WEEKEND TIP: Combat the Moss
If you spot moss on your roof, apply a moss killer (available at any hardware store) on a calm & dry day as per directions. It may take a few weeks for the moss to die and loosen its hold on your roof, after which, you can gently sweep or spray them off your roof.
Coming Soon, a New 120-room Luxury, Boutique Hotel in Bellevue
Some locals have complained that downtown Bellevue lacks new, luxury hotel rooms. A new Kimpton-branded hotel (which is a part of the IHG group which includes Holiday Inn and the high-end Intercontinental brands) is scheduled to open in 2019. The new project will...
How Zillow’s Pricing Tool was Invented
Zillow's Zestimate feature is popular among prospective sellers...or inquisitive neighbors and friends. It's one of the sites most popular features, how did the founders come up with this idea? Read about it in GeekWire's interview here: bit.ly/1V3sDXZ ...and as the...
WEEKEND TIP: Take Care of Your Gutters
Clogged gutters lead to clogged side sewers and overflow, which in turn leads to excessive water around your house and in your basement or crawlspace. A system like Leafguard can be a good investment to prevent gutter and drain clogs, as well as to reduce home...
See for Yourself just how Hot the Market is!
If you want to get an up-close glimpse into just how frenetic the housing market is, visit a weekend open house. Popular neighborhoods like Bellevue's Somerset will attract dozens, if not hundreds, of visitors over a weekend. bit.ly/23VgKte
There’s no denying that NE Seattle is hot!
We recently mentioned that the greater Roosevelt neighborhood has been topping some of the "most searched for" and "most popular" lists. Estately, a real estate search portal, recently stated that Ravenna (right next to Roosevelt) is the hottest area to live. It's no...
Small but Gorgeous!
We love the amazing designs and layouts that can be found in today's small/tiny houses. Local company Lindal Cedar Homes has some neat designs for pre-fab small homes. We just need a beautiful piece of waterfront land to plunk this down on!...
2016 Mortgage Rate Predictions
One of the most common questions we get asked is "where do you think interest rates are going?" It's a good question, and hard to answer; most people get it wrong. At the start of 2015, industry analysts were predicting rates around 5%: we ended up averaging slightly...
On Winning…
Experience and intuition are two of the most important aspects of being a real estate professional. We've predicted the winning price of a couple of listings that our clients made offers on in the past couple of weeks, but we also had to help them decide if those...
Stories from the Field – Craziness in Ballard
Winter is a relatively slower time for the real estate market, with the key word being “”Hot neighborhoods like Ballard remain HOT, and winter may mean that a seller only gets 15 offers instead of. We had a buyer competed with 43 others for a Ballard townhouse that...