If you've been trying to buy recently, you know how brutally tough it is out there. Not very many great homes on the market, but plenty of people looking at every one of them. Our recent open houses have brought over 100 people through the door, and many of them seem to be very serious about buying a home. So could you use a few tips for competing in this hot market? My advice would be to work...
March 2015
Love being near the lake? It's a lifestyle move that many of us crave. Located near the local PCC, Starbucks, and close to Phinney Ridge & Wallingford, this cute Green Lake Bungalow is smack dab in the middle of the action. It's an affordable three bedroom Bungalow that just hit the market for $435,000 and is open Saturday 2-4 and Sunday 1-4. If you're looking for a sunny backyard, a...
Where would we be with white walls? This Ballard listing of mine is fantastic because the home has oodles of personality and it all starts with a wonderful color palate that works beautifully from room to room. If you've watched body language of people at open houses, you know that everyone is truly enjoying a home when they hang out, don't seem to want to leave and just seem happy in the home. The...
This Saturday 11:30-1:30 or Sunday 2:00-4:00 swing by to see the sweetest Farmhouse! We'll be at 8008 27th Ave NW, asking price of $499,000 and this place just has the right vibe with high ceilings, a manicured garden, and a cook's kitchen. Everyone who has seen it since it hit the market on Wednesday, and there have been tons of folks through, love the feel of the home. In a time when so much of the...
If you're like me, you feel super comfortable in special places in a home. Could be that there is a old fashioned booth in the kitchen that just feels great to sit in and unwind. Sometimes it is a window seat that catches southern exposure and the sun streaks in making you want to curl up with a book. Often it is just the way you know it's a happy house, and while you're walking through the home...