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Real Estate Info South Seattle Market Review: Highs, Lows & In-Betweens (Part 2) Windermere Real Estate recently released its Seattle real estate statistics for the fourth quarter of 2016, and we’ve got your South Seattle numbers below. Last week, we focused on the South Seattle neighborhoods of Brighton, Columbia City, Genesee, Hillman City, Judkins, Lakewood, Leschi, Mt Baker, Rainier Beach, Rainier Valley, Seward Park and Skyway. This week, […]
Real Estate Info South Seattle Market Review: Highs, Lows & In-Betweens (Part 1) Windermere Real Estate recently released its Seattle real estate statistics for the fourth quarter of 2016, and I’ve got your South Seattle numbers below. In the meantime, Seattle as a whole closed out the year with a record low number of homes for sale, and record-level prices. With the healthy regional economy, demand remains very […]
Case Study SELLER SUCCESS STORY: Marcia, Janice & the Messy Renter Two retired but very busy ladies recently needed my help to sell one their rental homes. Janice had owned the house since the 1970s and lived in it for many years, so she was somewhat attached, but also realized that it was time to let go and be responsible for less property. Since they hadn’t […]
Real Estate Info New Changes to Seattle’s Rental Housing Laws More than half of Seattle residents live in rental housing. Below are some recent changes to local rental housing laws that landlords, property managers and renters should be aware of. I. Security Deposit, Pet Deposit, and Move-in Fee Limits – The City has new limits on deposits and fees that can be charged at the […]
Dear Serena DEAR SERENA: Should I Sell My Property Privately to a Developer? Welcome to my new Real Estate advice column, “Dear Serena,” where I strive to answer your burning Real Estate questions. Email yours to me at serena@windermere.com and I’ll try to answer them in future columns. Dear Serena, I am writing to ask your advice about my property. I have lived in my house for many […]
Events Windermere Mount Baker Presents 2017 Housing Market Predictions Last year was was another stellar year for the Seattle housing market, in which a surplus of buyers and a deficit of sellers drove home prices higher across the board. Will we see more of the same this year, or is a cool down in the cards? How will the economy hold up under a […]
Community News Food is Love: Help Feed Hungry South Seattle Neighbors Did you know that one in five kids in Washington state lives in a household struggling to put food on the table? And that one in five Washingtonians relies on their local food bank? Who is hungry in Washington? A surprisingly high number of our neighbors, friends and families. Children and the elderly are the […]
Events Winter Art Show at Windermere Mount Baker Later this month, my office, Windermere Mount Baker Real Estate will kick-off our Winter Art Show with an Artist’s Reception on Thur., Jan. 26, from 5 to 8 pm. Everyone is invited. Featured South Seattle artist Isobel Davis works in cyanotype process and encaustic monotype collage. Isobel’s interactive installations feature tactile objects made from encaustic […]
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Real Estate Info 8 Predictions for Seattle’s 2017 Housing Market By Matthew Gardner, Chief Economist, Windermere Real Estate 2016 was another stellar year for the Seattle housing market, in which a surplus of buyers and a deficit of sellers drove home prices higher across the board. So, can we expect to see more of the same in 2017? Here are some of my thoughts on […]
From Serena FROM SERENA: Happy Holidays from Cuba! Dear friends, I hope you enjoyed a relaxing holiday. I feel so fortunate to have spent half the month in Cuba, where I met some of the kindest and most creative people. There’s so much art and music in Havana – it was incredible to experience first-hand. After last month’s election and the uncertainty that […]
Case Study SELLER SUCCESS STORY: Client Out of the Country? No Problem! Stuart and his Brazilian wife Amanda had been my clients when they bought there Seward Park dream home back in 2006, but in 2009 they decided to move back to Brazil and began renting the house mostly to friends. However, not being around to manage the property, the house needed a lot of work to […]
Real Estate News Perspectives: 2017 Real Estate Forecast Well, it’s December; the time of year when we look to our crystal ball and offer our housing market predictions for the coming year. And by crystal ball we mean Windermere’s Chief Economist, Matthew Gardner, who has been traveling up and down the West Coast giving his annual forecast to a variety of real estate […]
Guest Post GUEST POST: Electrocution – Top 6 Danger Points & How to Avoid Them Dear friends: Please enjoy this guest blog post from Rinehart Inspection Services, LLC, one of many local contractors found on Serena’s List, my little black book of useful resources. For your own copy of the list, just subscribe to my Top Secret blog — here to bring you valuable information on home-ownership, the local real […]
Best of South Seattle GUEST POST: Libraries on the Loose! 26 Little Free Libraries in South Seattle Reposted with permission from GO: South Seattle: South Seattle is blessed with dozens of Little Free Libraries — tiny, usually homemade book shelters that function as “take-a-book, leave-a-book” gathering places where neighbors can share their favorite literature and stories. According to littlefreelibrary.org, the movement began in 2009 when a Wisconsin man built a model of […]
From Serena FROM SERENA: Happy Thanksgiving! Dear friends, It’s been a tough couple of weeks and all the more reason to focus on what we have to be grateful for right now. For me, it’s my new volunteer job on the Board of the Southeast Seattle Senior Center (SESSC), a wonderful organization that’s been serving local seniors for more than 50 […]
From Serena FROM SERENA: Meet the Southeast Seattle Senior Center I am excited to have joined the Board of the Southeast Seattle Senior Center (SESSC), serving seniors in the heart of the Rainier Valley for more than 50 years. The non-profit senior center, formerly known as Lee House, was founded in 1961. The senior center has been housed at our current location on Holly Street […]
Case Study BUYER CASE STUDY: With Diligence & Quickness, It Can Be Done! Tina Capras was not exactly an eager or excited home buyer, having been a happy, long-time tenant In Wallingford, but she was frustrated by a $500/month rent increase, and once her leased expired, she had limited time to find a house before her rent increased by another 33 percent! Tina had a solid downpayment but […]
Local Giving Let’s Make the Holidays Bright for Kids in Foster Care! The holidays are such a wonderful time of year. However, this time of year can be a tough time for kids in foster care. While many kids are eagerly awaiting the opening of gifts, youth in foster care are gearing up to face the ongoing challenge of celebrating the season without parents, relatives or siblings.When […]
Helpful Hints GUEST POST: Easy Hole-In-The-Wall Repair Tips Dear friends: Please enjoy this guest blog post from Rinehart Inspection Services, LLC, one of many local contractors found on Serena’s List, my little black book of useful resources. For your own copy of the list, just subscribe to my Top Secret blog — here to bring you valuable information on home-ownership, the local real […]
From Serena FROM SERENA: Time to End End the Horror of Homelessness in Our City Dear friends, All joking aside, one thing that haunts me not just at Halloween but all throughout the year is the knowledge that each night in our area more than 1,000 young people are without a warm, safe place to call home. And I am so proud of my company Windermere Real Estate for its […]
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