Community Event One Week till Shredding Event! There’s still a week to round up confidential records that you’d like shredded and disposed of – for free! My Windermere office is hosting our 6th annual Shredding Event next Saturday, April 13, from 10am to 2pm in our office parking lot, located between Azteca and Olive Garden restaurants in Totem Lake: 11411 NE 124th Street, […]
Home Features Congratulations Anna! A beautiful patio pot filled with spring flowers went home at the end of Julie’s Molbak’s seminar last Saturday with Anna Jensen, whose name was drawn from a basket full of contest entries. Thank you Anna, for entering the contest by clicking the “Like” to follow Julie’s Realtor facebook page! Julie offers up-to-date information about […]
Home Features “Curb Appeal” Seminar by Julie – this Saturday at noon at Molbak’s! Whether you’re preparing to put your house on the market or spruce it up for spring and perhaps a big outdoor celebration, you won’t want to miss this opportunity to learn about How to Increase your Home’s Curb Appeal. Julie will share quick, easy, and economical tips to give your house a “spring” lift at […]
Selling Homes Commute Time Makes a Difference Next to school ranking, one of the biggest factors people bring up to me when they’re looking to buy a home is their commute time to work – understandably so. Time is precious to us all, and nobody likes to sit in traffic. As OB Jacobi, President of Windermere, explains in his recent blog at […]
Selling Homes Tax Savings Opportunities Tax rules can be complicated for homeowners, and some of them have changed quite recently.  Are you up to date on the ones that affect your 2012 return? I shared news about easy-to-miss homeowner tax savings in My Home Expert newsletter that I email monthly. It went out last week. If you didn’t receive it […]
Community Event Stage to Sell with New Spring Colors “Happy hues” explains the trend for this year’s home decorating colors, which are fun to look at as we officially welcome spring this week to our rather grey and soggy Northwest. Color is one of the factors in the emotional appeal of home, and why its consideration in staging a home for sale can make […]
Community Event Molbak’s Seminar by Julie – Saturday, March 30! Whether you’re preparing for a big outdoor celebration or to sell your house, curb appeal describes just what you need, and Julie knows how to get. She will share quick, easy, and economical tips to give your house and yard a “spring” lift at a free seminar presented at Molbak’s on Saturday, March 30, from […]
Real Estate Market MLS Forecasts “A Spring to Remember” In the Multiple Listing Service report released last week, an industry veteran forecast that Western Washington is set up for “a spring market to remember.” Before the daffodils even began to pop up, our February numbers show that closed sales were up 9% from a year ago and median home prices increased 13%. Housing continues […]
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Selling Homes Take the Stress out of Moving Research tells us that moving is the third most stressful event in life, following death and divorce — but it doesn’t have to be. One of my biggest goals in serving clients is to take the stress out of buying and selling a house. Clear communication, keeping the best interest of my clients first, and […]
Real Estate Market Realities of the Housing Market At Windermere Real Estate, we’re fortunate to have Matthew Gardner, considered by many to be the foremost real estate analyst in the Pacific Northwest, offer his quarterly analysis of the Western Washington real estate market. His fourth quarter 2012 report just released confirms the positive momentum that we’re seeing in our area, and forecasts that […]
Community Event Woodinville Heritage Museum Brings History to Life At the base of Hollywood Hill is a stately colonial house that holds the history of our town, both in memories and posessions. The Woodinville Heritage Museum that opened almost two years ago is located in the historic DeYoung house at 14121 NE 171st St., just up the hill from the Woodinville Urgent Care Center. […]
Real Estate Market Waiting for spring? Contrary to the belief that spring is the “selling season” in real estate, industry experts say don’t wait – and give five reasons to list your house today. The law of supply and demand and forecast of inching up interest rates have brought an early spring to real estate. At a recent Windermere event, industry […]
Community Event 2013 Northwest Flower & Garden Show this Weekend! There’s two more days of this year’s Northwest Flower & Garden Show, an annual treat that’s so beautifully set up at the Washington State Convention Center just off I-5 in Seattle. Hours are 9am to 8pm Friday and Saturday, and 9am to 6pm Sunday. All-day adult tickets are $20, or a two-day adult pass may […]
Listings New Hollywood Hill Listing…a Northwest Retreat Outdoor enthusiasts, triathletes, equestrians, wine connoisseurs, movie lovers, families and extended families – all will find this new Hollywood Hill listing their dream home. Situated down a cul-de-sac lane, this lovely Craftsman one-owner home by MacPherson Construction is a destination that offers something for everyone. Look through its Windermere Photo Gallery and see what entices […]
Community Event Sneak Preview of The Seattle Home Show We’re fortunate to be able to see the latest trends in housing all under one roof, here in Seattle this week. The Seattle Home Show 2013 is a “one stop” place to see what’s trending for Northwest homes and how you can transform yours with new indoor, outdoor, “green,” and techno-friendly features. It takes place […]
Real Estate Market The Search for Homes is Heating Up The best answer to the question "When should I sell?" is "Anytime you're ready, houses sell 12 months a year." But in today’s market, the answer recently quoted in Forbes supports what we're seeing: Now is the best time to sell that we’ve had in years. Pending sales on the Eastside were the second highest […]
Selling Homes Crime Mapping Resource Knowing is believing when it comes to assuring that you live in a safe neighborhood. That’s why I was interested to check out a resource – www.crimemapping.com — one of several websites that track crimes and when and where they're committed. I breathed a sigh of relief after I typed in my home address and […]
Selling Homes Kudos to the Northshore School District! As our third child Nate gears up to graduate from Woodinville High School in June, our family is wrapping up a season of being actively involved in the Northshore School District. We are grateful for all it has offered our kids, and can attest to how it provides “a world-class education,” as its mission states, […]
Home Features The Most Popular Home Improvement Project Kitchen updates rank among the most popular home improvements because they add two kinds of value – personal enjoyment and return on the investment when you sell. You can recoup as much as 80% — which is why Americans spend about $15 billion a year on kitchen renovations. This is a great time of year […]
Selling Homes Client Comes First I almost thought I was looking at my job description when I read this article titled Help your Customers to Avoid Oversights. In real estate, it’s vital to follow a checklist and then a backup one to assure that there is never an oversight. At the same time real estate is a precise and detailed […]