I was just asked this week how is the Real Estate Market in King County since I mentioned earlier about Snohomish County. Well here is information which was requested about King County. Northwest Multiple Listing Service (MLS) reported as following statistics for Dec 2009. Jan 2010 stats will be published... (more...)

I’m pretty sure if the power company offered you a month off from paying your bill, you’d say yes. It might not happen tomorrow, but according to an article I just read in a Sierra Club magazine, in a few decades looks like large power bills will be a thing of the past. As we all know, it’s... (more...)

WHAT IS A BUYER’S AGENT AND WHY DO I NEED ONE?   Q:  How do Buyers’ Agents Get Paid?   A:  Their services are free to the Buyer.   Q:  How does that work?   A:  When the Seller’s Agent signs a listing agreement with the Seller, they negotiate a commission.  They then offer... (more...)

I was up in the Vancouver BC area last week and my friend Laura Howren took me with her to see a property she just listed in Chilliwack. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the area, it’s a city in the Fraser Valley region in BC about an hour and a half away from Vancouver (home to... (more...)

 Nothing tastes better than  a gleaming array of the freshest vegetables, homemade soup, and bakery on a hot summer day.  So healthy and light, even your body will thank you.  Just a half and hours drive south of Seattle, half way to Tacoma and just minutes from the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport,... (more...)

These days, most people looking for houses that are in neighborhoods that have the same community spirit that was prevalent in the 60′s, 70′s & 80′s.  These were neighborhoods where everyone knew each other and their kids all grew up together.  You didn’t have to find... (more...)