A client asked me a random question this morning, what criteria is being used to designate a home as a "Hot Home" suggesting that the home has a strong chance of selling in the next few days. My feeling is that the barometer that realtor estate agents use when touring and previewing homes has four elements: price, location, condition and buyer appeal. When all four of these elements get high marks by...
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If you crave that Palm Springs vibe, the mod architecture of the mid-century complete with it's open layout, floor to ceiling windows and sun-drenched rooms, you'll want to come by our open house on Saturday 1-3 at 9022 25th Ave NW or Sunday 2-4, if it's still on the market. Our newest North Beach Listing, available for $889,900, has a ton of space with four bedrooms, three family room spaces, and...
Even my photographer couldn't stop saying it when she shot photos of this home. Swing by today 2-4 and you'll say "OMG" just like the 50 people who saw it Saturday at 8056 Jones Avenue NW. This home, listed at $799,900, has a love affair with everyone it meets. Cozy, yet light and open, classic, yet remodeled throughout, it has more soul than many homes out there and will grab your heartstrings all...
Sometimes you just know a particular home is going to sell when you hit the market, and sure enough it sells pretty fast. My "Home in the Trees" listing had 32 parties through during the brokers open house, lasting two hours, this past Wednesday. Sunny skies made the home sparkle, and without a doubt everyone who walked in saw that it was unique, private and definitely not a home you find around...
Few properties have that sophisticated vibe of being a stand out home, secluded in a quiet garden, but my new North Beach listing really does feel like a home in the trees. Originally built as a 1950's ranch it was redesigned by a local architect working with my seller to open it up and to create ambiance between the indoors and outdoors. Throughout the day there you will see that rooms are filled...
One thing that sellers often ask me as we talk "market ready" is what can they can do to jazz up their kitchen to get their home ready to sell. Paint goes a super long way in creating a new image in a kitchen or elsewhere. This cutie near Green Lake is fresh & crisp with painted cabinets and a little accent color around the sink, nothing like the 1950's kitchen it started out as, in...
Love garages? Me too! Here in Seattle garages are so desirable for lots of reasons. Cars top the list of why you'd want to have one, but many of the in-city garages we see when touring homes for sale have taken on second lives, such as garden sheds, workshops, yoga studios, home offices and so on and so forth. Want to make yours better? You can improve the space by adding a window or...
Throw back Thursday posts on Facebook bring up memories of great times as a teen around Seattle. Did you grow up around here and enjoy parties in your friends homes? Our cousins' basement was headquarters for lots of games while the parents visited upstairs. This picture, from a home we just sold on Dibble Avenue, captures the vibe of a Throw Back Thursday place and suggests you can recapture your...
Whether you remember sitting on an old wicker chair on the front porch, or playing cards in the summertime out in the backyard, there's something comforting and inviting about old homes and the way they play to your heart strings. Kitchens that are a natural for sitting around having toast and warm tea with lots of honey, or patios where the tired BBQ is a regular fixture, all reflect the rituals we...
Bright, Open, Roomy, Casual, Relaxing . . . All the things we crave when we come home from our busy lives at work. My new listing at 7312 Dibble Ave NW will be open today, Sunday 8/10/2014, (Open 1-4) and it has all of that and more to offer. Built in 1962 on a wonderful friendly street, this mid-century home is solid, spacious and inviting. When you have a home with a sunny eastern facing, flat...