Best Real Estate Deals in Seattle One of the most frequently asked questions I get are “where can I find the best real estate deals in Seattle?” and “what’s the hottest area in Seattle?” Honestly, there is value in every market and in every neighborhood. Read more
Seattle Mortgage Tip
Remember the bridge over the river or should I say the bridge loan that used to be around once upon a time. Well its back by popular demand but only at Washington Federal. Yes the Cross Collateral Bridge Loan for borrowers with significant equity in their current home? That’s right, we are their still [...] Read more
Seattle Real Estate Changes?
October Change Is Meant to Reduce the Government Footprint in Housing, but Industry Fears It Could Lead to Lower Prices. ( Seattle real estate) The federal government is readying its first retreat from the mortgage market, with the size of loans eligible for government backing set to decline in October. As an emergency measure [...] Read more
Madison Park Real Estate Update, Feb. 2010
New evidence of a real estate market turnaround? The big news in the Madison Park real estate market last month was the report by the Northwest Multiple Listing Service (MLS) that the median price of Seattle homes sold in January was actually higher than in the same month a year earlier. For the city as [...] Read more
Seattle Japanese Gardens 50th Anniversary
The Japanese Garden in the Arboretum is about to end its winter hiatus, reopening on Sunday, February 14, for its 50th Anniversary season. Rated by a garden journal as one of the ten favorite Japanese gardens in the country, Seattle’s Japanese Garden was inaugurated in July 1960, after only four months of construction. It’s now [...] Read more
The Bed Bugs are Biting in Seattle
It seems fitting to be writing this the day before Halloween, given the cringe-inducing nature of this topic. However, I feel compelled to write about this as a Public Service Announcement. Bed bugs, like the ones your Mom used to warn you about, are becoming a serious nuisance in metropolitan areas like Seattle. They first [...] Read more
