seattle real estate: Sunset Hill in Ballard Featured in Seattle Times - 11/07/09 06:54 PM
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 … (1 comments)
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seattle real estate: Tax Credit Info: The Latest... - 11/07/09 02:18 PM
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? … (0 comments)
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seattle real estate: Seattle Backyard Cottages Approved - 11/03/09 09:22 AM
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 … (5 comments)
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seattle real estate: Seattle Backyard Cottages Upcoming Meeting - 10/30/09 04:27 PM
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 … (0 comments)
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seattle real estate: Seattle ADU Requirements (kind of like a MIL Mother In Law, but Not) - 10/29/09 05:31 PM
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 … (2 comments)
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seattle real estate: Upper Queen Anne Real Estate Market Update - 10/29/09 12:51 PM
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 … (2 comments)
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seattle real estate: Eastlake Seattle WA Market Update: October 2009 - 10/26/09 02:06 PM
Eastlake is interesting because although there are single family traditional homes, most of them don't come up for sale very often. That has been the case for the last six month of sales and also for the current Eastlake homes for sale that are available now. Excluding Eastlake condos, single family … (0 comments)
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seattle real estate: Wallingford Seattle WA Neighborhood Guide - 10/23/09 02:53 PM
Wallingford Neighborhood of Seattle:
Wallingford is one of my top five Seattle favorite neighborhoods! It has a unique mix of being completely urban and residential at the same time. Situated just North of Lake Union in the heart of Seattle, this area has a long history of being a working neighborhood. … (5 comments)
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seattle real estate: Seattle Houseboats: Got Storage? - 10/22/09 01:11 PM
Seattle houseboats: Got storage? On a recent tour through some of the Seattle floating homes in Eastlake, I decided to take a picture of one of the creative storage solutions. Seattle houseboaters are creative by nature - I have seen cute little vegetable gardens in old floating dingies and tires, but … (5 comments)
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seattle real estate: Seattle WA Wallingford Perks: Wallingford Center - 10/21/09 03:55 PM
Wallingford Center is a great community gathering place in this Seattle WA neighborhood - with the bottom two floors full of retail and bites to eat like Trophy Cupcakes plus a third level filled with studios this place is one of the reasons why Wallingford real estate is so great!
Wallingford personal … (0 comments)
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seattle real estate: Eastlake Floating Homes: Seattle Houseboats On The Loop & More! - 10/21/09 02:03 PM
Eastlake Floating Homes are just one of the Eastlake Seattle WA sites on the Lake Union Loop: Officially the Cheshiahud Loop, this historic trail circles Lake Union including the Seattle neighborhood of Eastlake.
Walking around Lake Union: We walked through the Eastlake portion of it last month after showing … (2 comments)
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seattle real estate: Wallingford Open House At The Center of A Great Seattle Neighborhood - 10/20/09 12:48 PM
Wallingford Homes: 4333 Wallingford Ave N has a Walk Score of 100 and is it any wonder why? With all this literally at your doorstep, why would you want to live anywhere else? In fact, Wallingford real estate is hopping! Our open house this weekend was very busy and people are … (0 comments)
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seattle real estate: Queen Anne Real Estate Update Residential - 10/15/09 04:22 PM
Seattle's Queen Anne Neighborhood real estate update: Residential Active listings (homes for sale), Pending listings (Queen Anne homes under agreement and either pending inspection or pending close - basically in escrow), and solds (homes which have closed and we have sales data for them. All home data taken from NWMLS listings … (0 comments)
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seattle real estate: Seattle Houseboats: Floating Home Market Update - 10/14/09 08:57 PM
Seattle Houseboats: Looking for a 2009 Seattle floating home update? Houseboats in Seattle have actually sold pretty well this year. Seattle's floating homes have weathered much of the lending issues associated with other homes because they have always been tricky for financing - requiring more money down, etc. Despite this fact, … (6 comments)
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seattle real estate: Best Green Lake Blog: MyGreenLake of course! - 10/14/09 03:47 PM
Green Lake Blogging at its best: Green Lake real estate is one of my favorite parts of Seattle real estate and I love reading all the local posts, but my very favorite Green Lake blog is MyGreenLake.
Supporting local Seattle neighborhood blogs: I support them as a sponsor and believe that … (1 comments)
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seattle real estate: What to Expect When You Live on the Water - 10/10/09 05:06 PM
Even though this post is written for Virginia Waterfront property, many of the same things apply to Seattle waterfront living so I wanted to post it because it is good info and well written! Seattle Waterfront homes including Seattle houseboats require special attention. This is a great list:
Via … (2 comments)
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seattle real estate: How Long Does It Take To Close "Today"? - 10/07/09 07:17 AM
This is a great article about the realities facing home buyers today.
Via Ken Cook, FHA Home Loans 678-439-8683:
Ask ten mortgage people that question and you will likely get ten different answers. In fact ask me on ten different files and you'll get ten different answers! Just a few … (2 comments)
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seattle real estate: Downtown Seattle Real Estate 2009 Condo Market - 10/05/09 10:20 AM
Downtown Seattle is the very center of Seattle real estate and this Seattle neighborhood has had an interesting market for 2009. Total closed sales as of today in Downtown Seattle for 2009 are 57 condos ranging from $215,000 to a whopping $9,750,000 for sales prices. This is comparison to their original … (2 comments)
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seattle real estate: Volunteer Park in Capitol Hill - 10/03/09 10:40 PM
Volunteer Park is one of my favorite parks in Seattle - I love the wide variety of activities there and it is a great place just to take a stroll around on a nice day.
Curious what you will see if you venture to climb to the top of the … (2 comments)
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seattle real estate: Decatur Bulk Buy: Good Finishes & Nice Views - 09/30/09 03:35 PM
The Decatur Bulk Buy first phase is well under way! The first 21 units should be moved pretty quickly - I heard there were at least 11 reservations in as of this AM, so it is looking pretty good to get that lower pricing they are offering when these get … (0 comments)
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