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HGTV Ultimate House Hunt – Vote for our listing!

Hi all, Our Birch Bay listing has been nominated to be featured on HGTV’s Ultimate House Hunt! Please take a minute to vote for our listing so that we can be named as 2017’s Great Estate listing! http://www.hgtv.com/design/ultimate-house-hunt/2017-ultimate-house-hunt/great-estates Thank you!
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1224 Shark Reef Road

I'm really excited to have just listed this beautiful, modern home on stunning waterfront acreage; completed in 2011 after years of careful contemplation by an architect/owner creating for himself. The site and home feature spectacular views over San Juan Channel, Cattle Point Lighthouse, and the Strait of Juan de Fuca to the Olympic Mountains. The home's orientation provides […]
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2015 Shredding & Recycling Event
Buyers, Case Study, Condo Market Update, Sellers

Case Study: 2720 3rd Ave #1008

Key Elements: Patience before listing Staging Avoiding the wrong “buyers” Deal making Knowledge of financing This deal was _exciting_. Thankfully, the excitement yielded a significant return to the sellers. The first great move they made was to wait until some work in the building had been completed. We wanted the prospective buyer to experience quality […]

Uncategorized HGTV Ultimate House Hunt – Vote for our listing! Hi all, Our Birch Bay listing has been nominated to be featured on HGTV’s Ultimate House Hunt! Please take a minute to vote for our listing so that we can be named as 2017’s Great Estate listing! http://www.hgtv.com/design/ultimate-house-hunt/2017-ultimate-house-hunt/great-estates Thank you!

Sellers 1224 Shark Reef Road I'm really excited to have just listed this beautiful, modern home on stunning waterfront acreage; completed in 2011 after years of careful contemplation by an architect/owner creating for himself. The site and home feature spectacular views over San Juan Channel, Cattle Point Lighthouse, and the Strait of Juan de Fuca to the Olympic Mountains. The home's orientation provides […]

Uncategorized 2015 Shredding & Recycling Event

Buyers Case Study: 2720 3rd Ave #1008 Key Elements: Patience before listing Staging Avoiding the wrong “buyers” Deal making Knowledge of financing This deal was _exciting_. Thankfully, the excitement yielded a significant return to the sellers. The first great move they made was to wait until some work in the building had been completed. We wanted the prospective buyer to experience quality […]

Uncategorized Why it Might be Time to Refinance Your Mortgage Interesting: (at 2:10), the idea: “we overweight the importance of housing…economically….culturally.” Disagree; Americans value independence. http://bit.ly/1uoaSom

Case Study Case Study: 816 NW Market St Driving Elements: Investment Good agent relationships Showing up I helped the buyers purchase this property in 2013. As of January 2015, 60% of the buyers loan is being covered by the rent generated in the lower level apartment. In this short time, the buyer has been accumulating cash and is preparing to make another […]

Case Study Case Study: 5524 Ashworth Ave N There are a few things that stand out for me in this project. They are: The importance of a good process The importance of a good team to implement that process Standing firm on price when appropriate, and The importance of managing the appraisers visit As I left this property after meeting with […]

Case Study Case Study: 4202 Bagley Ave N This project was a study in: Exercising restraint until the "right" time The importance of pre-inspection The importance of great staging The importance of great photography The importance of my getting in front of the buyer when possible to establish trust (for them) and to see first-hand their motivation (for my clients) Picking the right […]

Case Study Case Study: 3903 Eastern Ave N Key Elements: Timing Pre-Inspection Staging Listing "vacant" Encouraging agents/buyers to "Play their own game." Good photos Good presence at open house Keeping good rapport with second position agent/buyer This was another great example of perfect timing. The owners used the winter months to get the home pre-inspected and work through the resulting punch list. […]

Uncategorized Would you like a 2015 Calendar? If so, I would be delighted to send one to you this year. Choose from the following complimentary calendar options: Northwest Scenic, American Splendor or Western Landcapes. Want more than one? No problem! Email thriveseattle@windermere.com with your request. NORTHWEST SCENIC AMERICAN SPLENDOR WESTERN LANDSCAPES

Buyers Survey Reveals Notable Decline in First-time Buyers While over a month old, this is interesting. I wonder: how does the percentage of hopeful first time home buyers compare to years past? Given that first time home buyers are typically younger, is their decline because homes became less accessible to them, or could it be that they are less interested in purchasing, due to aversion […]

Doyle's Deals Doyle’s Deals: Lake Washington Blvd Here's another Doyle's Deal (I don't represent the Seller): Priced high enough to keep Buyers away, but an estate so they likely want to liquidate Across the street from Lake Washington Large lot Large house A remodel fits nicely into the Modern movement View the listing details here. MLS# 716262 | Listing Price: $1,500,000

Rentals Seattle’s Rental Market I’ve got Seattle’s spectacular rental market on my mind today. For a few years, my friends in “apartments” (involved in financing/building them) have been warning of over-supply. But…demand for both the units as rentals and for them as investments continued (many out-of-area money sources looking to get in on the gems of the Emerald City). […]

Doyle's Deals Doyle’s Deals: Penthouse in The Pomeroy Okay, so I do like to find deals in strange places. Believe it or not, I think there may be a good deal here (I do not represent the Seller). If one looks at this is as a raw "space" deal, they are looking at a large, West-facing condo that currently enjoys sounds of the Battery Street […]

Uncategorized Seattle Real Estate Supply according to the cranes Been thinking about how much the construction cranes tell us about housing inventory in Seattle. The red and white cranes to the right are building Insignia; the only significant condo project coming out of the ground. The rest of the cranes represent new jobs (commercial office) and non-owner occupied housing units (apartment buildings) in South […]

Uncategorized Rent or Buy? Latest on housing from NYT: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/22/upshot/rent-or-buy-the-math-is-changing.html?_r=0 Interesting explanation of what creates the most booming markets, perhaps the most relevant point that “They are fueled further by the low-interest rate policies that are aimed at bolstering the overall national economy but don’t discriminate based on geography.”

Uncategorized Hiring ThriveSeattle (my real estate business) is growing! Thanks to so many of you, I am being asked to serve more and more great people. Thank you! I am looking for someone to help Kenna (my Operations Director) so that I can focus on strategy and negotiations while backed by a smooth-running office operation. So, if […]

Uncategorized Windermere Cup Windermere Cup Shore Party Saturday, May 3, 2014 Best view on the shore! Entertain your friends, family, and clients at this exclusive shore party, where you’ll enjoy prime viewing of the Windermere Cup races and Opening Day boat parade from the northeast shore of the Montlake Cut (next to the UW waterfront activities center). Don’t miss it. Come for all or […]

Uncategorized Can you find the Rainier… Compliemtns of Cleary O'Farrel Photography; best use of Rainier box in a real estate photo. Can you find it?

Uncategorized Where Prices are Headed over the Next 5 Years? This seems like one of the most balanced approaches to real estate price prediction: Where Prices are Headed over the Next 5 Years?