Microsoft gets it. The Seattle Times gets it. The Eastside Transportation Association gets it. Ron Sims gets it. Each one of these organizations/people are doing something about better transportation and/or voicing their opinion about transportation systems that will work in King County and on the Eastside. Microsoft is already doing it. It has a world class shuttle/bus/car system…Read More »
I think I’ve become a Sustainable September, energy saving, recycling groupie! I’ve been to four classes in the last couple of weeks and have learned a lot about energy savings, etc. As part of the Sustainable September, I attended the workshop last Saturday …Read More »
Issaquah, Washington-Congratulations for making US News and World Report’s Top Ten List. Issaquah is on the top ten list for being one of the healthiest communities for retirees. Everyone is getting older, fancy that! No person on this planet is not getting older each day, so the number of people who are thinking of retirement…Read More »
Hopelink is a wonderful organization on Seattle’s Eastside which helps people with a variety of much needed services. Donations are down everywhere, so think about helping out if you can. Below are excerpts from one of the latest email messages about upcoming Hopelink events: Advocate and Actor Edward James Olmos To Keynote At Hopelink Annual Reaching Out Luncheon,…Read More »
Sellers had a 13% chance of selling a condo on Seattle’s Eastside in July of 2008. ( click on 2008 year to date statistics in the link above for a chart showing the condo report) August, 2008 1456 condos for sale, 195 condos sold, 13% chance of selling. July, 2008 1476 condos for sale, 187 condos sold, 12.7% chance of selling. August, 2007 …Read More »
The chances of selling a home on the Eastside in August 2008 ranged from a low of 6% to a high of 19%, with an average 12% absorption rate. (The absorption rate is the number of homes for sale in any given month divided by the actual number of homes sold that month.) Numbers will be rounded off to the nearest whole number,…Read More »
Sustainable September, an event designed to help people “go green,” is happening in Kirkland and on Seattle’s Eastside through the month of September. On Saturday, I attended the first set of classes. Lesa McIntyre from Greenworks Architecture spoke about ways to ”go green.” Lesa McIntyre mentioned a very interesting concept for builders, investors, and home purchasers. As an architect…Read More »
Another luxury brand has been snagged by The Bravern in Bellevue. The Eastside of Seattle is becoming the Seattle/Eastside’s answer to New York’s Fifth Avenue, Beverly Hills’ Rodeo Drive, and Chicago’s Magnificent Mile with the presence of Hermes, Jimmy Choo, The Red Door Spa, Bottega Veneta, and Neiman Marcus. The move on the part of all these…Read More »
Now that summer is winding down, whatever summer we’ve had that is, people’s fancy turns back to the business of selling their home. Today I received the traditional late summer/early autumn phone call from a client asking when would be the best to sell. Should they start later this fall or should they wait until next year, and if…Read More »
I just got off the phone with one of my sellers who had checked his home after the buyer had finished the building inspection. The home owner was steaming, just like his furnace was when the buyers and their agent finished up the inspection, only it was 85 degrees outside! The furnace was going full blast, the back…Read More »