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Everything You've Ever Wanted to Know About Saving Money and Energy When Drying Clothes

So you think you know how to save money and time when drying your clothes? Sure, you just pop them in the dryer and push the button. Not so fast. If you’re rethinking your energy usage and looking for ways to save time and money, this post will give you more insights than you ever […]
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The Tolls Are Coming! The Tolls Are Coming to Seattle's 520 Bridge

The tolls are coming for the 52o bridge from Seattle’s eastside to Seattle starting in March, 2011. Travel across the bridge to Seattle during peak times will set you back $3.50 each way. The cost is less during other hours of the day. In fact, if you head across the lake during the middle of […]
Built Green and Sustainable Living, For Homeowners, Home maintenance tips, Remodeling and style trends

Happy Valentine's Day-Keep Loving Your Home

Do you love your home? Keep loving it by taking good care of it. Become a fan of my Facebook Fan Page which is dedicated to home ownership. I post about energy savings, green living, housing trends, and all things that are “house” related. Looking for a last minute Valentine’s Day gift for your honey? […]
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Don't Let Carbon Monoxide Kill You

A friend of mine from college just died. He died from a gas leak in his home. Apparently some gas had escaped which killed him and sickened others. He was the only one who didn’t make it. This was a sad and needless death. This was not an isolated incident. I wish it were. […]

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Built Green and Sustainable Living Everything You've Ever Wanted to Know About Saving Money and Energy When Drying Clothes So you think you know how to save money and time when drying your clothes? Sure, you just pop them in the dryer and push the button. Not so fast. If you’re rethinking your energy usage and looking for ways to save time and money, this post will give you more insights than you ever […]

Bellevue, WA The Tolls Are Coming! The Tolls Are Coming to Seattle's 520 Bridge The tolls are coming for the 52o bridge from Seattle’s eastside to Seattle starting in March, 2011. Travel across the bridge to Seattle during peak times will set you back $3.50 each way. The cost is less during other hours of the day. In fact, if you head across the lake during the middle of […]

Built Green and Sustainable Living Happy Valentine's Day-Keep Loving Your Home Do you love your home? Keep loving it by taking good care of it. Become a fan of my Facebook Fan Page which is dedicated to home ownership. I post about energy savings, green living, housing trends, and all things that are “house” related. Looking for a last minute Valentine’s Day gift for your honey? […]

For Homeowners Don't Let Carbon Monoxide Kill You A friend of mine from college just died. He died from a gas leak in his home. Apparently some gas had escaped which killed him and sickened others. He was the only one who didn’t make it. This was a sad and needless death. This was not an isolated incident. I wish it were. […]

Bellevue Real Estate How Many Real Estate Sales Were on Seattle's Eastside in Dec 2010 Compared to 2009? [googlemaps http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Bellevue,+WA&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=23.403932,58.271484&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Bellevue,+King,+Washington&ll=47.610377,-122.200679&spn=0.310148,0.910492&z=10&output=embed&w=425&h=350] Sales were much better in December, 2010 than Dec, 2009 almost everywhere, but not across the board. In 4 of the 7 Seattle-eastside real estate areas, sales percentages were up from 2009 t0 2010. Sales increases ranged from 2% in South Bellevue and Issaquah to 40% in Redmond/East Bellevue. East Bellevue and Redmond […]

For Homeowners Windermere/Yarrow Bay's Recycling Event Was A Success! The water heaters, computers, scanners, modems, old bikes all came today to my Windermere/Yarrow Bay office in Kirkland. There was a steady stream of cars through the parking lot through the whole day. More than 3 truck loads of “stuff’ was brought in and will be recycled. Way to go! None of the “stuff” will […]

Built Green and Sustainable Living Do You Want to Buy a Home This Year? Think of the Hot "New" Trends Some people will buy a home in 2011. These buyers will move for more space, downsize for less space or relocate, the typical reasons to make a move. If you’re buying in 2011, think about selling that home in the future. Make an investment that works for now and for later. It’s important now, more […]

For Homeowners Free Recycling Event on Seattle's Eastside Got Junk? This Sunday you’ll have an opportunity to start the new year right by unloading some of your unwanted electronics, appliances and other good stuff at my Windermere Real Estate office in Kirkland. I missed a recycling event in Kirkland, so my husband and I took our stuff down to 3RRecycle in Seattle back […]

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Built Green and Sustainable Living Have a Very Merry "Green" Holiday Attention all you Seattle eastsiders: Have a Very Merry “Green” Holiday! Holiday Lights Looking for a last minute gift idea? Give a tote bag or sign someone up for weekly home deliveries of local produce. Full Circle Farms has terrific produce available. Can you re-use a potato chip bag to wrap presents? Check this video […]

Bellevue Real Estate How Was The Seattle Eastside Real Estate Market in November, 2010? Are Seattle-eastside home sales going “merrily” along? Merrily may be an extreme word to use in this case to describe Seattle-eastside real estate, however, it’s good news to see in 5 of the 7 eastside areas, there were more home sales this November than last. In some areas, there was a huge increase in the […]

Energy conservation Five Easy Ways to Save Money on Your Heating Bill What costs you the most money to maintain your home? I bet your heating bills are at or near the top of the list. Here are 5 easy ways you can help your heating system to be more efficient and help to save you money. Change your furnace filter regularly– I know few people seem […]

Bellevue Real Estate How Was The Seattle-Eastside Condo Market in October, 2010? (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.) October, 2010 […]

Bellevue Real Estate How Was The Seattle-Eastside Real Estate Market in October, 2010?

Bellevue, WA Recycling News for Seattle's Eastside I’ve been on a major recycling binge these days, so here are some things I did, along with some other tips, that you can do to recycle in the Seattle area. Got Electronics to Recycle? Old Electronics to Recycle (I bet you have a few things at home that look like these!) Saturday, November 13 […]

Bellevue Real Estate How Many Home Sales on Seattle's Eastside Are Distressed Properties? Are there a lot of distressed property sales on Seattle’s eastside? These are bank owned/foreclosed properties and “short sales,” requiring 3rd party or bank approval. A short sale is when the seller is selling the home for less than the amount owed to the bank, so the seller is “short” on what is owed to […]

For Buyers If You're Closing on Your Home When Property Taxes Are Due, Could You Pay Twice? Closing near the time your property taxes are due? With the second half payment due at the end of October, it reminded me of what happened to a client of mine who was closing on the sale of her home near the time property taxes were due. Here’s what happened: Bank of “You Know Who” […]

For Buyers Will Recent Foreclosure News Affect Washington State Real Estate? Is your head spinning with questions about foreclosures? I’ve had three clients ask me how the foreclosure process will affect real estate sales in Washington State. I’m not sure anyone can answer that question completely right now. This week I heard an NPR news story about mortgage backed securities now asking banks take back certain […]

Built Green and Sustainable Living Five Easy Ways to Stop Polluting Your Home and Your Body Take Your Shoes Off! It’s not rocket science here, but simple common sense. If you’re not bringing outside dirt into your home, you’re not bringing in pollutants. Shoes that slog through mud, dirt, sand, over sidewalks and streets with oil on them, and who knows what else, all bring pollutants into your home. Think about […]