Why Option Arms Are A Bad Idea
In today’s Early to Rise Newsletter (which I fully recommend EVERYBODY subscribe to), Michael Masterson wrote the following piece: Sometimes It’s Hard to Make Money Giving Good AdviceAlex, a broker…
Current Market and Mortgage Options
According to tody’s T.J. Knowles Mortgage Newsletter, which I find very informative and entertaining, interest rates are up and expected to keep climbing. He also says that property values are…
Bill Gate’s “Sea Change” Email – Full Text
Thanks to Dave Winer and Hypercamp we now have the full text of Bill Gate’s by now infamous email noting a “sea change” in technology as well as the complete…
Slow Down in the Local Residential Market??
In a press release sent out today, the Northwest Multiple Listing Service (NWMLS) says that homebuyers are finding a bigger selection and less competition in the local marketplace. It also…
Future Real Estate Trends?
In a recent article written for Business 2.0, Paul Kaihla writes about Seattle, Portland and Eugene all growing together to become a Northwest Megapolitan area he calls “Cascadia”. Here are…
Need Help Buying or Selling a Commercial Property?
Are you looking to buy, lease or sell commercial property in the Puget Sound area? Do you know someone that is? I’m currently looking for clients to represent. I specialize…
A Real Estate Professional, but remain a Realtor®?
I am a real estate broker and real estate professional and currently a Realtor®. To me, being a Realtor® simply means that I am a paying member of the Seattle/King…
First Post – Eastside Real Estate
This is the first post to the Eastside Real Estate blog. In the near future I will be beginning to write about real estate on the Eastside of Lake Washington…
Herbolds give $1.5 mil to the Hutch for Cancer Research
Former Microsoft COO Bob Herbold and his wife Pat, who has recently been named American Ambassador to Singapore, just announced a $1.5 million dollar gift to the Fred Hutchinson Cancer…
First Mutual Bank Hires Mizumori
First Mutual Bank has hired Victor Mizumori as the Community Business Banking Manager. Mizumori, a 30-year Northwest banking industry veteran, oversees a group of four community business development officers in…