Seattle Home for Sale Just Listed! Seattle Home for Sale OPEN TODAY 1PM-4PM 4130 Cascadia Ave S Seattle WA 98118 Stunning territorial views, gleaming hardwood floors and tastefully updated kitchen highlight this lovely Seattle home. Immersed in warm natural light, this home boasts a seamless floor plan that features spacious living room with fireplace, kitchen with eating nook, expansive family room and abundant storage space. […]
Home Inspection Make the Most of Your Home Inspection by Michele Lerner A home inspection is a crucial element of any home purchase. Most buyers make their purchase offer contingent on the results of a home inspection so they can decide not to buy if the inspection reveals significant structural problems. In a market with heavy competition for homes, buyers sometimes waive the home-inspection […]
Seattle Home for Sale Seattle Home for Sale OPEN SUNDAY 1PM-4PM 4130 Cascadia Ave S Seattle WA 98118 Stunning territorial views, gleaming hardwood floors and tastefully updated kitchen highlight this lovely Seattle home. Immersed in warm natural light, this home boasts a seamless floor plan that features spacious living room with fireplace, kitchen with eating nook, expansive family room and abundant storage space. […]
Home Improvement 20 Weekend Projects Under $20 These 20 improvements may not cost a lot, but they'll make a big difference in how your home functions. Complete one or more of these projects this weekend. 1. Replace a Window Treatment Has the window shade above your kitchen sink been marred by repeated exposure to splashes and cooking liquids? Replace a stained window […]
City of Seattle Seattle City Council Approves New North Precinct Police Station Seattle City Council Approves Acquisition of Property for a New North Preceinct Police Station On Dec. 16, 2013, the City Council approved the legislation authorizing the acquisition of three parcels – located at the southeast corner of Aurora Avenue North and North 130th Street – for a new North Precinct Police Station. The City of Seattle […]
Home Purchase Why Today’s Homebuyer Needs a Real Estate Agent More Than Ever Last summer I got an email from a local real estate attorney who wanted to buy a house. He’d just gotten engaged and wanted to save some money by representing himself. This attorney wanted to do all the work an agent would do to find and buy his first home, and get paid a commission […]
Home Buying Harvard: 5 Financial Reasons to Buy a Home Eric Belsky is Managing Director of the Joint Center of Housing Studies at Harvard University. He also currently serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Housing Research and Housing Policy Debate. This year he released a new paper on homeownership – The Dream Lives On: the Future of Homeownership in America. In his […]
Home Environment New Sensor Detects Environmental Hazards in Homes If home hazards are worrisome, a $300 device known as Wally may provide some peace of mind. When Wally starts arriving in homes in spring 2014, homeowners can expect to be alerted of water leaks or other problems needing fixing before they become major expenses or hassles. The revolutionary monitoring system is the latest innovation […]
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Home Buyer Buying a Home? Don’t Let Fear Get in Your Way Please enjoy this article by our friend Steve Harney Last week, I was talking to a young couple I know that was about to close on their first home. They were riding the wild rollercoaster of current mortgage rate swings and were not happy about the mortgage process overall. Yet, when the conversation shifted to […]
Internet Monitoring Protect Your Kids on Social Media FamilySignal Ask your average 10 − 15 year-old what they want for Christmas and the odds are most of their answers will center on technology. Teens and pre-teens alike are eager to get their hands on their first smartphone, tablet, or laptop so they can socialize where their friends are: online. But how to do […]
Remodel 6 Smart Ways To Splurge on Your Home Remodel Every remodel should add value to your home; that’s our mantra. But HouseLogic knows that some luxuries just make your home life sweeter and easier — and there’s terrific value in that, too. Here are some of our favorite remodeling splurges that are great for your life now and someday may pique a buyer’s interest. […]
Housing Recovery 6 Housing trends to watch for in 2014: is this the year of recovery? By Tara Steele, Agent Genius Housing trends in 2013 vs. 2014 As the curtains close on 2013, the industry is squarely focused on the coming years, hoping for a full economic recovery, but is 2014 the year of the housing recovery, given the many years this sector has been beaten down and struggled to regain […]
Housing Market The top 10 hottest housing markets for next year For the upcoming year, Zillow has predicted that ten markets will soar above all the rest, and we are surprised and pleased to see that not all ten happen to be on the coasts, unlike other lists we’ve already seen generated for 2014. In addition to outlining the 2014 housing market predictions, Zillow predicts home […]
Real Estate Selling Your Home During the Holidays? Now is the Time! by Matt Sidford In today’s competitive real estate market, sometimes the standard, run-of-the-mill open houses aren’t yielding much success, and some sellers are choosing an alternative and effective method, that has been dubbed, “extreme open houses.” With catered refreshments, prizes and entertainment, these events are causing quite a stir in the real estate world. By […]
Internet Monitoring Protect Your Kids on Social Media FamilySignal Ask your average 10 − 15 year-old what they want for Christmas and the odds are most of their answers will center on technology. Teens and pre-teens alike are eager to get their hands on their first smartphone, tablet, or laptop so they can socialize where their friends are: online. But how to do […]
Safety Holiday Safety Tips It’s the time of year when our calendars can become crazy with  parties, shopping, travel,  cultural events, and long to-do lists.  Our normal routines are stretched and attention to our safety can suffer.  We may be gone from home more in the upcoming weeks, so burglary prevention becomes important.  Shipped packages and money/gift cards in […]
Winter Weather Are You Weather Ready? That’s the question the partners of “Take Winter By Storm” asks.  What began in 1998 as a one day media event has expanded to a multi-media public awareness and safety engagement program to help citizens and businesses get prepared before bad weather strikes. Offered in two dozen languages, the online service aims to raise community […]
Home Sales Are Seattle Area Home Sales Tanking? If you read some of the headlines about home sales over the last few weeks, you may believe that sales of houses in the U.S. are beginning to slow dramatically. There have been some that have used the recent Existing Home Sales Reports (EHSR) from the National Association of Realtors’ as proof of this supposition. […]
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Invest Home and Fixer Upper Knowing Your Options for the “Fixer Upper” The fixer-upper properties on the market will give you more purchasing power when shopping for a new home. Bargains can be found in homes that have been foreclosed, seized by the government or just fallen out of repair due to homeowner neglect. While it is true that you will save thousands of dollars on these […]