Then you'll love their upcoming conference on design!  I hear there will be a great deal of info on pre-fab housing. Experience architecture through the lens of prefab, sustainability, affordability and urban design. Dwell on Design Conference + Exhibition takes place in San Francisco’s Concourse Exhibition Center during the heart of the AIA’s third annual Architecture and the City month ...

Most of the activity on your home will occur in the first few weeks. Pricing a home properly creates immediate urgency in the minds of buyers and agents. Typically, there is a pool of  buyers  who have seen most available homes in their price  range and are now only waiting for new listings or price reductions. A buyer may fail to see your home if it is priced too high.  Often, overpriced lis ...

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1. Be informed.  The person who has the most information and uses it wisely typically prevails in negotiation. It's the one tool that's imperative. Information leads to the right price for a property, puts details in perspective, lessens tension and keeps emotions in check. One should know the average days on market, list to sell-price ratios, home amenities and all the other basics.  It also ...

Home prices are still rising in Western Washington, contrary to trends in many parts of the U.S., home prices in Western Washington continue to rise, even in the wake of growing inventory and fewer sales. The latest report from Northwest Multiple Listing Service, which tracks activity in 17 counties, shows prices rose 15.5 percent for July's sales compared to the same month a year ago. That ...

As a Realtor, I tend to take on the role of many sub-specialists from financial advisor to tax specialist to marriage counselor to psychotherapist.  I get ot know my clients during a stressful part of their lives, whether buying, selling or both.  My job is to be a stellar handholder, a counselor to help alleviate their fears and to be a solution-provider so that they can accomplish their goa ...

Design has taken a trend towards downsizing.  Time Magazine's Aug 21 edition contains a two page article detailing some of the recent tiny homes, including an 84 sq ft home parked down in Olympia, Washington.  Also profiled are Alchemy Architects of St. Paul, MN, whose designer Geoffrey Warner creates "weeHouses" that start at $69,500 for a 364 sq ft studio with bamboo flooring, built-in cabi ...

Just recently the City of Seattle announced plans to allow the building of secondary dwellings on certain properties in the southeast Seattle area.  This would allow for additional family members and others to reside right on the lots of existing in-city homes.  Seattle construction will take another upswing!  Here's a gorgeous plan for an accessory dwelling available at Archway Press: www.ar ...

When preparing a home for sale, many Sellers’ invest hours and dollars in sprucing it up.  Repairing things, repainting and adding touches that they think will increase the homes value in the eyes of prospective buyers.  However, all of this work will be for naught should they come on the market without the right price.  If they haven’t consulted the expertise of their agent, or are tryin ...

I often hear from first time homebuyers and seasoned buyers from other markets in the US alike comment about how they never realized it would be so difficult to just to get their offer accepted, let alone find the right house to make the offer on.  Seattle is still going strong with multiple offer situations.  A recent couple who lost out in bidding wars for two Magnolia condos described the ...