Seattle Real Estate Blog ~ Seattle's Urban Villages ~ Deborah Burns

Last Saturday, June 23rd,  Artopia happened in Georgetown in Seattle!  This colorful and exciting art and fair event was sponsored by The Seattle Weekly.  Describing the event, The Seattle Weekly published this:  "Welcome to Artopia - Seattle Weekly's first annual celebration of local innovative ...

This week some buyer clients who I have been working with to buy a Seattle area home for two and a half years (they are waiting for their perfect next home before buying) and the "perfect home" came on the market late last week.   On Sunday we took a look at it and it was everything they were loo...

I met up with ARDELL and Rhonda Porter (fellow Rainers) yesterday to take a peek (and we got more than an eyeful with the Nude Painted Cyclists!) at the Fremont Solstice Parade and Fair .  None of us had been before and we had a fun time enjoying the weird and wonderful spectacle...what a hoot!  ...

Preview of Fremont's Solstice Parade Festivities....I was prowling around Seattle's Fremont (The Center of the Universe ) yesterday and came upon a warehouse (the new Theo Chocolate Factory , formerly the old Red Hook Brewery) with a sign on it about the Fremont Solstice Parade .  I parked my car...

 Just a few months ago Tina Larson bought a "pocket retail nursery" in Burien's Olde Burien shopping district on SW 152nd St called Grass Roots.   I met Tina (that's her stepping out the door) last week while poking around the cool shops in Olde Burien, and what a passionate person about plants! ...

There is a whole lotta cool stuff happening in Burien, just 10 minuets south of Downtown Seattle via the "secret" 509 highway.  There have been some wonderful changes with new businesses opening up to enhance the local experience for Burien residents.   Jimi Lou, the Proprietor of ALLUSIA (921 SW...

Highline Historical Society Garden Tour Today. The Highline Historical Society presents it's Garden Tour today of five Gardens in Burien, Normandy Park and Seatac.   The Garden Tour is a fundraiser for the Historical Society and day-of-tour tickets can be picked up at Sal's Deli, 15212 6th SW, Bu...

A few months ago another agent in my office asked for my help with developing a Comparative Market Analysis for a potential client who called our Seattle Real Estate office looking for a listing agent to do a CMA and perhaps list her home for sale, a very unique and higher end home.   The Seller ...

Sometime around midnight last night, John L. Scott launched it's newest tool for Home Buyers to make searches easier with "Neighborhood Wizard" search. The new Neighborhood Wizard allows Home Buyers in Washington (Oregon and Idaho too) to customize their searches by letting them "draw a boundary ...

Where is Burien?   Well, it's a community on Puget Sound in Washingon, just 10 to 15 minuets south of Downtown Seattle via what I call the "Secret Freeway", the 509.  Unlike other parts of Seattle, Burien has great access to Downtown because of lower density (less road congestion) compared to Nor...