North Seattle Blog

Seattle and Tacoma have made it to the top of CNNMoney's list of 8 cities that are poised for the best real estate recovery.  This is great news for us, as we are all waiting for our homes to being appreciating again and return on our investment.  Here's the blurb for Seattle, from CNNMoney.com: ...

  There will be construction on the 15th Ave NE bridge starting this Spring, and it's going to last a while.  Above is a map of the detour routes you may want to think of using after March 2010.  The bridge has seen a lot more traffic over recent years and needs to be repaired, along with furthe...

Do you like mountain and water views from your living room?  Check out this Olympic Manor home for sale!   Click any of these pictures for more information about this great North Seattle home!       Greet the Olympics/Sound everyday from this completely updated classic home in Olympic Manor. View...

  I have good news about the real estate market! Surprised? Well, it's true - today's market provides a huge opportunity for first-time buyers to enter the market.    Unfortunately, much of the media coverage of the real estate market has caused real fear in potential buyers. In reality, there h...

  Need some inspiration about getting the government's $8,000 tax credit for first time home buyers?   Here's a real life success story. To illustrate the beauty of the tax credit, take the example of Laura K. and her husband of Austin, Texas. Laura, an exotic animal veterinarian, and her husban...

  Ever wonder what there is to do up here, north of Green Lake?  Well, there's a place just north of Shoreline that's a blast for the entire family.   It's called WhirlyBall, and it's a combo of LaCrosse, Basketball and bumper cars.  Yep, you read that right.  BUMPER CARS!   What a great concept...

Residential Retrofit Program Vice President Biden recently announced a program called "Recovery Through Retrofit." In addition to creating energy performance labels, it will create national energy performance measures for existing homes.   It will provide the following: 1. Access to home energy r...

This Month in Real EstateJanuary 2010 ............................................................................................................................................... Commentary December closed out the year with further indications of a budding recovery, illustrating we've come fa...

  I received an email from Karen O'Connor, Senior Public Relations Specialist for Seattle Parks and Recreation.  She wants to let everyone know there will be a planning meeting coming up where local residents can stop by and offer their opinions to members of the park design team. Here's the info...

  It seems like everyone's saying the economy is getting better, but I have a lot of friends who are still looking for work.  There is a growing throng of unemployed saying, "Yeah?  Well where are the jobs?"   According to some economists the situation we're in is fairly average.  Historically, ...