seattle real estate: Seattle Open House Surprise...
- 05/22/07 02:50 PM
Recently some Buyer Clients called me to let me know that they were back in Seattle and ready to see the new listing I had emailed them Friday night. Since it was Sunday, and the house just came on the Seattle Real Estate market late Friday, there was an Open House scheduled that afternoon. The "Agent Only" remarks had posted that the Sellers were requesting no showings until the Open House so I arranged to meet my Buyer Clients at the house during the Open House. The house was showing well and had lots of traffic; neighbors and potential buyers. While I was examining the garage … (0 comments)
seattle real estate: My Top 10 Reasons I Moved to Seattle!
- 05/22/07 02:07 PM
For me, moving to Seattle from Southern California (San Diego via Orange county) in the fall of 1994 was a wild idea since I did not know a soul...but I had my reasons! #10 - The affordability of buying a house in Seattle...relative! Of course my first day of looking for a place to live (as a renter, not buyer) I spent driving around Seattle, I saw so many expensive looking homes and neighborhoods that I wondered how so many people could afford Seattle real estate! #9 - Seattle reminds me of what I like best about San Diego but on a more extravagant scale. Both have lots of hills, many water views, … (10 comments)
seattle real estate: Tip for Sellers - Make sure your agent posts great photos of your home online
- 04/25/07 07:21 PM
Last Saturday I was across the hall in another agents office chatting about Seattle real estate (what else!) and I noticed on the screen of her laptop an article on MSN. The article was on the ethics of using PhotoShop to "touch up" online photos used in marketing. This was a very interesting and engaging article, and I really enjoyed it. Ethically challenged people sure make life more interesting and complicated! Well...of course then I wanted to air (okay...vent!) my opinion on BAD real estate photos. Most Seattle real estate agents do a credible to fabulous job with photos of the homes they list and market...then there are the … (4 comments)
seattle real estate: Tip for "Drive-Around, Unrepresented Seattle Buyers"
- 04/04/07 08:03 PM
Late last week another Seattle Real Estate Agent in my office got a call on a listing of hers from an unrepresented buyer, a buyer not working with an agent. My colleague asked me to meet with the buyer since she (rightly) prefers to represent her Seller 100% and not act as a Dual Agent, representing both the Seller and the Buyer and not providing either with their best representation. I met with the Buyer and his wife at the house, they looked the house over, while I accompanied them answering their questions. They also asked to see the house that … (16 comments)
seattle real estate: Montlake, one of Seattle's Urban Villages
- 04/01/07 10:33 PM
Montlake, one of Seattle's Urban Villages... ...is where I have been spending a lot of time these past few weeks. I am working with some out of state clients to prepare their house to enter the Seattle Real Estate market later this spring. It has been an interesting project for me and it will be exciting to see it to it's conclusion later this spring/summer.
The Montlake neighborhood lies just south of the University of Washington across from the Montlake cut, north and down the hill from Capitol Hill, east of Portage Bay and Eastlake, and west of the Arboretum and Lake Washington. It … (6 comments)
seattle real estate: Why would a Seattle Real Estate agent not list a house?
- 02/19/07 09:52 PM
Why would a Seattle Real Estate agent not list a house? Recently I passed on following up with listing a house, why would I do that? The seller (a person I knew slightly) had a "Free" market analysis done of her house by an agent who farms that area. The seller, lets call her "Sarah", is thinking of moving to another state where property values are much lower, she can buy a new dream house, and invest in some rental properties. The farming agent, lets call her "Kathy", has valued the property at least $75,000 more than I see the property selling for. Because of … (15 comments)
seattle real estate: Acting in my Seller's Best Interests
- 02/15/07 09:43 PM
Seattle Real Estate - Acting in my Seller's Best Interest I had a recent conversation with my seller concerning a potential buyer (a neighbor who was not looking for property) for the newly listed property who expressed some interest in the property just as it was in the process of being listed. A couple of days into the listing period, it looked like the potential buyer may have a real interest in the property, and after talking to the potential buyer (who did not have an agent) on the phone we set up an appointment to show the property to the buyer's spouse when they returned from a trip. I called … (20 comments)
This large (685 SF) and updated Magnolia view condo (this home had an accepted offer after 8 days on the market and is now Pending, it is not available to view online again until after it has closed/sold) has a sunny southern exposure that looks south towards Elliott Bay and beyond to Mt. Rainier (when it's out!) The private, top floor, end unit has no shared walls and a great floor plan. The bedroom, bath, and two closets are on the right from the entry, and the kitchen, dining and living rooms on the left. Beautifully remodeled Kitchen with stainless steel appliances and backsplash, contemporary … (0 comments)
Magnolia Blvd. looking south towards West Seattle and Alki Point accross Elliott Bay and Puget Sound. Magnolia, one of Seattle's Urban Villages...is very nearly it's own island just a couple of miles northwest of Downtown Seattle. Magnolia is on a peninsula sited on two hills surounded on three sides by Elliot Bay to the south, Puget Sound to the west, Shilshole Bay and Salmon Bay (including the Hiram M Chittenden Locks) to the north. The island effect is even more apparent in the there are only three ways to get to Magnolia, and they are all bridges. They cross over the the BNSF railway system … (0 comments)
Adventures in Seattle Real Estate...Exploring Seattle's neighborhoods or what I call Seattle's Urban Villages! Find out what makes each Seattle neighborhood a unique and wonderful place to live and make a home.
Recently some Buyer Clients called me to let me know that they were back in Seattle and ready to see the new listing I had emailed them Friday night. Since it was Sunday, and the house just came on the Seattle Real Estate market late Friday, there was an Open House scheduled that afternoon. The "Agent Only" remarks had posted that the Sellers were requesting no showings until the Open House so I arranged to meet my Buyer Clients at the house during the Open House.;)
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