Maureen Nolan ~ Washington Brokers

Things are shaping up for a big open house next weekend May 16th.  Join me at Wooden Bear Farm for an afternoon of local food and wine.  Featuring local sensation and farm to fork enthusiasts Bill The Butcher, Dry Soda and more!

Wooden Bear Farm is one of the last standing privately held farms in zip code 98052.     This will be a great opportunity to see this amazing property that was once ...

Best wishes for a happy, healthy and prosperous
2010!

Renowned Deforest Architects just posted the Dey Farm project on their website.  Check it out!

Dey Farm - Woodinville

10 Ways to Sell Your Home Faster

Click on the article above to discover the 10 simple tried and true ways to sell your home faster!!   You will be amazed at the results.......

One variable that remains the same for all segments of the real estate market is that the loan market is the controlling variable.  The availability of loans and now the appraiser determines whether or not you will succeed at selling or buying a home right now.    OK..  there are a few other things that go into the home sales or purchase cycle but the biggest hurdle is the loan...

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The 2009 Solar Decathlon is the fourth year for a competition that the Department of Energy hosts to bring together college and university teams in a competition to design, build, and operate the most attractive and energy-efficient solar-powered house.

The winners of the 2009 competition was Team Germany!

Click here for results and more information

 

 

The city of Seattle has approved a bill that would allow homeowners to build backyard cottages to create additional housing and low cost housing opportunities. 

The basic requirements are that the owner must live on site and the cottage can not be any larger than 800 sq. ft.  The original bill was written to cap at 50 cottages per year but the city removed that portion of the bill. 

So, that ...

The first time home buyer tax credit is expiring.  Learn more about this tax incentive FIRST TIME HOME BUYER TAX CREDIT.  You can also follow this program on twitter at @FTHBtaxcredit.

Less than 60 days remain to qualify.  Putting a contract together no later than October 15th would ensure your ability to take advantage of this government offer.

Need help finding a home?  Call me at 206-200-9 ...

HGTV Front Door posted an article about the Top 10 Buying Mistakes That Can Cost You.  I felt it covered what could be covered in the top 10 and thought it worthy of mentioning.  Here is a link to the article  READ MORE 

The Top 10 Mistakes a Buyer can make!

1)  Waiting for the market to improve or not buying at all. 

2)  Making an offer without contingencies

3)  Not reading the fine print

4) ...

Many people are asking "what is selling" in Real Estate.    Here is part of the answer for Seattle/King County areas based on the local NWMLS statistics.   The area that posted the most pending sales for single family residential homes in the month of August was area 705 or the Ballard, Greenwood and "PhinneyWood" neighborhoods with 1,375 pending sales.  The Y-T-D median pending price for the ...