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Tragedy and Terrorism at The Street of Dreams in Woodinville, Washington 2008-03-07 21:46:39 It has been all over the news this week, the tragic torching of The Street
of Dreams
homes in Woodinville, Washington
. The home above, called The Urban Lodge, was totally destroyed. Here’s a sample of the articles written about the tragic fire:
The Seattle Post Intelligencer
Fox News
San Jose Mercury News
Here, There, and Everywhere Blog
Los Angeles Times
The [...] Read more:Tragedy
, Terrorism
Disaster Preparedness all around Seattle’s Eastside: Bellevue, Sammamish, and Kirkland 2008-03-06 18:11:40 Several opportunities to learn about disaster preparedness are coming your way, courtesy of the cities of Sammamish, Bellevue
, and Kirkland
.
The City of Sammamish is sponsoring a class on March 10th and on March 17th to learn about disaster preparedness. The Eastside
Business Journal reported on the upcoming class. Here’s the basics as reported in the Eastside Business [...] Read more:Disaster
, Seattle
The Top 10 Reasons to Live in Seattle or on The Eastside 2008-02-25 11:58:23 What are your top 10 reasons to live in the Seattle
or on the Eastside
? What are your fave 10? I read a post this morning about the Ten Reasons
People Move to Seattle from the BINC blog. Pretty interesting list. I think most of the reasons listed in the post fit either Seattle or the Eastside.
Here’s my [...]
An Answer to Bellevue, WA Traffic-The Future NE 10th Overpass 2008-02-19 12:23:09 A better downtown Bellevue
commute is coming! Here’s the start of the new NE 10th overpass over 405. It will run between Overlake Hospital on one side and the new Group Health facility on the other. (Hence the Emergency Department sign) This overpass should help reduce traffic on NE 8th heading into downtown Bellevue.
I wrote [...] Read more:Future
Real estate and Home Remodeling and Construction are Turning Green, Are You? 2008-02-16 09:40:56 Suggestions for reducing your carbon footprint.
The hot topic, the cool color, in today’s real estate is green, built green, sustainable materials, carbon footprint, LEED certification. These are all becoming familiar terms.
On my Kirkland blog, I wrote about a free Built Green
seminar at Kirkland City Hall. Ironically, I was already signed up for a “Green Built” [...] Read more:Remodeling
, Construction
What Were The Chances of Selling a Condo on Seattle’s Eastside in January, 2008? 2008-02-12 17:01:45 Here are the condo stats for January
, 2008.
Sellers had a 14% chance of selling a condo on Seattle
’s Eastside
in January of 2008. ( click on 2008 year to date statistics in the link above for a chart showing the condo report)
January, 2008 1059 condos for sale, 149 condos sold, 14% chance of selling.
December, 2007 949 condos for sale, 135 condos sold, 14% [...] Read more:Condo
What Were The Chances of Selling a Home on Seattle’s Eastside in January, 2008? 2008-02-09 19:05:35
The chances of selling a home on the Eastside
in January
2008 ranged from a low of 7% to a high of 15.8%, with an average of a 11.6% absorption rate. Here are the real estate statistics for single family home sales activity on Seattle
’s Eastside:
January, 2008 2963 homes available, 346 sold, 11.6% chance of selling.
December, 2007 2594 homes available, 295 sold, [...]
“Price reduced” or “New Price” Real Estate Signs, Which is Better ? 2008-02-05 22:08:38 The front page of last week’s Puget Sound Business Journal had an article written by Barbara Clements about the abundance of new signs decorating homes for sale. According to the article, of the 7000 homes on the market in the Tacoma area, 1000 are reduced
and displaying a sign that states: “Price Reduced”.
Dick Beeson, an [...] Read more:Estate
, Real Estate
The new "old" log homes, an American architectural icon and a bit of history 2008-03-10 09:55:00 There’s been a lot of press this past week about the torching of The Street of Dreams homes. My previous post was about this story. People were horrified by this senseless act. When reading other posts about the event, particularly the one on The Seattle P-I Real Estate Professionals blog, I noticed another thread in the [...] Read more:American
, architectural
What Were The Chances of Selling a Condo on Seattle’s Eastside in February, 2008? 2008-03-13 16:33:39 Sellers had a 14% chance of selling a condo on Seattle
’s Eastside
in February
of 2008. ( click on 2008 year to date statistics in the link above for a chart showing the condo report)
February, 2008 1230 condos for sale, 140 condos sold, 11% chance of selling.
January, 2008 1059 condos for sale, 149 condos sold, 14% chance of selling.
February, 2007 515 [...] Read more:Condo
What Were The Chances of Selling a Home on Seattle’s Eastside in February, 2008? 2008-03-13 13:26:32 The chances of selling a home on the Eastside
in February
2008 ranged from a low of 9% to a high of 16.4%, with an average of a 13.7% absorption rate. (The absorption rate is the number of homes for sale in any given month divided by the actual number of homes sold that month.)
Here are the real estate statistics for single family home [...] Read more:Seattle
The Bravern: Luxury Condominium Living Comes to Bellevue, WA on Seattle’s Eastside 2008-03-20 16:16:49 Gorgeous, gorgeous, The Bravern is one of the premier condominium towers being built on Seattle
’s Eastside
. The Bravern is at the corner of NE 8th and 112th Ave NE, perhaps the new luxury corner of downtown Bellevue
? Comprised of residential condominium towers, an office complex, and luxury shops anchored by Neiman Marcus and Jimmy Choo, The [...] Read more:Luxury
, Living
Rails or Trails On Seattle’s Eastside? 2008-03-25 00:20:13 Concerned about what could be happening on the BNSF rail line that runs along Lake Washington through the eastside cities of Renton, Bellevue, Kirkland, Redmond, and Woodinville? You should be.
I’ve written a lot of pieces about the trails and rails on my Kirkland blogand watched it evolve over the last few years. We’ve gone from [...] Read more:Seattle
, Eastside
What’s Really Happening to Dogs and Cats at The King County Animal Shelters? 2008-03-26 08:49:21 On the 12th of March, I wrote a post complimenting The King County
Council and the county animal shelters for the lower euthanasia rate. The next week the wires were burning up with news about the deplorable conditions at these very same animal shelters. All last week the news was abuzz with allegations from Nathan Winograd and responses from [...] Read more:Happening
, Animal
Do You Think You’ll Ever Sell Your Home? Get those Cameras Rolling! 2008-03-31 11:02:47 Let’s face it, yards look awful in November, no matter where you live. When I list a home in the dark of November, I say a prayer to the landscape gods, hoping the home owners have taken photos of their spring and summer flowers. These photos can be used anytime to advertise a home, whether [...] Read more:Cameras
, Rolling
The NE 10th-405 Overpass is Rising in Bellevue, Washington. Where’s Evel Knievel? 2008-04-07 09:55:09 Bellevue is the best place to “Live and Launch” in the entire United States, according to Fortune Magazine. Bellevue has a terrific economic climate, natural beauty, a steady supply of hi-tech workers, and traffic! The Seattle/Eastside area is a great place to live, but the traffic wars must be fought everyday. The commute into downtown Bellevue is [...] Read more:Rising
, Bellevue
, Washington
What Were The Chances of Selling a Condo on Seattle’ Eastside in March, 2008? 2008-04-10 17:43:54 Sellers had a 16% chance of selling a condo on Seattle
’s Eastside
in March
of 2008. ( click on 2008 year to date statistics in the link above for a chart showing the condo report)
March, 2008 1277 condos for sale, 208 condos sold, 16% chance of selling.
February, 2008 1230 condos for sale, 140 condos sold, 11% chance of selling.
March, 2007 [...] Read more:Condo
What Were The Chances of Selling Your Seattle/Eastside Home in March, 2008? 2008-04-10 16:29:45 The chances of selling a home on the Eastside
in March
2008 ranged from a low of 7.26% to a high of 21%, with an average 13.5% absorption rate. (The absorption rate is the number of homes for sale in any given month divided by the actual number of homes sold that month.)
Here are the real estate statistics for single family home sales activity [...] Read more:Seattle
Better News About King County, Washington Animal Shelters 2008-04-12 09:35:18
I must have hit a nerve last week. I found a message from Al Dams from King County
in my inbox. Al must have read the article I wrote last week about the deplorable conditions at the King County Animal
Shelters. It’s been all over the news. Blogs were atwitter about the terrible conditions in our [...] Read more:Washington
More News About King County Washington Animal Shelters 2008-04-17 17:21:30 The Seattle Times had an editorial in the newspaper yesterday summing up some of the latest news on the King County
animal shelter welfare debate.
Here is a summary of some of the immediate fixes planned and some of the issues discussed in the above link to The Seattle Times:
“New cat cages, dog runs, more staff and stronger [...] Read more:Washington
, Animal
Bellevue, Washington Condo Towers, Purple Cafe, Dining, and More 2008-04-23 10:01:32 I just received the April email newsletter from BellevueTowers
, The LEED certified high rise condos in Bellevue. The newsletter announced the restaurants coming to the complex.
(Photo taken a few months ago)
Purple
Cafe and Wine Bar’sowners will open 3 different restaurants in the complex. The Bellevue Towers will be the home to the 4th Purple Cafe and Wine Bar, after Kirkland, Seattle, and Woodinville. [...] Read more:Washington
, Condo
, Dining
How Green Are You? Dwell Magazine Wants to Know 2008-04-22 17:57:42 This just in my inbox today: DwellMagazine
’s Green
Award, is a contest sponsored by Dwell magazine and the American Institute of Architects. Through June 20th, the sponsors are looking for the best “green” or sustainable projects. According to Dwell’s criteria, projects will be judged on the basis of functionality, originality, sustainability, and cost effectiveness. The prize? [...]
Bellevue, Washington: Do you Know What The Latest Is With The BNSF Rail Line? 2008-04-26 13:36:08 Come to King County Council’s meeting on April 28th at 9:30 AM on the 10th floor of The King County Courthouse building, 516 3rd Avenue, Seattle. Listen, learn, speak about the trail opportunities on the existing rail line.
For more about the meeting and the issues, check out this post on my Kirkland blog and this article [...] Read more:Bellevue
, Washington
What Were The Chances of Selling Your Seattle/Eastside Home in April, 2008? 2008-05-12 09:50:48 The chances of selling a home on the Eastside
in April
2008 ranged from a low of 8.46% to a high of 19%, with an average 12.8% absorption rate. (The absorption rate is the number of homes for sale in any given month divided by the actual number of homes sold that month.)
Here are the real estate statistics for single family home sales activity [...] Read more:Seattle
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