There’s Still Time to Enjoy your Yard!
Looking for ideas on how to create a beautiful and inviting outdoor space? Here are some wonderful ideas. http://bit.ly/2aNbIY8
Are you using the right worms?
If you’re considering composting in your backyard, you already know that it’s a pretty straight-forward process. Dirt, food scraps, worms…check. But what KIND of worms are you using? Did you know that not all worms are equally good at composting? Your normal NW...
What to do with a Tiny Bathroom?
We see tiny bathrooms like this all the time. It’s often difficult for buyers to visualize creating an appealing space. This article shows just how to do it. http://bit.ly/2bjoRe4
Taking Care of Biz and Earning Our Pay!
Here's a good article about just some of the things that we do as Realtors...just in case anyone thinks that our jobs are a piece of cake! ...all of the pictures of Shelly on the boat and putting back a couple of delicious drinks? That's for celebrating successes...
What’s Really Happening in 2016’s Housing Market?
End-of-the-year columns that forecast the upcoming year's real estate trends/activity are fun reads. Now that we're deep into the summer market and 2016's housing trends are clear, we thought it would be fun to revisit one such article. This one from Money/Time was...
Cool Patterns for your Fence
We love these really cool ideas for creative ways to spruce up your fence. http://bit.ly/1TNRpJh
Downsizing
Looking to downsize? Or already live in a smaller space? This article is perfect for ideas on how to make the most out of small spaces… even on a tight budget. http://bit.ly/1T5l6Fm
Market Cooling Down this Summer?!
We've seen a couple of articles lately that have mentioned a "cool down" in the market. This recent one from Komo News talks about how some local agents feel like our current market is not as cutthroat as this past spring; we'd tend to agree with this statement....
Recent measure to cool the Vancouver housing market may heat up ours…
Vancouver BC, our neighbor to the north, has an average housing price that is similar to San Francisco's. Much of Vancouver's housing market has been driven by the immense wealth of Asian immigrants. In order to tackle the problem of extreme price appreciation and...
Too much hype over a potential market slow-down?
Several news articles have mentioned a "slow-down" in Seattle's market; they usually caveat this with the words "possible" or "potential." But these articles, such as the one below, generally point to lower year-over-year or month-over-month price differences as a...