Nancy Van Pelt's Blog

The weather has changed.  The days are clear and cold with the sun shining.  The temperature is in the upper 30 degrees F.  The nights are cold – below freezing. With the freezing temperatures, be sure your garden hoses are rolled up and safe with the water removed.  Don’t want to have cracked ho...

Duvall WA & Monroe WAThe sights that indicate fall has arrived are all around us:  Pumpkins - round and orange, corn stalks with golden tassels, golden leaves falling on the ground, sunny blue skies with puffy white clouds, cows grazing in the fields, children in school cross walks, black and gol...

Duvall WAActually, there are many crafty people in Duvall.  And the proof was plainly visible on both sides of Main Street in downtown Duvall on Saturday, September 26.Every year on the last Saturday in September, residents of Duvall WA celebrate their annual Quilt Show.  The beautiful quilts are...

What do you think of when you hear the phrase “real estate services”?  Buying or selling a house?  Building a house?  Or maybe even financing a house?Real estate services are all of these and more.  It encompasses anything that has to do with your home.Some of the services may be obvious during t...

Monroe WAWhy Do People Live Here?Monroe is home of the Evergreen State Fair.  It is situated in southern Snohomish County at the junction of State Hiway 203 and State Hiway 2.  Hiway 522 ends in Monroe, so there easy access to Seattle and Everett for work and urban activities.  Since Monroe is lo...

Duvall WAMay was another good month for house sales in Duvall.  There were fewer houses for sale – 31 for sale in May vs. 38 for sale in April; however, more houses went under contract – a total of 26 - than any month since June 2014, which also had 26 homes go under contract.  There definitely i...

May 14 was RED Day for Keller Williams Realty – a day to Renew Energize and Donate.  All across the nation, Keller Williams offices were closed so brokers could participate in activities to the local communities where they live..This year my office in Kirkland, Washington, decided to support East...

Duvall WAAs long as I remember, people have said that April is a hot month in real estate – a lot of homes go for sale on the market during April.  That certainly has been true for Duvall.Like the last two years, new homes on the market dramatically increased in Duvall last month.  Active listing...

Duvall WAI was surprised recently while driving through downtown Duvall on a warm, sunny Sunday afternoon to see so many people outside.  Many were walking along the streets, going in and out of shops, and sitting outside eating and drinking.  Although, I should have known that on a sunny day in ...

Duvall WA Why Do People Live here? Cherry Valley Vista is a neighborhood of single family homes that is conveniently located in Duvall WA just 20 minutes east of Redmond.  It's far enough from the main hustle and bustle of the city that residents don't feel like the urban center of Seattle is kno...