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September 12, 2009
Open House this Saturday from 12pm to 3pm
Address: 1002 291st Avenue NE, Carnation, WA 98014
Price: $585,000
Bed/Bath: 5 / 3.5
Yr Built: 1987
Lot size: 36,590
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August 11, 2009
The clock is ticking, $8000 Tax credit for first time home buyers
To qualify for the $8000 Tax credit, first-time home buyers need to know that they must close by Dec 1. Buyers should have a purchase contract signed by early October, allowing 45 to 60 days to safely close the deal.
Email me or give ma a call at 425.445.6992 and I will find you and show you your dream home. For more details about the $8000 Tax credit. Please check this out.
August 7, 2009
Open House this Sunday from 12-3pm
Address: 23233 SE 242nd St Maple Valley 98038
Price: $399,950
Bed/Bath: 3/ 2.5
Yr Built: 1994
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August 5, 2009
Keller Williams ranked first among home buyers in the annual J.D Power and Associates 2009 Home Buyer/Seller study.
Source: J.D. Power and Associates (07/30/2009)
August 4, 2009
Check out the neighborhood information section in our web site.
We have included more contents in the "neighborhood information" section in our web site. Please come visit our web site more often. We hope the information will be helpful to you.
July 16, 2009
Open House this Sunday July 19 from 1-4pm
Address: 10933 SE 235th Street, Kent, WA 98031
Price: $340,000
Bed/Bath: 5/ 2.75
Sq. ft.: 2,870
Yr Built: 1965
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July 11, 2009
Open House this Saturday July 11 from 12-3pm
Address: 13316 SE 57th Street, Belleuve, WA 98006
Price: $525,000
Bed/Bath: 4 / 2.50
Sq. ft.: 2,210
Yr Built: 1977
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July 2, 2009
Five Eastside high schools make Newsweek's Top 100 among the top 1,500 U.S. high schools in 2009 Rank - School - Location
#11 - International School - Bellevue
#18 - Interlake High - Bellevue
#35 - Newport High - Bellevue
#48 - Sammamish High - Bellevue
#79 - Bellevue High - Bellevue
If you want to look at the map of Bellevue high school boundaries, click here.
Source: Newsweek
July 1, 2009
A reminder to the first time home buyer
Thinking about buying your fist home and take advantage of the $8000 first time home buyer tax credit?
Check this out. And start your home search TODAY. I can help you find your dream home. Contact me any time.
June 30, 2009
6 Landscaping Tricks That Wow Buyers
Landscape designer Michael Glassman has cooked up a recipe for guaranteed curb appeal.
1. Add splashes of color. With every changing season, a landscape should provide a new display of colors, textures, and fragrances. "It’s best to use one or two and repeat them," Glassman says. Example: white iceberg roses that bloom in spring, summer, and fall as a backdrop; in front, a contrasting punch of purple salvia or lavender that will flower at the same time; and as an accent, a crape myrtle tree that provides changing leaf colors in fall and interesting branches come winter.
2. Size trees and shrubs to scale. These should be planted in the right scale for the house so that they don’t block windows, doors, and other architectural features on the home’s facade. A large two-story house can handle a redwood, Chinese pistache, sycamore, or scarlet oak, but a one-story cottage is better paired with a flowering cherry, crabapple, or eastern redbud. Too many trees cast too much shadow and cause potential buyers to worry about maintenance and costs.
3. Maintain a perfect lawn. A velvety green lawn demonstrates tender loving care, so be sure sellers’ homes don’t have brown spots. Some rocks, pebbles, boulders, drought-tolerant plants, and ornamental grasses will generate more kudos, especially in drought areas.
4. Light up the outside. Good illumination allows buyers to see a home at night and adds drama. Sellers should use low-voltage lamps to highlight branches of specimen trees, a front door, walk, and corners of the house. But less is better. The yard shouldn’t resemble an airport runway.
5. Let them hear the water. The sound of water appeals to buyers, and you shouldn’t just reserve this for your backyard. A small fountain accented with rocks provides a pleasant gurgling sound, blocks street noise, and is affordable.
6. Use decorative architectural elements. A new mailbox, planted window boxes, and a low fence wrapped in potato vines add cachet, particularly during winter months when fewer plants blossom. Colors should complement the landscape and home. Just don’t overdo it: Too much can seem like kitschy lawn ornaments.
Source: Michael Glassman, landscape designer, Michael Glassman and Associates, Sacramento, Calif., www.michaelglassman.com.
June 18, 2009
Ritz Crackers: Seattle is America's most fun city
If you're not enjoying yourself today, you might be in the wrong city.
A new study of the nation's 50 largest metropolitan areas has named Seattle the most fun city in America, topping Minneapolis, San Francisco and Chicago.
Just so you don't take it too seriously -- the study is the second this year to be conducted by Portland-based Bert Sperling's Best Places on commission from a snack food company. In March, Combos told us we were unmanly.
Today, it's Ritz Crackers who's telling us we know how to have a good time.
Our city's proximity to mountains, lakes, parks and other recreational hubs helped us get to the top, as well as our higher than average attendance at block parties and barbecues, our tendency to spend more of our income than most on things like the gym, the movies, and sporting events and -- of course -- all those dog parks.
Interestingly enough, the study also found that we also spend more money on musical instruments than most other cities. Who knew?
Here's the top of the list:
1. Seattle, WA
2. Minneapolis, MN
3. San Francisco, CA
4. Chicago, IL
5. Washington, D.C.
6. San Jose, CA
7. Los Angeles, CA
8. Boston, MA
9. San Diego, CA
10. New York, NY
Source: Seattlepi.com
June 15, 2009
10 Cities Most Likely to Bounce Back Quickly
Some cities are likely to recover more quickly from the housing downturn than others. Forbes magazine has identified the top 10 cities that it believes are poised for recovery by examining unemployment figures, projected gross domestic product from Moody’s Economy.com, and housing affordability data from the National Association of Home Builders.
Overall, cities most likely to recover first are those with strong technology capabilities.
Here is Forbes’ top 10:
1. Austin-Roundrock, Texas
2. Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, Ark.
3. Boulder, Colo.
4. Huntsville, Ala.
5. San Antonio, Texas
6. Mobile, Ala.
7. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas
8. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va.
9. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas
10. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Wash.
Source: Forbes, Joshua Zumbrun