Maplewood Heights in Renton Maplewood Heights is a neighborhood in northeast Renton with good schools, attractive amenities, and a good location. The neighborhood is centered on Maplewood Park and the Maplewood Heights Elementary, which was recently named a “School of Distinction”. The Renton School District generally has seen improvement in test scores in 2011. Recreational [...] Read more
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Queen Anne Real Estate Market
Queen Anne real estate market has always been a hot one due to the highly desirable location and charming properties but it has never been hotter! The combination of the attractive values and historically low mortgage rates is bringing a lot of buyers that were sidelined during the boom and really propelling the Queen Anne [...] Read more
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Sales-Good or Bad?”
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Sales Flies in the face of Consumer Protection Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are continuing to be criticized by the public. Having dealt with both recently, I’ve found these quasi-goverment entities are both heavily aggressive and not a friend of the consumer. It is true, that you may get a good [...] Read more
Big Box Real Estate Companies vs. Smaller Companies-What’s the difference?
What’s in a name? A Buyer’s perspective It occurs to me that there are some definite differences between the big box real estate companies that you always see in the media and the smaller firms that are in the market. The big firms make you fit into their box and some make you qualify with [...] Read more
What is a Short Sale?
What is a Short Sale? Do you know what a short sale is? You hear about it all the time in the news. Your friend just scored a super deal on a short sale. A stranger once suggested to you to never ever make an offer on a short sale. Read more
How 2 Colleges In The Greater Seattle Region Are Saving The Planet
It’s well and good to learn from a lecture. But rarely is a lecture life-changing. Washington is called the evergreen state. We love our trees, the great outdoors and our planet. We are a hardy people. And we have two universities (colleges) that are in the top 10 for sustainable practices and learning. [...] Read more
