We don’t have to look far to see that Autumn is just around the corner from changing color of leaves to crosswalks filled with kids heading off to school, now’s the time to work on a few projects around the house to ensure that you are ready for the cooler weather and rain of the [...]

So I think that everyone would agree that recycling is wonderful… it enables us to enjoy life while using less energy, less resources and can often save money. However, a news article in the Chicago Tribue reminded earlier today of the lesser side of recycling – where new scammers recycle old ideas to hurt homeowners.  [...]

In light of recent disasters in Japan and other areas of the world, here are a couple of resources you may want to review so that you can be prepared in case of a major event in the Puget Sound: Washington State Department of Health Emergency Resource Guide You find more information about this guide [...]

It’s almost Spring and you’re probably already dusting off the honey-do list and getting ready to spruce up your home up for the Summer entertaining season, and perhaps even to sell in the near or distant future. While not everything we do to make a house a home is about getting the best return on [...]

We were asked by a client recently “how do different cities compare for property tax rates?”  Funny enough, while the assumption is that they’re all pretty close… there isn’t a great immediate source to clearly compare them… so we’ve created it and here are the surprising results. Here’s a look at the major cities in [...]

So today’s headline is that home sales have plunged 27% from June to July according the National Association of Realtors – and this seems dramatic and perhaps even surprising.  Though, this is an artificial drama being put on by people trying to get ratings.  It should be by no means surprising, and frankly shouldn’t have [...]

You simply have to applaud the creativity of Wall Street investors and property developers… when a door for making money closes they know how to knock a hole in the wall and make a window for cash to pour in. In a recent trend that has been making it’s way across the country, property investors [...]

As we’re entering the holiday season, and a time of good cheer, lets look at three reasons to cheer for the Puget Sound real estate market. Sales Are Up! At the conclusion of October 2009, the market in King County was coming off one of the strongest rises in market activity in years. January 2009 [...]