|Archive for ‘Real Estate Ideas’

When to list your home?

Is there really a “best time” to put your home on the market?  The old saying about selling in May does not ring true in our current market.  Today home buyers are looking throughout the year, with January pulling in as many brokers and buyers as a home listed in the Spring or Summer.  During our winter months […]

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No Words, Just Happiness

Care to take in the view with me?  Today from 1:00-3:00 we will be on the Broker’s Tour in Blue Ridge.  Boasting Olympic Mountain & Puget Sound views, sitting on a half-acre +/-, and very private, really quite private, this home is a lifestyle purchase.  For more info, price, address, and other specifics, please contact your realtor or me and we […]

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Why are there so few homes for sale?

That’s what a new client asked me yesterday.  “How come there are so few houses for sale?”  In a nutshell, the number of buyers coming into Seattle looking for a home, coupled with the number of local buyers who want to make a move is far outweighing the amount of attractive, well priced housing inventory.  If a […]

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Green Lake Bungalow, Open Sat.

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.  […]

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Don’t Fear Color, It Truly Sells!

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 […]

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Best Open House in Town!

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 […]

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What Buyers Want

After years of hosting open houses, I’ve seen what buyers want more than once.  Be it their first place or not, nearly all buyers are looking for open and light layouts, and rooms that allow you to converse and entertain, without feeling closed off or visually distanced from other activities.  That can be the simple […]

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