North Seattle Blog

   Parents - sign up your kids for some free fishing lessons sponsored by Seattle Parks and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife at Seward Park! It's the 5th Annual "Fishing Kids" Event! This is  a great opportunity for kids, ages 5 - 14, to learn water safety, how to cast, and what to ...

   I was reading about the Fair Housing Act today and thought it would be interesting to tell you about it's beginnings.  If you're wondering, "What's the Fair Housing Act?", you're not alone.  But in my line of work I see the benefits of this historic achievement almost daily.  One of the tenets...

1.)  30 year, fixed-rate mortgage average = 5.88% - Down from 6.22% at this time last year. 2.)  15 year, fixed-rate mortgage average = 5.42% - Down from 5.90% at this time last year. 3.)  5 year, adjustable-rate mortgage average = 5.56% - Down from 5.93% at this time last year. 4.)  1 year, adju...

When one home just won't do! No matter the conditions, there are always people looking to buy Second Home Market Remains Bright, a recent article on Realty Times, states that "12 percent of all home sales last year were...vacation homes... it's clear that [a] group of households is doing very wel...

 Today's real estate market has obviously tipped in the favor of buyers.  But what's the best way to take advantage of this leverage?  One great idea that lenders have used in the past, when interest rates were high is called a "Buydown" of points on the mortgage.  The chart below describes the a...

  I keep hearing the whispers that it's still too expensive for a first-time homebuyer to get into a home here in Seattle.  So I did a little research and found over 25 condos in the Fremont/Wallingford/Greenlake/Ballard/Magnolia areas, and they're priced under $250,000!   Follow this link to vie...

       My wife and I have a top secret, ultra-special spot we go to that no one else knows about but us.  Okay, so there are a few who know about Carkeek Park in North Seattle.  But it honestly seems as though people have forgotten about it.  Each time we go it seems there are only a handful of p...

Here's a great place to live near Alki.  With an asking price of $200K, it's hard to pass up!      Hardwood floors in main living area, wheelchair accessible, peek-a-boo view of Puget Sound and downtown Seattle.Contact me through my website:  www.ABODEN.com  

 Several years ago, when I was busy studying for my Real Estate exam, I stumbled upon a little-known coffee house in Shoreline, called "Hotwire Coffee House".  I'm not sure if anyone outside of Shoreline (and its other West Seattle location) really knows about it so I thought I'd write up a quick...

The Greenwood Neighborhood in North Seattle has been an eclectic mix of small businesses and single-family homes since just after World War II.  But while this neighborhood is known for its character and burgeoning micro-economy, there's also another part of Greenwood's history that some newer re...