Talk about building green! This website tracks all kinds of information regarding building green homes. The link below talks about a home designed with solar and spinach power! Check it out, it is pretty interesting. http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/06/21/spinach-powered-house/ subscribe to this blog
We are lucky to be in Seattle! Our area continues to defy the national real estate market trends. Here is a bit about what has happened since 1990: Homes appreciated every year, except two: 1992 – prices stayed the same. 2001 – prices declined a bit ( remember 9/11) – 2% Top five years with…Read More »
Sellers had a 30% chance of getting a home sold. (Don’t forget to look at the attached charts on my website, www.debrasinick.com. Click on statistical reports for May 2007 and the statistics-year to date charts.) Single family home sales: ________________________________________________________________________ This month, May 2007: 2823 homes available, 871 sold, 30% chance of selling Last month,…Read More »
I happened to read about the most expensive zip codes in the Puget Sound area in one of the recent issues of the Puget Sound Business Journal. The survey looked all over the sound at the average cost of housing, the average income of the residents, and the average net worth in each zip code.…Read More »
At my monthly networking meeting, Forum XXII, we heard from the Seattle Master Builder’s Association about the Built Green program. http://www.builtgreen.net/index.html The website had a lot of terrific information about sources for “built green” materials, architects, builders, remodelers, and building standards. “Built green” is our new real estate buzzword. There is a growing emphasis on…Read More »
Planning a kitchen remodel or just updating appliances? The attached article will give you some great information about the newest kitchen trends for 2007. Some of the ideas really hit home with me. When I show prospective buyers new homes, I constantly hear how everyone congregates in the kitchen. People want different spaces right in…Read More »
Kudos to all the Eastside High Schools that are in the top 5% of the nation. These top rankings of high schools are impressive. Our strong educational system has a great impact on the quality of life on the Eastside and the future of our children. Special congratulations to the Bellevue Schools and Superintendent Mike…Read More »