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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Out and about in Seattle? What has been billed as the “worst” storm in Seattle history (ask the kids and you may hear it’s the “best” storm) has ended up being a little less ferocious than at first thought. The National Weather Service has revised its predictions and now we are told that we will [...] 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
Seattle Real Estate New Year’s Resolution No. 2 — Get Your Team Ready
2011 was actually a busy, brilliant year. I got a phone call recently telling me that in 2010 I was in the top 2% of realtors in King County according to the Multiple Listing Service. It made me think about what that might mean… business, lifestyle, how I’m working with my clients to achieve their [...] Read more
Housing Affordability Diverges Sharply in Neighboring Markets: Seattle, WA and Vancouver, BC
A Tale of Two Cities: Seattle or Vancouver, BC? The affordability of houses is trending sharply differently in the nearby markets of Seattle, Washington and Vancouver, British Columbia. Affordability is made up of three factors: the median home price of a city, median household income of the inhabitants, and the level of interest rates. Interest [...] Read more
