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
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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
Pacific Northwest Top 10 Hottest Neighborhoods
“Wow” did you know that Seattle and Portland reached the top 10 hottest neighborhoods to live. Four of the five most popular U.S. neighborhoods are in Portland, Ore., and Seattle, based on for-sale real estate searches at Zillow.com in September. Zillow reported that homes in Portland’s Hillside neighborhood were more frequently searched than homes in [...] 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
Credit Myths Busted
You know we all have our own interpretations of credit and how it effects us but do we really have the accurate information or just the credit myths. Here are some myths and facts about how credit works. If you’re at a time in your life where it makes sense to invest some time and [...] Read more
Green Your School Year Around The Greater Seattle Region
Wow! Where did the summer (oh, did we have one) go? It’s mid August and a new school year is just around the corner. Stores are full of back to school supplies and clothes. Times are tough – budgets are stretched thin. It’s easy to want to grab the most inexpensive supplies. Here [...] Read more
