Well, heck, I thought maybe the last post I made on this blog was going to be a month ago, about shutting down AAA Properties. That teaches me to be going around thinking … It turns out that I’m probably going to be more active in real estate as a non-broker, than I was as…
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Today (now yesterday and beyond) was a very sad day for me and AAA Properties here in Bellevue, Washington. I finally had to admit that I was not carrying my weight in my real estate business and that expenses have been higher than revenues for way too long. It was a decision long time coming, but I…
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Home sales in the third quarter of 2011 throughout Washington increased in comparison to both the previous quarter and the same time a year ago, the Washington Center for Real Estate Research at Washington State University reported. Housing Affordability surged to record highs for all buyers and first-time buyers alike as mortgage interest rates fell…
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According to a post by Eric Pryne at SeattleTimes.com, Schnitzer West has put the struggling Shops at the Bravern up for sale. The Bravern has had a very difficult time drawing people to their upscale luxury mall – and keeping it’s tenants. This comes not long after they sold off the two profitable and fully…
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Bellevue Towers has finally set up a furnished model penthouse and if you are in the market, I’d be happy to show it to you. Bellevue Towers is definitely a premier property with many cool and convenient features and would make a great place to live – especially if you work and/or play in downtown…
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Here is today’s media release from the NWMLS about the performance of the local real estate markets in September. This month I am actually leaving in all the BS Pollyanna-ish commentary so that you can have a chuckle. (PLEASE do not believe what these people continually tell you – Lawrence Yun is the NAR “Economist”…
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This is a short video I recorded yesterday about a couple of different property types I am currently looking for. I’m currently looking for a fixer property in Seattle or Renton for my friend Stacia Loo and Thach Real Estate Group. Here is the type of property that she is looking for: Type of property:…
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I’ve been wanting to blog about the new home at 100 Cedar Crest Lane in the Sibleywood neighborhood just south of downtown Bellevue – but at the same time I haven’t been able to get myself to actually do it. Not sure what the exact (mental) problem is, but it probably has something to do…
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According to statistics from the broker owned NWMLS, there have been five homes to sell for over a million dollars in Bellevue during the past 30 days. The average sales price of these five properties was $1.164, with an average size home of 4,459 square feet (that’s a lot of room to clean The average…
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I am working to put together the most comprehensive and up to date source of information of all the hotels in Bellevue and it is amazing some of the information I’m finding. Listings for hotel properties that have been demolished for years ie the Paragon Hotel, or have changed names Hotel Bellevue. Multiple travel sites…
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