Should you have your home pre-inspected? That’s a loaded question. There are so many positive things that can come out of knowing what needs to be fixed before you go on the market. And there are so many negatives, too. Here’s two stories of home owners who had their homes pre-inspected. What do you think?…Read More »
The fourth post in my “Saving Energy/Saving Money Series,” courtesy of the New York Times. Get ready for fall by air sealing your home. Keeping the cold air out and heat in is another easy way to save money over time. Most of us on Seattle’s eastside don’t live in homes with basements, but doors…Read More »
This is the third in my in a series of posts about “Save Money and Energy.” Keep your refrigerator clean! Not only do you need to get rid of the cheese before it turns green or the apple slices before they go brown, it’s important to maintain your refrigerator so it works efficiently. When was…Read More »
You know you’re in the Northwest when…you’re sitting on a boat in Lake Washington watching all the seaplanes land. Seaplanes fly overhead and land in Lake Washington on a steady basis. An Alaskan, Northwest kind of thing (think Northern Exposure), seaplanes are an important mode of transportation throughout the islands and the inlets of the…Read More »
This is the second post in my “Save Money and Energy” series. What color is your roof? More than likely it’s black or a darker gray. Black composition roofs are hugely popular. Just take a look the next time you’re driving around your eastside neighborhood. How come few people cover their homes in anything but…Read More »
Do you want to save some money and some energy at the same time? I’m doing a series of posts which will give you some good ideas about ways to save both money and energy. This is my first post in a “Save Money and Energy” series. “Go green with your home?” Is it expensive…Read More »
Real estate is getting brighter in Seattle, literally and figuratively. Real estate is turning yellow in Seattle, King, and Snohomish Counties. Yellow stands for a more balanced market between buyers and sellers, a balance between supply and demand. The demand for homes, the number of homes sold in July when compared to the amount (supply)…Read More »
(The absorption rate, the percentage of condos selling, is the number of condos for sale in any given month divided by the actual number of condos sold that month. So if the absorption rate or chance of selling is 10% that means out of 100 condos for sale, 10 received offers and sold.) July, 2009 1441 condos for sale …Read More »
The chances of selling a home on the Eastside in July 2009 ranged from a low of 13% to a high of 27%, with an average 16.5% 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.) Here are the real estate statistics for single family…Read More »
I’m going to have to move. I just realized how much straighter my hair is when I’m in Southern California. I just got back from a mini-high school reunion in San Diego. I went to high school in Connecticut and there’s a small group of us who live out west who decided to meet. But…Read More »