

Is It Wrong to Work With More Then One Realtor?

Speaking of Statistics...What's the Difference Between Median Price and Average Price?



If you or someone you know is thinking of Buying or Selling property in Cultus Lake, Chilliwack, Hope, Abbotsford, Langley or anywhere in the Fraser Valley Area of B.C. - or if you would like more information please give Liz  Moras of Landmark Realty Chilliwack a call at- 604-799-0459 or e-mail at lizmoras@gmail.com.

Copyright © 2009 By Liz Moras, All Rights Reserved. All photos by Liz Moras ( except the one's I'm in!). All information provided by this author is only an opinion, it is not guaranteed, may be based on information collected from several sources, and may be time sensitive. It is not necessarily representative of the opinions of Landmark Realty Chwk. Ltd..

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This Seattle Real Estate blog written by:

Courtney Cooper, Seattle Realtor, EcoBroker, Designated Broker for Cooper Jacobs Real Estate Services

@CourtneyCooper 206-251-5948 courtney@cooperjacobs.com

Serving Seattle WA neighborhoods & suburbs with care! Search ALL Greater Seattle's MLS listings for FREE no matter who they are listed with: www.cooperjacobs.com

10 Reasons Why The Holiday Season Is A Better Time To Sell

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:24:08 -0600

This applies to Seattle real estate, too!

Via Kim Boekholder, Murray Utah, Sandy Utah, Salt Lake County, Utah MLS Listings, UT (Relocation, Short SalesK.W. Utah Realtors, Associate Broker ):

10 Reasons Why The Holiday Season Is A Great Time To Sell. Below is a list of reasons why now is the time to list.... Don't wait until spring.

*Sellers are dropping out of the market for holidays, less competition

*Buyers who are looking in the winter tend to be more serious buyers.

*Singles, couples, and empty nesters tend to wait while school is in session to buy, less competition for them.

*Interest rates are at an all time low

*Buyer scan buy more house right now.

*February and March produce the highest amount of homes sales, but November and December and January don't have as many homes for sale so there is a higher ration of homes sold to those for sale.

*The holiday spirit can help sell your home, you decorate for your guests, but buyers will find your home more charming while it is decorated for the season.

*Most homes are never cleaner and never smell better, or are better decorated than during the holiday season.

*If you don't want to move during the holidays you can negotiate possession for your own convenience.

*Sellers can usually negotiate their best deals during the holiday season.

Sellers who take their homes off the market or postpone selling them during the holidays won't save any money; they will simply postpone their own dreams and perhaps find more competition when they decide to enter the market again.

Are you ready to postpone your dreams or are you ready to move ahead and live your future now?

Kim Boekholder, Keller Williams, Moving to Utah? Moving Around Utah? Contact me for help

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p.s. "By the way, if a friend or family member you know could use a caring and competent agent, I would enjoy meeting them. Thanks for thinking of me with your referrals. I am certified in short sales, foreclsoures, buying, selling, investing, luxury homes, relocation.

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This Seattle Real Estate blog written by:

Courtney Cooper, Seattle Realtor, EcoBroker, Designated Broker for Cooper Jacobs Real Estate Services

@CourtneyCooper 206-251-5948 courtney@cooperjacobs.com

Serving Seattle WA neighborhoods & suburbs with care! Search ALL Greater Seattle's MLS listings for FREE no matter who they are listed with: www.cooperjacobs.com

Seattle Houseboats: Yesterdays Weren't Always The Best Times

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:16:40 -0600

Historical Seattle Houseboats:

Seattle houseboats were born of a brilliant cheap housing for people who could scavenge extra logs for floats. It was economical housing at its best. Although that isn't necessarily the case anymore, it is important to recognize our roots in any situation!

Here is a great reminder of Seattle floating homes roots:

This picture was taken in the early 1950's but it is a good example of early houseboats.

Picture is courtesy of Seattle Municipal Archives item # 45982

Are you interested in Seattle floating homes? Seattle has lots of waterfront real estate, but houseboats are a favorite and there are only a little over 500 of them left.

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This Seattle Real Estate blog written by:

Courtney Cooper, Seattle Realtor, EcoBroker, Designated Broker for Cooper Jacobs Real Estate Services

@CourtneyCooper 206-251-5948 courtney@cooperjacobs.com

Serving Seattle WA neighborhoods & suburbs with care! Search ALL Greater Seattle's MLS listings for FREE no matter who they are listed with: www.cooperjacobs.com

Wilcox Wall on Queen Anne's West Slope: Major Part of Queen Anne Boulevard

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:49:28 -0600

The Wilcox Wall is just one of the jewels in the Queen Anne Blvd necklace on the Queen Anne's West Slope. This amazing piece of Seattle history is such a key feature to this neighborhood and a wonderful place to take a stroll at just over .4 of a mile long.

Wilcox Wall: Originally the Wilcox Wall which was designed by architect Walter Ross Baumes Wilcox (also designed the Arboretum Bridge) was called the 1913 Queen Anne Boulevard Retaining Wall according to the Museum of History & Industry. It is also referred to as the West Queen Anne Wallsby some sources, but many more just know it as the Wilcox Wall. It is interesting because the walls are all interconnected and vary in height from around 4 feet to about 22 feet. The brickwork and lighting on the Wilcox wall are phenomenal and there are staircases going down to the next street level if you choose or just a flat walk.

Where can you find this beautiful Queen Anne landmark? The Wilcox Wall is on the West stretch of Queen Anne Boulevard. Queen Anne Boulevard is Queen Anne's Green Lake Loop and spans many streets for a complete distance of around 3.7 miles. The Wilcox Wall is just a small portion of that at a little over .4 of a mile as stated above, but it is all scenic Puget Sound views along the way. Wilcox Wall runs along 8th Place West between W Galer Street to the North and West Highland Drive to the South at Marshall Park (Betty Bowen Viewpoint).

Queen Anne View Homes: If you find yourself looking for a Queen Anne home with a Puget Sound View, then chances are you will run into the Wilcox Wall or another part of Queen Anne Boulevard.

West Queen Anne real estate is full of Seattle homes that offer wonderful views from Southwest Queen Anne Hill in most cases!

Queen Anne real estate is amazing! Let us know if you have questions about Wilcox Wall, Queen Anne Boulevard, or Queen Anne homes - this is one of Seattle's oldest neighborhoods and full of rich history. We would love to share it with you!

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This Seattle Real Estate blog written by:

Courtney Cooper, Seattle Realtor, EcoBroker, Designated Broker for Cooper Jacobs Real Estate Services

@CourtneyCooper 206-251-5948 courtney@cooperjacobs.com

Serving Seattle WA neighborhoods & suburbs with care! Search ALL Greater Seattle's MLS listings for FREE no matter who they are listed with: www.cooperjacobs.com

Seattle Houseboats: Creative & Part Of Nature

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:23:36 -0600

Seattle houseboat living is one of the most unique in Seattle:

Are you a creative person looking for your perfect Seattle waterfront nest?

As we go into the snowy winter this year, I wanted to share one of my favorite houseboat shots from this summer:

The "Duck Lodge" floating raft is located on one of the Eastlake Seattle floating home docks and a great way to welcome in Seattle's nature. This creative Seattle houseboater has made a duck house instead of a dog house on a floating raft attached to the float the home is on.

Lake Union Houseboats: Living close to nature!

Ducks aren't the only nature a Seattle houseboat owner co-exists with. Lake Union is a working lake with fish and fowl everywhere.Here is a peaceful guy. For being right in the middle of the city, the banks of Eastlake are incredibly peaceful and a great place to land for Seattle waterfront homes!

Seattle Houseboats Big Force In Keeping Lake Union Clean

In what seems like thinly veiled political agendas, the Seattle houseboat community has long been targeted as being potentially harmful environmentally over the years. The truth of the matter is that Seattle houseboat owners have been a major force in cleaning up Lake Union so that we all can enjoy it. One of the requirements for living on a floating home successfully is a fondness and care for the environment.

Seattle houseboats: if you are interested in learning more about Seattle houseboats including floating homes or other Seattle waterfront living, please let us know. We are happy to help you find your perfect spot!

SeattleAfloat.com

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This Seattle Real Estate blog written by:

Courtney Cooper, Seattle Realtor, EcoBroker, Designated Broker for Cooper Jacobs Real Estate Services

@CourtneyCooper 206-251-5948 courtney@cooperjacobs.com

Serving Seattle WA neighborhoods & suburbs with care! Search ALL Greater Seattle's MLS listings for FREE no matter who they are listed with: www.cooperjacobs.com

Closing Day is Coming - Prepare Your Home For Pay Day

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:50:50 -0600

Via R. Greg Osmond Realtor, St. John's, Newfoundland, Real Estate (Sutton Group-Capital Realty Ltd.):

So you have sold your home! Congratulations! Closing day is coming. Prepare your home for pay day.

When your house sells it usually results in you feeling pretty great, at least for a little while. Yet not long after, the pressures of preparing the home for closing day begin to mount. You wanted this day to come but now that it is really happening you have some ambivalence. Preparing the house for closing becomes top of mind.

So what things should you do to prepare for closing day?

Here are seven recommendations to help with the mental task of preparing your home for closing. That is the day when the buyers walk through, inspect "your" work, confirm that everything is as they expect it to be, and proceed to the lawyers office with the cheque.

1. Find yourself some boxes. If you are doing your own packing, and many people do, gathering lots of wrapping tissue or news paper and boxes will be just the thing. Pick up 50 or more depending on how much stuff you plan to take to your new destination. When you have them, start packing all the things you plan to take but can do without until you are relocated. It is more than you think.

2. Identify the give aways and make a list of people you know will take them off your hands. We all have a few items that we would prefer to give away. Avoid carrying these into your "next life" by passing them down to a loved one or friend. It often feels liberating to pass along something you are no longer using or that you just want someone else to have.

3. Identify the garage/yard sale items and plan your weekend sale now. This will involve putting the announcement notice in the paper and online. Get it organized and planned for the earliest date. This will help you to make sure the weekend does not creep up on you unaware. Deadlines for advertising in the paper are some of those things that do creep up.

4. Throw away anything else left over. If you can't sell it or give it away and you are not going to keep it, then send it to the landfill. Yes, I know that is not environmentally friendly but unless you can make an old broken chair into next weeks dinner, you have to throw some things out. This is one of those times.

5. Clean up all rooms in the house that you can before moving day gets here. Leave only the vacuuming for the very last day. Ask a couple of cleaners to go through the home and do the heavy work for you. Hire them if you need to. Cleaning the ceilings and walls, lights, shelving, cupboards, windows, and storage areas are things the hired help can do. This is not the time to be Superwoman....or even the time to be married to her. Tip for the guys. Insist on this one. It will save you a tonne of guilt. :-)

6. Book the movers. I know, I have it numbered as 6 but really you should make this number 1. The earlier you do this, the better. Often the movers are really busy at peak moving days so get on this and reserve them now. It will take a lot off your mind.

7. When closing day comes, you will have everything out of the house, and the house thoroughly cleaned. Why not leave a little gift on the counter and a hand written note expressing your personal enjoyment of the home, along with well wishes for the new owners in the years ahead? It is amazing how that little gesture will help smooth over any small wrinkle that might arise. At this point, you have prepared the house as best as you can. The final piece is all about people management.

Closing day will come and your efforts will all be rewarded. With careful attention to details the sale will close smoothly and the payment for the home will be in your account, if only for a moment in time. At this point, you need to take yourself out for dinner. After all, you deserve a reward too. You have done a great job!

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About the Author: R. Greg Osmond is a Platinum Award winning Realtor dedicated to serving the people of St. John's, Mount Pearl, Paradise, Kilbride, Goulds, Conception Bay South (CBS), Portugal Cove - St. Philips, Torbay – Flatrock – Pouch Cove, and Logy Bay - Middle Cove - Outer Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador. For over 21 years Greg has been practicing in Real Estate. He can be reached at 709-895-2500.

Want to get in touch? Email rgosmond1@gmail.com. For more information, please visit http://www.rgregosmond.com. Thinking of selling your home? I have a passion for helping my clients with buying and selling real estate! If there is any way I can be of service to you today, please feel free to contact me!

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This Seattle Real Estate blog written by:

Courtney Cooper, Seattle Realtor, EcoBroker, Designated Broker for Cooper Jacobs Real Estate Services

@CourtneyCooper 206-251-5948 courtney@cooperjacobs.com

Serving Seattle WA neighborhoods & suburbs with care! Search ALL Greater Seattle's MLS listings for FREE no matter who they are listed with: www.cooperjacobs.com

How Do I Find a Good Realtor? From That Chilliwack Girl!

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:46:43 -0600

Via Liz Moras ~Chilliwack Realtor, Chilliwack,Hope,Langley,Abbotsford (Harrison Hot Springs, Cultus Lake):

How do I Find a Good Realtor I Should Work With?

It's a common question - and perhaps not one always asked of THE Realtor - but definitely one discussed amongst the public! I just did a post - Is It Wrong to Work With More Then One Realtor? and one question begets another. It reminded me of a conversation I had recently.

I was working my mall shift at the Kiosk the other day ~ and chatting with a customer and she asked..."But How do I find the Good Realtor?".......And I thought to myself - the choice Must be confusing for people! If you don't have someone you know recommend one - and if you don't want to solely rely on the ads in the Real Estate Weekly what do you do?



Well I can tell you what you Don't Want to do! And that's choose on the basis of the Lowest Commission and Who Suggests the Highest Price for your home! But that's the subject of another post. This one is about what you Should Do!

Some people go for Experience - believing that is the KEY! And it could be - but brand new agents can be amazing as well. There's something about enthusiasm and thinking anything is possible - that can be pretty powerful!

I'm a big believer in Enthusiasm: When an agent shows excitement about your home it'll come through in every conversation whether it be on the phone - at an open house - or through their advertising! They'll be able to convince both Realtors and Customers to view the house but still make recommendations to show your home in it's best light!

Marketing has always been important ~ but these days a Web presence is critical! I believe one of the first things you should do is GOOGLE them. Google their name, their company and things like 'Your Town/Community Realtor' and see what comes up.  Ask the Realtor if they BLOG, evaluate their Website (because of course they HAVE to have one)....Ask them to show you how they market other homes - that'll give you a pretty good clue! If you're not computer savy then ask a friend that is!

Find out where the Realtors advertise ~ Real Estate Newspapers have become passe in some communities so don't be surprised if they don't advertise in newspapers - but let them show you how they will market your property. In the same way Open Houses can be a good tool in some areas and yet not in others. So ask questions and ask why. Ultimately you want to get to the point where you trust the Realtor in their choice of marketing !

Communication: You want an agent that can tell you The Good, The Bad and the Ugly! A phone call after each showing is not too much to expect, nor is a monthly report outlining showings, ads placed, feedback, etc. You should be able to expect a return phone call within a few hours - but some Realtors don't work Weekends or evenings - so make sure you know what you can expect.

All that being said.......I find Intuition and 'Gut Feelings' can also be a powerful factor. You'll know if you feel uneasy about the potential association or if there's a mutual respect and camaraderie. My best advice? Research, Ask Questions And then go with your Gut Feeling!





If you or someone you know is thinking of Buying or Selling property in Cultus Lake, Chilliwack, Hope, Abbotsford, Langley or anywhere in the Fraser Valley Area of B.C. - or if you would like more information please give Liz  Moras of Landmark Realty Chilliwack a call at- 604-799-0459 or e-mail at lizmoras@gmail.com.

Copyright © 2009 By Liz Moras, All Rights Reserved. All photos by Liz Moras ( except the one's I'm in!). All information provided by this author is only an opinion, it is not guaranteed, may be based on information collected from several sources, and may be time sensitive. It is not necessarily representative of the opinions of Landmark Realty Chwk. Ltd..



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This Seattle Real Estate blog written by:

Courtney Cooper, Seattle Realtor, EcoBroker, Designated Broker for Cooper Jacobs Real Estate Services

@CourtneyCooper 206-251-5948 courtney@cooperjacobs.com

Serving Seattle WA neighborhoods & suburbs with care! Search ALL Greater Seattle's MLS listings for FREE no matter who they are listed with: www.cooperjacobs.com

Betty Bowen Viewpoint on Queen Anne

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:01:09 -0600

Betty Bowen Viewpoint or Marshall Park on Queen Anne's Southwest slope is a thing of beauty. Betty Bowen was a patron of the arts in Seattle and supported artists like Morris Graves whom she met as a teenager. There are some wonderful art installations right here (including an unsigned Morris Graves)for all to enjoy if the view from Seattle's Queen Anne neighborhood isn't enough.

Beautiful Southwest Queen Anne View Location: This park is located on the very West end of West Highland Drive over looking Seattle's Puget Sound and at the foot of the South end of the Wilcox Wall.

Queen Anne Seattle Living: Queen Anne real estate: Are you interested in living in one of Seattle's oldest and most beautiful neighborhoods? We are happy to show you some of our favorite spots here!

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This Seattle Real Estate blog written by:

Courtney Cooper, Seattle Realtor, EcoBroker, Designated Broker for Cooper Jacobs Real Estate Services

@CourtneyCooper 206-251-5948 courtney@cooperjacobs.com

Serving Seattle WA neighborhoods & suburbs with care! Search ALL Greater Seattle's MLS listings for FREE no matter who they are listed with: www.cooperjacobs.com

Rachel's Playground on West Slope of Queen Anne in Seattle

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:58:35 -0600

Queen Anne Living: West Slope: Soundview Terrace Park on the West Slope of Seattle's Queen Anne neighborhood is quite amazing and a wonderful hidden gem. It has a beautiful play area and huge views of Puget Sound - hence the name. Queen Anne view homes line the streets above it and this park is perched perfectly for all to enjoy and reflect.

A reflective place on Queen Anne: It is sad, but Soundview Terrace is actually a memorial park dedicated to the memory of six children who lost their lives on the 1/31/2000 Alaska Airlines Flight 261 plane crash. Rachel was a little girl who was only six when she died. Apparently, she played here almost every day. It is a wonderful place to really appreciate life and the beauty of Seattle.

Where on Queen Anne hill is it? 2500 11th Ave W, Queen Anne, Seattle

If you are interested in living in this Seattle neighborhood or want more info about the true sense of community here, please feel free to get in touch with me or look at Queen Anne real estate available now.

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This Seattle Real Estate blog written by:

Courtney Cooper, Seattle Realtor, EcoBroker, Designated Broker for Cooper Jacobs Real Estate Services

@CourtneyCooper 206-251-5948 courtney@cooperjacobs.com

Serving Seattle WA neighborhoods & suburbs with care! Search ALL Greater Seattle's MLS listings for FREE no matter who they are listed with: www.cooperjacobs.com

Current Seattle Houseboats For Sale

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:03:06 -0600

Have you seen the current Seattle houseboats for sale right now? There is a pretty good mix of Seattle houseboats on the market right now including floating homes and even some vessels. It was beautiful in Seattle today, but I imagine that the coming winter weather will have everyone snuggling up to their fireplaces. Houseboats are surprisingly efficient for keeping warm if they have been properly weatherized.

Winter Seattle Houseboats: Maybe you might want to cozy up in one? Cozy is the word for most of them as lack of space has always been the recurrent theme for houseboaters. This is not always the case, though. There are many quite spacious houseboats. Some with concrete floats even have basements.

Seattle houseboats for sale right now include a $2,490,000 beauty with extra moorage - a lot of extra moorage (50% interest in 9 slips) for extra income potential as well as an unheard of garage - on Portage Bay. On the higher end of floating homes right now, there s also an Eastlake houseboat for $1,850,000 right in the heart of Lake Union. The Eastlake floating home available for $1.2M is pending. Bumping down in price, there is one just a couple in from the end with an awesome adjoining floating attached dock in its moorage spot for $799,950. It recently had its stringers replaced according to the listing agent. So just two in Eastlake right now and none in Westlake.

Do you own a Seattle floating home in Eastlake or Westlake and are interested in seeing what your home might be worth in this market? Even going into the "slow" season, I can tell you that there is great demand for Westlake floating homes and Eastlake floating homes! Let us know if you have one! If you are interested in buying a Seattle floating home or finding out what it takes to live on a houseboat, please get in touch with us. We are happy to give you lots of info and also can put you on a list to be first to get our alerts for any new Seattle floating home listings.

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This Seattle Real Estate blog written by:

Courtney Cooper, Seattle Realtor, EcoBroker, Designated Broker for Cooper Jacobs Real Estate Services

@CourtneyCooper 206-251-5948 courtney@cooperjacobs.com

Serving Seattle WA neighborhoods & suburbs with care! Search ALL Greater Seattle's MLS listings for FREE no matter who they are listed with: www.cooperjacobs.com

Seattle Was GORGEOUS Today!

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:25:16 -0600

Previewing Seattle homes - Seattle was so pretty today! I was driving and not the one taking the pictures, by the way, East on the 520 bridge from Seattle to the Eastside on our way to go preview a few homes in Bellevue and Kirkland for a friend coming into town.

This shot was taken by Morgan looking East and a little South so that he could capture the tip of Seattle's Madison Park neighborhood as well as Bellevue waterfront homes to the South of 520.

Apparently, we are supposed to be getting snow possibly tomorrow night and rain starting again tonight! I can not believe it so time will tell, but wanted to share what a pretty Fall day we had today!

Seattle real estate: Are you thinking about moving this Fall or Winter? Let us know if you are interested in looking at Seattle homes - there are some really cool ones that have come on recently and real estate here has definitely become a little more enjoyable!

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This Seattle Real Estate blog written by:

Courtney Cooper, Seattle Realtor, EcoBroker, Designated Broker for Cooper Jacobs Real Estate Services

@CourtneyCooper 206-251-5948 courtney@cooperjacobs.com

Serving Seattle WA neighborhoods & suburbs with care! Search ALL Greater Seattle's MLS listings for FREE no matter who they are listed with: www.cooperjacobs.com

Crown Hill Seattle Events November 2009

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:00:13 -0600

Seattle's Crown Hill Neighborhood has some events on the schedule for the next week or so - Here are some of the details from the Crown Hill Neighborhood Association. If you want to know more info about this Seattle neighborhood or are interested in Crown Hill real estate or nearby Ballard real estate, please feel free to send us an email. realestate@cooperjacobs.com We love sharing Seattle neighborhood information and Crown Hill is one of those neighborhoods that is truly a community!

Sustainable Crown Hill, November 2009 meeting : 11/15 5-7 PM in rm 4 of Crown Hill School (9250 14th Ave NW, Seattle). According to the Crown Hill Neighborhood Association: "All things sustainable in Crown Hill. Potluck from 5-5:30. Meeting from 5:30-7"

Neighborhood Matching Fund Workshop: 11/17 6:00-7:30 PM in the Ballard Library. According to the Crown Hill Neighborhood Association: "Learn how to develop project proposals. For more info Call Danielle Calloway at 733-9916"

Updating Seattle's Comprehensive Plan: 11/17 6-8 PM at the Miller Community Center (330 19th Ave E, Seattle) "Updating Seattle's Comprehensive Plan - 2030 and Beyond" Apparently Norm Rice will be at this one.

Crown Hill Business Association, November 2009 Meeting: Crown Hill Business Association, 11/18 at 7:30AM at the Arc School of Ballet (9250 14 NW, Seattle)

Crown Hill is filled with great events and wonderful neighbors! Let us know if you have an event to add!

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This Seattle Real Estate blog written by:

Courtney Cooper, Seattle Realtor, EcoBroker, Designated Broker for Cooper Jacobs Real Estate Services

@CourtneyCooper 206-251-5948 courtney@cooperjacobs.com

Serving Seattle WA neighborhoods & suburbs with care! Search ALL Greater Seattle's MLS listings for FREE no matter who they are listed with: www.cooperjacobs.com

Sunset Hill in Ballard Featured in Seattle Times

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:54:05 -0600

Sunset Hill Real Estate and more: Find out why I love this Ballard waterfront Seattle neighborhood!

Sunset Hill in Ballard has long been one of my favorite spots in Seattle - you can read why in this Sunday's Seattle Times article by Ray Martinez:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/realestate/2010218456_realneighborhood08.html

Mr. Martinez asked me for a lot of NWMLS numbers for the Sunset Hill article, but also was kind enough to post some of my personal thoughts o the neighborhood. Here is an excerpt:

For Cooper, the walking factor in the neighborhood has sentimental value.

"I met my husband in Sunset Hill - he was my next-door neighbor," the real-estate agent said. "Almost our entire courtship involved walking around the neighborhood for hours daily.

"He actually proposed to me at Sunset Hill Park one evening many years ago, and our anniversary ritual, as boring as it sounds, is to go buy some crab cakes from Ray's [Boathouse Cafe & Bar] and sit at the park every year and watch sailboats."

"It is truly one of my favorite neighborhoods in Seattle. I love the fresh salty breezes and the care and attention that goes into the gardening and landscapes here."

Sunset Hill Seattle Sunsets? The article has a lot of great info and quotes and it is funny to note that none of us actually mentioned the phenomenal sunsets that are experienced on Sunset Hill! Are you interested in Sunset Hill Homes? I would love to show you around this very special neighborhood!

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This Seattle Real Estate blog written by:

Courtney Cooper, Seattle Realtor, EcoBroker, Designated Broker for Cooper Jacobs Real Estate Services

@CourtneyCooper 206-251-5948 courtney@cooperjacobs.com

Serving Seattle WA neighborhoods & suburbs with care! Search ALL Greater Seattle's MLS listings for FREE no matter who they are listed with: www.cooperjacobs.com

Tax Credit Info: The Latest...

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:18:12 -0600

Home Buyer Tax Credit 2009: It passed the house and the senate and Obama has signed it into law. The IRS site is updated except for the latest version of tax form to accommodate the newest change to the housing credit.

The basics of the home buyer credit in this version? In a nutshell, you can make more money to qualify, you have longer to find the qualifying home and even longer to close after that, and you don't have to be a first time home buyer to qualify for the reduced credit of $6500.

The ceilings and deadlines have SERIOUSLY been moved with this version so please do read the details here:

http://cooperjacobs.com/blog/2009/11/07/the-new-new-tax-credit/

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This Seattle Real Estate blog written by:

Courtney Cooper, Seattle Realtor, EcoBroker, Designated Broker for Cooper Jacobs Real Estate Services

@CourtneyCooper 206-251-5948 courtney@cooperjacobs.com

Serving Seattle WA neighborhoods & suburbs with care! Search ALL Greater Seattle's MLS listings for FREE no matter who they are listed with: www.cooperjacobs.com

Seattle Backyard Cottages Approved

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:22:45 -0600

Seattle Backyard Cottages Approved: You may remember that I wrote about Seattle backyard cottages coming to a vote yesterday. The proposal was approved and city wide Seattle (unless you are in the Shoreline District) is allowed one ADU - either as a backyard cottage on lots that qualify in size (have to be more than 4000 square feet, etc.) or an ADU inside the house walls. You can only have one, but now there are more options than just your basement for an ADU (Accessory Dwelling Unit) in Seattle!

Seattle Backyard Cottages and Real Estate: Are you interested in finding Seattle real estate that qualifies for a backyard cottage? There are already many firms stepping up to advertise their backyard cottage services. I look forward to seeing how this plays out! Density does belong in the city and this is a great way to make affordable housing as long as quality construction and design is respected! I know a perfect Greenwood home offhand that would be a great candidate and it is on almost a third of an acre!

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This Seattle Real Estate blog written by:

Courtney Cooper, Seattle Realtor, EcoBroker, Designated Broker for Cooper Jacobs Real Estate Services

@CourtneyCooper 206-251-5948 courtney@cooperjacobs.com

Serving Seattle WA neighborhoods & suburbs with care! Search ALL Greater Seattle's MLS listings for FREE no matter who they are listed with: www.cooperjacobs.com

Queen Anne West Slope Real Estate

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:34:19 -0600

Queen Anne West slope real estate is hopping -there are some wonderful homes out there right now and Queen Anne has been selling pretty quickly given that this is the 2009 Seattle real estate market! West of Queen Anne Ave N all the way over to 10th Ave W and from about Prospect up North to McGraw was where we were focusing today and there are some wonderful choices in the $600,000 to $1,000,000 range. Amazing sweeping Puget Sound views can be had for under a million in this neighborhood, especially if you are willing to put in a little elbow grease fixing the house up to make it perfect.

Queen Anne character: There are a lot of extremely gorgeous tree lined streets with thick sidewalks and walking paths that even Green Lake could envy on a day such as today. The Queen Anne home pictured above is appointed towards the Sound and mountains and perched above the lovely Wilcox Wall high up on on the West slope of Queen Anne.

Queen Anne Real Estate: Listed Queen Anne homes on the West slope are moving fairly quickly. If you have a nice home that is at least three bedrooms in this ten by ten block area of the West slope of Queen Anne, please let me know! I have a buyer who really wants to move here and we are seeing everything. This particular area has a nice mix of easy bus route right Downtown (bus 1) as well as easy walk to Queen Anne Ave for all the great Upper Queen Anne merchants, plus Trader Joe's and the library are right here, too!

If you are interested in Queen Anne real estate, please let us know - we are happy to show you some of our favorite spots and homes available for sale in this wonderful Seattle neighborhood.

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This Seattle Real Estate blog written by:

Courtney Cooper, Seattle Realtor, EcoBroker, Designated Broker for Cooper Jacobs Real Estate Services

@CourtneyCooper 206-251-5948 courtney@cooperjacobs.com

Serving Seattle WA neighborhoods & suburbs with care! Search ALL Greater Seattle's MLS listings for FREE no matter who they are listed with: www.cooperjacobs.com

Queen Anne Trick or Treat 2009: Happy Halloween!

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:45:20 -0500

The Upper Queen Anne Merchant Association is once again presenting its anual Trick or Treat Event.

October 31st from 3PM to 5PM all along Queen Anne Ave from Galer to McGraws Streets!

Queen Anne Ave Trick-Or-Treating: All your local Upper Queen Anne merchants will be handing out treats to all the costumed kiddies! Safety for the little ones: Not only that , but the merchants in this neighborhood are hiring an officer to assist with pedestrian traffic and safety at Queen Anne Ave and Boston and Queen Anne Ave and Crockett.

Want more Queen Anne Halloween fun? Farm Food Fair at Queen Anne Ave and Crockett from 2-7 PM hosted by the Queen Anne Farmer's Market.

Are you interested in living in this wonderful neighbohrood? Queen Anne Real estate offers a wonderful opportunity to live in one of Seattle's great neighborhoods!

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This Seattle Real Estate blog written by:

Courtney Cooper, Seattle Realtor, EcoBroker, Designated Broker for Cooper Jacobs Real Estate Services

@CourtneyCooper 206-251-5948 courtney@cooperjacobs.com

Serving Seattle WA neighborhoods & suburbs with care! Search ALL Greater Seattle's MLS listings for FREE no matter who they are listed with: www.cooperjacobs.com

Happy Halloween Seattle!

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:09:56 -0500

Happy Halloween Seattle! Looking for something fun to do? How about a nearby pumpkin farm?

Hope everyone has had a great week and that you have a wonderful Halloween tomorrow! There are a ton of great in city events tonight and tomorrow, but heading out to a pumpkin farm is always fun and there are surprisingly many of them just outside of Seattle neighborhoods! Here are some recent shots from our little trip out to the country to go to the pumpkin farm:)

Happy Halloween! Have fun and be safe!

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This Seattle Real Estate blog written by:

Courtney Cooper, Seattle Realtor, EcoBroker, Designated Broker for Cooper Jacobs Real Estate Services

@CourtneyCooper 206-251-5948 courtney@cooperjacobs.com

Serving Seattle WA neighborhoods & suburbs with care! Search ALL Greater Seattle's MLS listings for FREE no matter who they are listed with: www.cooperjacobs.com

Seattle Backyard Cottages Upcoming Meeting

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:27:35 -0500

Backyard cottages are a nice solution that many Seattle homeowners have been interested in for a variety of reasons. A Seattle backyard cottage, officially known as a detached ADU or accessory dwelling unit, can be a nice solution for a college aged child or aging parent among other things and a great way to financially make ends meet. Southeast Seattle has allowed them since 2006 and the Mayor introduced legislation to allow them across the city back in March of this year under a certain set of rules and regulations.

Upcoming meeting to discuss Seattle Backyard Cottages: Nov 2nd at 2 PM for council vote on Backyard cottage legislation. This is still tentatively scheduled, but you can get more info here: http://www.seattle.gov/dpd/Planning/Backyardcottages/Overview/

Seattle Backyard Cottages Guidelines:

Since introducing the idea in March, 18 homeowners have applied to add one in their back yard. Certain rules and guidelines must be followed to qualify. Here are some, but you can find more details on the city site.

1. Lot must be at least 4000 square feet in area with additional minimum width and depth requirements.

2. The house and the backyard cottage together can not exceed the current 35% limit for lot coverage.

3. Cottage square footage limit is 800 sq feet.

4. Height limit of cottage is 15-23 feet high depending on the lot width.

5. Parking is required.

6. The owner must live in either the primary residence or the backyard cottage (like a Seattle ADU).

Are you interested in finding a Seattle home where you can add an ADU such as an interior one in the basement or a backyard cottage? Seattle real estate offers many opportunities like this and knowing the rules and guidelines is key to making it work for you financially. Let me know if you have questions!

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This Seattle Real Estate blog written by:

Courtney Cooper, Seattle Realtor, EcoBroker, Designated Broker for Cooper Jacobs Real Estate Services

@CourtneyCooper 206-251-5948 courtney@cooperjacobs.com

Serving Seattle WA neighborhoods & suburbs with care! Search ALL Greater Seattle's MLS listings for FREE no matter who they are listed with: www.cooperjacobs.com

Seattle ADU Requirements (kind of like a MIL Mother In Law, but Not)

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:31:19 -0500

Thinking about converting your basement or attic into rental income? Seattle has a great policy for allowing accessory dwelling units (ADU) on residential properties. This is a great way to be able to rent out part of your home and allow someone to legally live in a separate part of your home while you live there. Additionally, you can live in the ADU yourself if you choose and the renter can live in the main home. It doesn't matter as long as you stay within the city's guidelines for establishing an attached accessory dwelling unit.

Seattle ADU rules, rquirements & guidelines (you have to meet all of them although there are some variances allowed if applied for properly):

1. the home has to be occupied by one or more owners and the owner has to have at least a 50% interest in the property. Additionally, the owner occupant has to live there for at least 6 months a year.

2. Unless all residents in both units are related to each other, the limit is eight people in the entire structure.

3. One off street parking space must be provided for ADU( you can apply for a waiver on this one).

4. Only one ADU for each home (this includes backyard cottage or ADU).

5. ADU can only be 1000 square feet although there are some more details for getting around this if the ADU is all on one floor and structure was in existence prior to 6/1/1999.

6. Usually only one entrance can be located on front or side street locations. Ther eare some exceptions.

7. Window for sleeping room has to be a certain size - according to city literature:

"In sleeping rooms located in buildings constructed after Aug. 10, 1972, or in rooms converted or established for sleeping purposes after August 10, 1972, there shall be at least one operable window or exterior door approved for emergency escape or rescue. The window or door must be operable from the inside. All emergency escape windows shall have a minimum net clear opening of 5.7 square feet (grade floor openings allowed to be 5 square feet), a minimum net clear openable height dimension of 24 inches, and a minimum net clear openable width dimension of 20 inches. The window must have a finished sill height not more than 44 inches above the floor. The sill height may be measured from the top of a constructed step with a riser of not more than 7 inches."

8. The ADU has to meet all current Seattle residential standards for building, mechanical, electrical, and energy codes. (Look for good ceiling height and egress. )

9. Electrical boxes either have to be located in common areas or in the areas for the units they serve.

(Make sure and check out the city's application here: http://www.seattle.gov/dpd/publications/cam/cam116a.pdf)

Seattle Mother In Law, Backyard Cottage, ADU...

These are all different! An ADU is different than a mother in law (MIL) apartment which is a separate residence within a home and allows you to rent out the MIL apartment without having to live in the other part of your home. Backyard Cottages are also different. An ADU us the best way to live in your home and have either legal separate living quarters fro your nanny or housekeeper or make extra income to offset your mortgage.

Are you interested in finding a Seattle home that you can convert part of the space into an ADU? Seattle is ADU friendly and Seattle real estate has opportunities for just this type of set up!

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This Seattle Real Estate blog written by:

Courtney Cooper, Seattle Realtor, EcoBroker, Designated Broker for Cooper Jacobs Real Estate Services

@CourtneyCooper 206-251-5948 courtney@cooperjacobs.com

Serving Seattle WA neighborhoods & suburbs with care! Search ALL Greater Seattle's MLS listings for FREE no matter who they are listed with: www.cooperjacobs.com

Upper Queen Anne Real Estate Market Update

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:51:02 -0500

Upper Queen Anne is beautiful - I especially love the retail all along Queen Anne Ave N and the walkability that most of the homes in this area offer. I wanted to look at homes in the Upper Queen Anne neighborhood of Seattle that score extremely high on Walk Score so I looked at the market just from 4th Ave W all the way East to 4th Ave N and from W Smith Street and Queen Anne Dr to the North down to W Lee St and Lee St where the hill starts really impeding walkability. I would expect that all of these houses score in the high 80s to well over 90 on Walk Score's site.

Queen Anne's real estate market has been very active this year and Upper Queen Anne especially. These numbers do not include townhomes which I will pull out separately in another post. There are currently 16 Active homes in this area of the Queen Anne neighborhood. There are 6 pending homes and 37 sold in the last six months. Queen Anne homes are selling!

Active Queen Anne lisintg: These are Queen Anne homes that are available right now on the market. These range in price from $525,000 to $1,545,000 with an average of $826,557 and a median list price of $783,835. I have previewed or toured most of these and there are some amazing offerings included so let me know if you are interested and I can show you my favorites. Pending Sales: This is Queen Anne Real estate that has not closed yet, but has offers. Sold homes: 37 in the last 6 months!!!! This is great news! They range in price from a very affordable $375,000 to $1,900,000 with an average of $741,5111 and a median of $660,000. Average days on market was 68 days for Queen Anne homes.

Average listing price per square foot is $309 for these homes and average selling price per square foot is $306.

Happy Halloween Queen Anne!

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This Seattle Real Estate blog written by:

Courtney Cooper, Seattle Realtor, EcoBroker, Designated Broker for Cooper Jacobs Real Estate Services

@CourtneyCooper 206-251-5948 courtney@cooperjacobs.com

Serving Seattle WA neighborhoods & suburbs with care! Search ALL Greater Seattle's MLS listings for FREE no matter who they are listed with: www.cooperjacobs.com

Haunted houses

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:06:46 -0500

A good halloween ghost story!

Via Maureen McCabe Central OH Homes (Real Living HER Worthington MaureenMcCabe.com ):

Haunted houses... rule number one... don't build on a graveyard.

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