Real Estate Market What are your real estate goals in 2013? Windermere’s chief economist, Matthew Gardner, looked into his crystal ball, as he put it, and gave us good news about what’s in store for the housing market in 2013. One of the reasons why housing is looking so good, he explains, is that several buyer groups are expected to be more active in the market. […]
Real Estate Market Top-Ranked Seller’s Market We are the place to sell! Zillow has just ranked the Seattle area as the 9th best market for homeowners selling their home. This is no surprise, as we’re seeing homes here stay on the market for a much shorter time and sell at prices very close (or greater than) their last listing price. If […]
Real Estate Market Now is a great time to sell! In housing, the new “cliff” has become the height at which we’re going to take advantage of the seller’s market. Real-estate tax benefits, including mortgage interest and other write-offs, combined with increasing house values, low interest rates, rising rents, and growing confidence, is bringing a record number of buyers out. While we know that “location, […]
Home Features Keep your Heat Bill from Going through the Roof While the rest of the country thinks that it rains here all the time, we do get cold in the winter and hot in the summer. I can tell that it’s winter now because my heat is running all the time! For eight months of the year in our rainy city, our low temperatures don’t […]
Community Event New Coffeehouse in Town The “Cheers” hangout spot in Woodinville has added coffee to its repertoire, making it a morning, afternoon, and evening local spot. Village Wines, a wine bar across the street from the former Tulley’s and adjacent to the Hollywood Hill Schoolhouse, is now also a coffeehouse, serving artisan coffee of Stumptown Coffee Roasters. A local Northwest […]
Real Estate Market Mortgage Debt Forgiveness Averts “Cliff” Congress’ “fiscal cliff” compromise is keeping the real estate industry on its recovery track, and even speeding up the process, according to many economists. In addition to holding tax hikes at bay for middle-income Americans, the settlement approved an extension that prevents distressed homeowners from being taxed on forgiven mortgage debt. The exception for “qualified […]
Real Estate Market What does 2013 have in store for the housing market? That’s the title of an article just published in Forbes Magazine that describes five things we can expect to see in the housing market this year, many of which are already happening in our local market. Here on the Eastside we’ve now seen 13 straight months of home value appreciation, and sales were up significantly […]
Real Estate Market Happy New Year! Welcome in 2013! As we celebrate the new year, it’s natural to think about resolutions. I’m excited about the positive forecast for real estate, and really connected with a resolution written in the Windermere blog posted this week. It said “At Windermere, our resolutions change very little year after year. That’s because the highest expectation […]
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Home Features Fireplaces Create Warmth and Ambiance On a cold night, who doesn’t love to curl up in front of a warm fireplace? Having the fireplace glow is especially nice at the holidays. But before starting a fire in a woodburning or a gas fireplace, it’s important to do a safety check each year. According to the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission, the […]
Community Event Happy Holidays! We’re grateful for our family and friends, and colleagues and clients who have made 2012 a special year. We wish you a joyous season and many blessings in the new year! We’re excited about the positive forecast for our local real estate market in 2013. A high demand for properly priced and  positioned homes for […]
Home Features Welcome Home College Kids! It's great to have our college kids home…the house feels back to normal! Sam got off the plane and Hannah pulled in the driveway and once again we are all together under one roof. The kids say they are exhausted from finals, but somehow they have this amazing energy to get ready for Christmas. Good […]
Community Event Kurt’s Holiday Recipe My husband loves to cook – and I love for him to do it! Kurt makes his favorite dishes and also likes to come up with new ones. He’s a pro at experimenting with recipes and altering a bit to make his own. Here’s one of our family favorites, a tried and true culinary creation […]
Home Features Make the Switch If you haven’t already done it, now is the perfect time. With the shortest day of the year almost here, you'll be glad you made the switch to brighten your home with the most energy-efficient light bulbs you can buy. Puget Sound Energy (PSE) is even offering customers instant discounts on a variety of LED […]
Community Event “It Can Wait” – Don’t Text and Drive Reminder I opened my phone bill and a piece of paper fell out that caught my eye. “People who send text messages while driving are 23 times more likely to be in a crash.” What a good reminder this is in the middle of such a busy season. I never text and drive, but have to […]
Real Estate Market Strong Local Market “Seattle-area home prices maintain upward march” was the headline at the top of last Sunday’s Business section of the Seattle Times, and something I can sure attest to on the Eastside. Seattle home prices (including King, Snohomish and Pierce counties) are up 4.8 percent from a year ago, as reported in the most recent Standard […]
Community Event “Winter in Woodinville” Lights Up! There will be lots of “oos” and “ahs” when the grand tree lights up this Friday, Nov. 30, to kick off the holidays and “St. Nick's Winter in Woodinville” presented by Woodinville Wine Country. The free, festive ceremony features the Rockefeller-style tree lighting that will take place from 5:30 to 6:30pm on the front lawn […]
Home Features Carbon Monoxide Detectors Required! I've got one more thing to add to your Cyber Monday shopping list — smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) detectors. It's estimated that this year's Cyber Monday will be the biggest online shopping day of the year for the third year in a row: According to research firm comScore, Americans are expected to spend $1.5 […]
Community Event Wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving~ This is one of my favorite holidays. A day set aside to be grateful and concentrate on all that we have, rather than on all that we want. I love taking a day to sit down with family and friends to enjoy one another and a delicious meal. We’re very thankful to have the tradition […]
Community Event Gobble, gobble! Yes, there’s a new restaurant in Woodinville called the “Gobble,” and its timing to open right before Thanksgiving couldn’t have been better. About a month ago, the dine-in and take-out full service restaurant opened its doors in the Woodgate Plaza just off 175th, from 11am to 9pm daily. It’s a moderately priced, casual place that […]
Real Estate Stats More Good News for the Housing Market Last week the National Association of Realtors, of which I’m a member, gave us some news that lifted us out of despair about a potential “fiscal cliff.” At a national conference in Orlando, chief economist Lawrence Yun, shared his forecast that the housing market uptrend should continue through 2014. He said that the housing market […]