Dream a Little at the Seattle Street of Dreams Show Homes in Woodinville, WA

It is that time of year again when the luxury home tours happens in the Seattle area. Actually, this year marks the 20th year of the Seattle Street of Dreams and it is happening in “Quinn’s Crossing” in Woodinville, Washington. What is new and exciting and different at this year’s show is the emphasis on…Read More »

Some of the Best of Summer on the Eastside: Bellevue's Wonderful Arts Museum Fair

I moved to the Eastside from the east coast 21 summers ago. in July of 1986. One of the very first events we attended was the Bellevue Arts and Craft Fair, now the Bellevue Arts Museum Fair. Only in Bellevue would you see an art fair in a mall parking garage! But actually, it works.…Read More »

More Built-Green Ideas

“Built Green” is pretty exciting stuff especially if you read my last post in which I talked about taking a 100 trees to build one 2000 square foot home. I keep reading about all these great things that will help us all to have a smaller “footprint” on earth and I will continue to add…Read More »

How Many Trees Does it Take to Build a 2000 Square Foot Home and Other Amazing Facts

How many trees does it take to build a home? I had no idea that if you build a 2000 square foot home, it would require 26,700 board feet! This number just blew me away. One 20 inch, 42 foot long tree will produce about 260 board feet, a small fraction of what you would…Read More »

What sells in Peoria May Not Sell on Seattle's Eastside

I just had a past client call me to get my advice about making some changes to her home before she put it on the market. We have known each other since 1999, when she and her husband were referred to me to help them find a home on the Eastside. They purchased a home…Read More »

Your neighborhood skinny: What were the chances of selling a home in your Eastside neighborhood in June, 2007?

In June of 2007, the chances of selling a home mostly stood between 23-26%, with the exceptions being West Bellevue with a 33% chance and West Redmond/East Bellevue with a 42% chance. The plateau: Sammamish, Issaquah, North Bend, and Fall City. Sellers had a 25% chance of selling, DOWN from 29% last month, and DOWN…Read More »

What were the chances of selling a condo on Seattle's Eastside in June, 2007?

Sellers had a 45% of selling a condo on Seattle’s Eastside in June, 2007 June, 2007 840 condos for sale, 382 sales, 45% chance of selling a condo. May, 2007 761 condos for sale, 376 sales, 49% chance of selling a condo. June, 2006 543 condos for sale, 432 sales, 79% chance of selling a…Read More »

What were the chances of selling a home on Seattle's Eastside in June, 2007?

Sellers had a 30% chance of getting a home sold on the Eastside.Single family home activity: ________________________________________________________________________ This month, June 2007: 3107 homes available, 841 sold, 30% chance of selling Last month, May 2007: 2823 homes available, 871 sold, 31% chance of selling Last year, June 2006: 2168 homes available, 883 sold, 47% chance of…Read More »

The Fabulous Sunny Fourth Of July in Seattle

The sun shines in Seattle on the 4th of July!Ok, so our big secret is out! It does not rain all the time in Seattle, even though I had mentioned in a previous post that it was more of a tradition here that the 4th brought rain. This year we had a fabulous fourth. We…Read More »

The Fourth Of July holiday heralds summer! The Fourth of July is often cool and rainy, what many people think happens here all year round. But the surprise, we usually have a gorgeous spring and a fabulous summer. It is our big Seattle secret. Tradition dictates, however, that our true summer begins on the 5th…Read More »