Community Event information for the Seattle Area and Cannon Beach, OR. Here are some October Doggy Events in the Pacific Northwest. Puyallup Canine FestOct. 14 & 15 • Puyallup Fair Grounds, Wash. A fun-filled weekend of canine events, demonstrations and educational presentations as well as perf
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09/30/2006
I'm here in the office on a Friday night waiting for the listing agent to fax me back the seller's response to my clients' offer. He said he'd fax it around 7-ish. Now, I could just be out doing my own thing waiting for his call, but in western Washington, communication is still officially ruled
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09/29/2006
An exhibit of the several of the Dead Sea Scrolls are now on exhibit in Seattle at the Pacific Science Center at the Seattle Center. The exhibit runs from September 23 through January 7, 2007.The exhibit will feature 10 scrolls, 3 facsimiles and other artifacts from Qumran, near where the scrol
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09/24/2006
Avoid showing downtown condos during a Seahawks home game. Seahawk Stadium (the name it had before Qwest bought the naming rights) is located just south of downtown's Pioneer Square district. As a result, there's lots of traffic and nearly impossible to find a parking spot. I admit, I'm not m
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09/24/2006
I recently came across a site with fantastic virtual tours of Seattle including the Seattle Center, the Pike Place Market, Downtown, and the cemetery were Bruce Lee is buried. Called VR Seattle, the site has over 1,000 tours throughout Seattle and nearly another 500 of other Washington locales.
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09/24/2006
The Belltown neighborhood is generally considered part of downtown Seattle, though it's primarily a residential area just north of the downtown retail district. Along Belltown's broad streets are an eclectic mix of people, businesses and art. Not to mention the snazzy offices of John L. Scott R
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09/23/2006
Rich's post about expiring web domains was a call to action for me. After reading his post I decided to check my Godaddy account and it turns out two of my domains expire next week. They are now renewed.I use Godaddy for all my domains as they're pretty good at domain registration. Also, they
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09/23/2006
I've come across many situations where there are special instructions to show and access a property. Today, there was one that got me stumped. It's a condominium on 1st Avenue near the Pike Place Market. The agent's instructions in the MLS stated "enter bg on Post Alley (1st left thru stairwel
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09/23/2006
There's been hints that Seattle's strong, seller centric, housing market is softening. Inventory has been rising for several months, the absorbtion rate while still low has been increasing and homes have been sitting on the market longer. Another sign, which I'm starting to see more frequently,
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09/22/2006
What could you get for $425,000 in Seattle? That, of course, depends on which unique neighborhood one wants to live.In the Central District where many homes are being replace with townhouses, a new $425,000 townhome will get you 1,360 sf, 3bds, 2.5 ba. The home features an open floor plan on th
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09/22/2006