For Homeowners

Bellevue Real Estate What Were The Odds of Selling Your Seattle-Eastside Home in March, 2010? The odds of selling a home on the Eastside in March, 2010 ranged from a low of 18% to a high of 34%, with an average 27% 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.) March, 2010             2923 homes for sale      778  […]
Bellevue Real Estate Seattle-Eastside Real Estate is Beginning to Turn Red Seattle-eastside real estate is starting to see “red.”  Red is a sellers’ market, which means the average market time to sell a Seattle eastside home in the areas marked in red is from 3-6 months. I sell a lot homes in the “hottest Seattle eastside area, which we call area 530, East Bellevue and the […]
For Buyers Make More Money Selling Your Home By Planting A Little "Green" There’s a saying in real estate, “Plant a Little Green, Make A Lot of Green.” (From a CRS newsletter) Since spring is here, I’ll be doing a series about things you can do to dress your home up and get it ready for the party, oops, I mean a home sale.  The series will be […]
For Homeowners Are You Selling Your Home In The Next Five Years? Are you selling your home in the next 5 years?  Well, grab your camera now and take pictures of your yard. Seattle is beautiful right now, so take advantage of the natural color that surrounds your home.   You’ve got a few months coming up, so start now and take photos throughout the spring and summer […]
For Homeowners Fixing Up Your Home to Sell? Call Your Real Estate Agent First. Getting ready to sell your home and needing to get it in show condition? There was a great article filled with tips on what to fix to get your home ready in last week’s Seattle Times. But there was one important thing I disagreed with in the article. So before you call a real-estate agent, […]
Architecture Latest Cost Effective New Products for Your Home Remodel A big part of my job as a Realtor is to help home sellers prepare their homes for the market by giving people ways to add value to their home so they’ll get the highest sales price. I’m constantly looking for different and cost effective ways to give sellers options for updating a home. I […]
Built Green and Sustainable Living Should Cul-De-Sacs Be Banned From Future Development In Washington? There aren’t going to be any more cul-de-sacs in new developments in the State of Virginia. Yes, Virginia will have no more cul-de-sacs.  Cul-de-sacs have been banned from new neighborhood developments.    Cul-de-sacs are the quintessential icon of the 1980’s-2000’s American suburb. Here on Seattle’s eastside, new neighborhoods were generally built all over with cul-de-sacs sprinkled […]
For Homeowners An Earthquake Can Happen on Seattle's Eastside, Are You Prepared? The eyes of the world are glued on Haiti right now.  The Haitian tragedy is horrific.  It’s sad to see so many people who are injured and may die because help was not available quickly. Here in the US, we’re lucky to live in a country with relatively good roads, building codes, a solid infrastructure, […]
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