Condominiums have shed it's image as housing for people who couldn't afford single family homes. Condos now make up 25% of the total home sales in King County and is outpacing single family homes in appreciation. With many new projects being constructed in the downtown & urban core areas, compl
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07/29/2006
Seattle often thinks of itself as a technology hub with the likes of Microsoft, Amazon & ActiveRain. Yet, unlike our neighbhors to the south, there is no city-wide wi-fi system (at least for free). Little coffeehouses generally have been at the forefront of creating free hotspots.Now, Tully's,
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07/28/2006
So, who exactly in their right mind would zillowrize their website?Zillow has begun to develop an Open API to share data on nearly 67 million homes in America. What will be in Zillow’s open API? Our initial specs have us distributing the majority of information that can be found on Zillow.com inc
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07/26/2006
Seattle Times is reporting that Zillow raised $25 million in it’s second round of financing, raising a total of $57 million, just 5 months after launching it's online product.With the additional funding, the company plans to add at least 40 employees to its staff of 118. Rascoff would not say wha
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07/25/2006
To some, Seattle's Alaskan Way Viaduct (elevated portion of Highway 99) is an eye sore, a disaster waiting to happen, an endearing piece of Seattle's history. Either way, it slices downtown from it's waterfront limiting access and views. The 2001 6.8 magnitude Nisqually Earthquake damaged the v
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07/24/2006
Buildings alone do not make a neighborhood, especially in downtown. The Seattle Art Musuem's grand outdoor project for the city is the Olympic Sculpture Park on the waterfront in downtown's Belltown neighborhood. The 9-acre park, provide residents with much needed green space, outdoor art work
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07/20/2006
Once in a while the clouds hide and the sun shines upon our fair city. Known as the Rain City, Seattle is experiencing record highs with temperatures reaching into the 90's this weekend...and just in time too. Here's what's going on. Bite of Seattle - July 21 - 22nd The 25th Annual Bite of Sea
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07/20/2006
One of the organizations I'm involved with is the Seattle Animal Shelter. Though the shelter is a city department, the city doesn't pay for the veterinary care for the animals. Vet care is paid through the Help The Animals Fund which is solely donation based. Help The Animals Fund primarily fu
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07/20/2006
Some of the elements that makes a community attractive to business and residents are culture, entertainment and sporting activities. Big-time sports help entice businesses to an area which in turn brings people. Seattle is now on the verge of losing one of it's big three sport teams. The Seatt
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07/18/2006
April saw the beginning of an uptick in inventory for houses outside the urban working areas. In the seventeen counties covered by the Northwest Multiple Listing Service, most saw double digit gains in the number of listings; some jumped as much as 25%. And home prices continue to appreciate as w
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07/18/2006
