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TOP 5 PLACES IN SEATTLE AREA TO GET YOUR PUMPKINS

It’s Fall y’all, therefore it’s time to plan your great pumpkin adventure. So grab your PSL, check out our Pinterest Board for pumpkin carving ideas, and let’s get to it. Here are our Top 5 Picks to Get Your Pumpkins: 1) FOR THE SLACKER PARENTS: We totally get it – busy lives, […]
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TOP 5 PLACES TO SEE FALL LEAVES IN SEATTLE

Today is officially the first day of Fall. While letting go of summer in Seattle is indeed challenging, any true Seattleite will be hard pressed to deny how they feel “at home” in Autumn. Curling up on the couch, watching their favorite sitcom, fire set and the rain pouring down outside – all […]
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TODAY IS EARTH DAY

Today is Earth Day. For some reason, this year I am more drawn to our planet than before. Perhaps it’s a bit of inspiration from a client who is striving to remodel their house into a passive home. Perhaps it’s watching our 10-year-old daughter become more aware of her own surroundings, and just wanting to […]
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WHEN DELI MEATS BAR

When rumors began to spread in the Maple Leaf neighborhood of Seattle that a deli was opening in the former Little Gym kids space, we were both intrigued and skeptical. But one visit to this neighborhood bar and butcher and you understand why The Shambles and their tagline “When Deli Meats Bar” has become the […]

DISCOVER TOP 5 PLACES IN SEATTLE AREA TO GET YOUR PUMPKINS It’s Fall y’all, therefore it’s time to plan your great pumpkin adventure. So grab your PSL, check out our Pinterest Board for pumpkin carving ideas, and let’s get to it. Here are our Top 5 Picks to Get Your Pumpkins: 1) FOR THE SLACKER PARENTS: We totally get it – busy lives, […]

DISCOVER TOP 5 PLACES TO SEE FALL LEAVES IN SEATTLE Today is officially the first day of Fall. While letting go of summer in Seattle is indeed challenging, any true Seattleite will be hard pressed to deny how they feel “at home” in Autumn. Curling up on the couch, watching their favorite sitcom, fire set and the rain pouring down outside – all […]

DISCOVER TODAY IS EARTH DAY Today is Earth Day. For some reason, this year I am more drawn to our planet than before. Perhaps it’s a bit of inspiration from a client who is striving to remodel their house into a passive home. Perhaps it’s watching our 10-year-old daughter become more aware of her own surroundings, and just wanting to […]

DISCOVER WHEN DELI MEATS BAR When rumors began to spread in the Maple Leaf neighborhood of Seattle that a deli was opening in the former Little Gym kids space, we were both intrigued and skeptical. But one visit to this neighborhood bar and butcher and you understand why The Shambles and their tagline “When Deli Meats Bar” has become the […]

DATA FEBRUARY 2019 MARKET STATS

DATA Q4 2018 MARKET UPDATE By: Mathew Gardner, Windermere Economist The following analysis of the Western Washington real estate market is provided by Windermere Real Estate Chief Economist Matthew Gardner. We hope that this information may assist you with making better-informed real estate decisions. For further information about the housing market in your area, please don’t hesitate to contact […]

DOORSTEPS AARON & SARAH Our paths first crossed with Aaron and Sarah many years ago when we were all volunteering at Big Brothers Big Sisters. It was then that we began to understand their passion for children, both mentoring and fostering at risk youth. In addition to volunteering as “Bigs,” they were also short term emergency foster parents to […]

DATA 2019 FORECAST Author: Mathew Gardner, Windermere Economist What a year it has been for both the U.S. economy and the national housing market. After several years of above-average economic and home price growth, 2018 marked the start of a slowdown in the residential real estate market. As the year comes to a close, it’s time for me […]

DISCOVER A FOLIAGE FETISH For years I have proven to be a tried and true novice green thumb, never able to keep a plant alive. But after successfully keeping our human daughter alive for 10 years so far, I decided it was time to graduate to foliage. Like any Seattle native, my comfort zone is in grey. Various shades […]

DISCOVER DAY TRIP TO COUPEVILLE Whidbey Island has long been the go-to weekend destination for the people of the Pacific Northwest. With a short 30 minute ferry line and bountiful beaches, quite a few Seattleites have established second homes around the island. While most day-trippers stop at the town of Langley, heading north just 25 more miles lands you in […]