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UrbanAsh- Seattle's Real Estate BlogUrbanAsh- Seattle's Real Estate BlogExtensive knowledge and experience in residential leasing and sales, corporate relocation and the community, UrbanAsh will keep you to date on news pertaining to Seattles real estate market, everyday life and entertainment. Articles
Vulcan Wins Zoning for Amazon Headquarters in SLU
2007-12-17 05:17:00 Last Wednesday, a City Council panel approved Vulcan?s plans to build three 12-story buildings within 6 blocks along Terry and Boren Avenues. The project will bring at least 4,000 more jobs to the neighborhood and is expected to be the new headquarters for Amazon .com. In exchange for the zoning change, the panel determined that Vulcan will ... More About: Green , South Lake Union , Headquarters , Wins
Insignia - Seattle?s Largest Condominium Project
2007-12-16 00:15:00 What once was the site of Teatro Zinzani will soon be Seattle ?s largest condominium project- Insignia. The project will occupy the entire block between 5th/6th Ave and Bell/Battery St. Construction on the two towers will start next year although it looks like they have already started preparing! Insignia will have 643 units with floorplans ranging from ... More About: Project , Midtown , Condominiums , Largest
Landlords?Call to Action!
2007-12-15 02:24:00 RHA ……..Call to Action …….. December 14, 2007 UPDATE: Inspections in Seattle Dear RHA Member, The Seattle City Council’s, Urban Development and Planning Committee voted to unanimously support Resolution 31031, allowing for a study to analyze and recommend implementation strategies for a Seattle Rental housing inspection program. The rental housing industry is not a proponent of any type of rental housing ... More About: Rentals , Call to Action , Landlords
Kirkland ?Extreme Makeover? Episode airs this Sunday
2007-12-15 01:43:00 One of the toughest projects ABC’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” has ever encountered (also located in Kirkland ) will be featured on KOMO 4, Sunday at 8pm. They pushed through all challenges and now the Chapin family has returned home. Click here to read more. “I think you could fit the old house in the kitchen of this ... More About: Episode , Extreme Makeover
Live2200 Update?All those keyboxes and only 18 on MLS?
2007-12-12 09:03:00 Just about this time last year, owners were starting to close on their condos at Live 2200 and the controversy began as several condos were thrown back on the market for sale and lease (23 of which I leased personally!). Now that the year leases are starting to expire, owners are starting to reenter the marketplace ... More About: Update , South Lake Union , Condominiums , Property Type
Move over condos, apartments are catching up!
2007-12-12 07:42:00 A couple weeks back when I attended the IREM Forecast Breakfast, Mike Scott (from Dupre + Scott) talked a bit about the rental market and where it is heading. The topic of conversation seemed to go a little like this? Seattle?s economy is stronger than ever, apartment vacancy rates are down and rents are still on ... More About: Market trends , Green , Apartments , Downtown , Rentals
Monday Mortgage Update
2007-12-10 19:31:00 The wild ride is quite likely to continue, with the coming week packed full of economic events and happenings. The headliner of the week will be the Fed’s Rate Decision and Policy Statement due on Tuesday afternoon. A cut to the Fed Funds Rate is expected - but what remains in question is whether the ... More About: Mortgage , Update , Monday , Mort
Trace Lofts- Historic Profile by Vintage Seattle Blog
2007-12-10 19:24:00 I currently have a listing for lease at Trace Lofts and although I know a bit about the building?s history there are still some questions that come up from time to time? autos, Tibetan monks, athletic equipment and sewing machines? The Vintage Seattle Blog profiled the building and has some excellent photos too- check it out! More About: Profile , Historic
Escala Thanks Supporting Agents & Brokers in Seattle Times
2007-12-08 02:26:00 The Escala Development Team would like to acknowledge the dedicated brokers and agents who have shown their support for Escala this year. Thank you for your enthusiasm and commitment to our project! We wish you a warm and happy Holiday Season and a properous New Year. Anil Bagai *Ashley Hayes* Bill Crumbaker Breffni McGeough Craig Brooke-Weiss Dan Bechen Daniel John Danny Le Eric Clibborn Gerry ... More About: Seattle , Agents , Brokers , Times , Midtown
The Week in Review- News, Condos & Events
2007-11-15 00:46:00 It looks like I did miss some exciting news while I was away? NEWS Seattle-based REIT, The Schuster Group, launched a $100 million private real estate investment fund called Schuster Realty that will focus on the Seattle area. Zillow.com signed a real estate advertising deal with 282 U.S. newspapers through 11 major publishers CONDOS The Cosmopolitan Community Committee wrote a ... More About: News , Events , Review , Market trends
Mortgage Update
2007-11-14 20:23:00 With the market closed on Monday in observance of Veteran’s Day - the rest of the week will roar into action with a packed economic calendar, including a look at retail sales numbers, consumer and producer inflation, and the manufacturing sector too. Remember that when Bond prices move higher, home loan rates improve - and you ... More About: Mortgage , Update , Mort
Taking a little Vacation?
2007-11-08 00:28:00 So I am going away on a little vacation from November 7th though the 14th. I am hoping that I don?t miss out on too much but if you would like to arrange showings for any of my properties or have general questions, please feel free to call my cell 206-799-9949 and Jenn (a much appreciated ... More About: Vacation , Taking
Monday Mortgage Update
2007-11-05 17:56:00 Mortgage prices were jostled and bounced around throughout a wild week of economic news and Fed moves. But in the end, time was on the side of those who were patient, as pricing finished the week right about where it began, leaving fixed home loan rates unchanged. Last week’s highlights included a quarter point Fed rate ... More About: Mortgage , Update , Monday , Mort
ATTN Condo Dwellers- Meet Your Neighbor!
2007-11-04 22:40:00 Beneighbor.com is a new site designed to help connect neighbors living in the same condominium buildings and offers insider information for new or existing developments. In the preview stage, Beneighbor.com is only available for Seattle and Portland and provides tools for people to identify with their neighborhood, find friends and neighbors, communicate with one another and ... More About: Nightlife , Condo , Meet , Condominiums , Well
5th and Madison Green Plaza Grand Opening- Friday November 16th!
2007-11-04 21:53:00 This coming Friday , 5th and Madison will host a grand opening celebration for the new half acre Green Plaza from 12:30pm until 2pm. The event will be open to the public and the official ribbon cutting will be at 1pm. Light refreshments, live music and beverages will be served, visit the 5th and Madison website for ... More About: Nightlife , Downtown , Opening
Don?t Forget- Daylight Saving Time Ends at 2am Sunday!
2007-11-03 22:08:00 Daylight saving time ends at 2am tomorrow morning so don?t forget to adjust your clocks either before going to bed or tomorrow morning for an extra hour of shuteye. Energy officials say that the daylight saving extension of a week produces energy savings of about 30 cents per family. Doesn?t sound like a lot but we ... More About: Time , Sunday , Saving , Ends
Eden Hill - Queen Anne?s Newest Apartment Community!
2007-11-01 20:20:00 Come February 2008, Queen Anne will soon have a new luxury apartment building located on the corner of Queen Anne Ave and Crockett St. The 4 story building will offer 36 apartments ranging in SF from 492 to 1099 SF, secure underground parking/storage and will have retail stores on the ground level?finally a drugstore on top ... More About: Community , Apartments , Eden
The NEW Push-Button House!
2007-11-01 19:52:00 Brought to you by Equity Green / Architechnophilia?the push-button boxcar home designed by Adam Kalkin. More About: House , Button , Push
Fed Cuts Federal Funds/Discount Rates Again!
2007-10-31 21:15:00 As anticipated, the Federal Reserve lowered the federal funds rate to 4.5% and the discount rate to 5% today. Click here to read the press release Click here to read the InManNews article More About: Rates , Funds , Discount , Cuts , Discount Rate
Happy Halloween!
2007-10-31 20:05:00 Courtesy of Mrs. Sharon Hayes- More About: Happy , Halloween , Allo
Stewart | Minor Broker/Buyer Preview Events
2007-10-30 23:36:00 Just got this in the snail mail… Stewart | Minor is holding a Broker Preview Event on November 13th and a Buyer Preview Event on November 14th-17th at the Olympic Tower (217 Pine St, 7th floor, Seattle WA 98101) To view event times/register, please click here by November 9th! Previous Post - Highrise Lofts Starting from $400k - 700-1900 SF convertible ... More About: Events , Downtown
Seattle #2 in the US for Home Price Increase- JUST RELEASED!
2007-10-30 21:25:00 Although the home prices here in Seattle have recently dropped a bit, when comparing prices in August 2006 to August 2007 prices actually increased 5.7% according to the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices report released today. There were 4 other cities among the 20 metropolitan regions across the United States that saw increases: Atlanta, Dallas, Charlotte ... More About: Market trends , Released
Watch out! The Properazzi is coming?
2007-10-30 03:58:00 I ran across this search engine for over 4 million properties in 50 countries?but no US to be found (just yet). Currently you can search for nearly 3.5 million listings in Europe, 7,000 in Africa and 30,000 in Asia to purchase or rent on Prop erazzi.com. Properazzi is very user-friendly and also offers additional news/information about the ... More About: Watch , Rope
Flower Fresh?Time for a Vacation!
2007-10-30 03:13:00 Monday?s are always a little rough for me, but this morning I was pleasantly surprised when a beautiful bouquet of flowers arrived at the office from one of my clients. Much appreciated! Shortly after I had a weird craving for a Strawberry Daiquiri?(leaving for Playa del Carmen on the 7th and returning on the 14th!) More About: Time , Vacation , Flower , Fresh
Monday Mortgage Update- Will the Fed Deliver Another Cut?
2007-10-29 18:31:00 They say to be careful what you wish for…and with Halloween just around the corner, kids aren’t the only ones wishing for a “treat”. This Wednesday, October 31st, The Fed will decide if the financial markets will get a treat of their own with another cut to the Fed Funds Rate. It is very fitting ... More About: Mortgage , Update , Monday , Deli , Mort
Friday?s Worth Mentioning?
2007-10-27 03:44:00 WOW- what a week! Here is some food for thought? Clifford visits the Urban Rest Stop Testing, Testing- Watch out for the Street Car! Intracorp purchases 4 Pioneer Square buildings for $53M ALAN BERNER / THE SEATTLE TIMES More About: Friday , Worth , Wort
Seattle Apartment Rates up 10.7%!
2007-10-22 18:30:00 “Rents in Seattle rose 10.7 percent to $1,057 last month. Seattle is the West’s only major market outside California where the cost of renting an apartment averaged more than $1,000 per month.” Click here to read the Seattle Times article. More About: Market trends , Rentals , Rates
Monday Mortgage Update- Forecast for the Week
2007-10-22 17:59:00 While it will be interesting to see how Stocks fare next week, and if they will continue to slide lower - the week ahead also brings some potentially market moving economic reports. Existing Home Sales will be the headliner on Wednesday while Durable Goods Orders, weekly Initial Jobless Claims, and New Home Sales will arrive ... More About: Mortgage , Update , Week , Monday , Forecast
Monday Mortgage Update- Home Improvements
2007-10-22 17:54:00 When the housing market’s hot, it seems like just about any remodeling project is a good investment and adds value to your home. But when the market’s tight, you want to be more selective about which projects you undertake…and what you expect to gain in return. If you’ve been thinking about boosting your home’s value or ... More About: Home , Mortgage , Update , Monday , Improv
Pike Place Market- One of the Top 10 Neighborhoods in the Nation!
More articles from this author:2007-10-18 20:21:00 The American Planning Association ranked Pike Place Market (Market District) as one of the top 10 great places in America based on design, functionality, sustainability and community involvement. They noted Pike Place as having “a history as rich and colorful as the produce it sells,” and furthermore identifying it as “Seattle’s most compact, walkable and diverse ... More About: Nation , Neighborhoods , Residences 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
