Fabrics left outside are always at risk of either fading from the sun (if we're lucky) or getting soaked by the rain (the more likely scenario here in the great Pacific Northwest). Instead of using a traditional rug to add color, try painting one! It's easy, inexpensive Continue Reading
Entertaining outside? Need to keep your beverages cool but the standard white cooler just doesn't match your outdoor furniture? Check out this article in This Old House and learn how to build your own stylish cedar chest complete with bottle opener and drain. Brilliant! Continue Reading
NWMLS, Kirkland, WA, July 3, 2013 – Current market conditions -- including rising mortgage rates, tight inventory and declining unemployment -- are driving even more buyers into what is already an "extremely competitive housing market," reported OB Jacobi, a member of the Continue Reading
NWMLS, Kirkland, WA, June 5, 2013 – Well-priced homes continue to draw multiple offers and sell at a brisk pace around Western Washington as buyers react to increases in interest rates and asking prices. Northwest Multiple Listing Service reported double-digit gains in Continue Reading
NWMLS, Kirkland, WA, May 6, 2013 – Northwest Multiple Listing Service members notched their highest volume of new listings since June 2011, but the additions did little to ease inventory shortages. Brokers also reported the highest volume of pending sales since May 2007, Continue Reading
NWMLS, Kirkland, WA, April 4, 2013 – Brokers added 9,332 new listings to the Northwest Multiple Listing Service database during March, but pending sales topped that number to further crimp inventory and trigger competitive bidding among buyers who are flocking to open Continue Reading
Kirkland, WA, March 5, 2013 – Real estate brokers around Washington state agree today’s market is far different than two years ago, with one industry veteran summing it up by saying key indicators “are in perfect alignment for a spring market to remember.” On the plus Continue Reading
NWMLS, Kirkland, WA, February 5, 2013 – Punxsutawney Phil’s prediction of an early spring is showing up in the latest housing activity report from the Northwest Multiple Listing Service. Its statistics for January showed a 14.4 percent year-over-year increase in pending Continue Reading
NWMLS, KIRKLAND, WA, January 7, 2013 - Home buyers around western Washington made offers on 5,314 residences during December, outnumbering the 3,857 owners who listed their homes for sale. The imbalance helped push up prices and further thin already depleted Continue Reading
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