The Specialist in Seattle Real Estate
The Legislative Rezoning Neighborhood meeting took place on this Monday evening Sept 19, 2011. And like most neighborhood events in this activist-oriented area, it was lively. In front of a packed theatre at the recently renovated Roosevelt High School, Seattle City Council members listened to hours of citizen comments and feelings about the issue. The …
Mayor McGinn has sent a letter to Diane Sugimura, Director of Department of Planning and Development, to take the 125 foot height limit “off the table” for future plans of the Roosevelt Neighborhood zoning around the upcoming Roosevelt Light Rail Station commercial area. The Mayor is responding to strong neighborhood criticism that pushed the higher …
The Northwest Multiple Listing Service (NWMLS) reported today that we are starting to a see something that had all but vanished in recent months: multiple offers. This is something I have experienced first-hand with buyers recently as well. Several directors of Northwest Multiple Listing Service noted they are encountering more bidding wars in certain neighborhoods …
Everyone says real estate is about “location, location, location.” Of course, they say that to drill it into your head so you don’t forget. Yes, location is a primary factor. But other things need to be weighed into the equation. I recently was invited to a Brokers Open private event by the newly formed marketing …
The City of Seattle has proposed a comprehensive “Backyard Cottage Solution” to an existing problem that has been ignored for too long: The existence and need for regulation of backyard cottages in single family neighborhoods. This would be in the form of a citywide backyard cottage ordinance to address a situation that has been going …