The Specialist in Seattle Real Estate
I just saw this heatmap on downdector.com showing the impact of the widespread distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack yesterday afternoon. It sounds like a number of real estate sites that use Dyn servers to host their content were affected, like Zillow, Trulia, GoPaperless, various high end real estate blogs, and even our own NWMLS. …
This analysis was completed by Bloomberg using the US Bureau of Economic Analysis data for the 100 largest metropolitan areas in 2014. Gross Metropolitan Product (GMP) was clearly much higher in high-tech areas, with San Jose ranking number one nationwide. This reflects an ongoing trend showing that densely populated areas with educated, skilled, workers are …
Many people have heard of Walkscore.com, and use it to tout the “Walk-ability” of a neighborhood. It’s a bit of a fine line for agents to talk about this. “Walking distance” to or from a property is prohibited in marketing materials by Federal Fair Housing Laws based on non-discrimination requirements about disability. But without being …
Homeowner Tip: Time to start thinking about how you are going to end your tax year with regard to home deductions. Some purchases and repairs need to be finished by end of year, and others just need to be started. Think about those energy-saving systems like furnaces and solar systems. Puget Sound Energy has a …
As reported in the Seattle-PI, it’s official! The Amazon Twin Towers Downtown Seattle development located in the Denny Triangle area has been tentatively approved by Seattle City Planning and Development Department. With just a few minor design changes to go, we will see an additional 3.3 million square feet of office space in the next …