Jacquie Cliff's Real Estate Blog

My mail is filling up with articles about how cities in Snohomish county giving Verizon the thumbs up to start offering television programming in their cities via their much touted FIOS system. Edmonds and Bothell are the two latest towns to give their approval, and Lynnwood, Everett, Kenmore and...

CLICK HERE FOR MAPQUEST DIRECTIONS 21602 9th Ave SE #A101 Bothell, Wa $329,950 Excellent Bothell Townhome!!! Snuggled in off of the Bothell-Everett Highway and just north of I-405, this townhome affords a large amount of space for a very reasonable price, with a surprising amount of privacy!  An...

Right off of I-5 on 128th is a Irish Pub that not everyone knows about.   Shawn O’Donnel’s Irish Pub is a great bastion of good Irish food with a twist and cold beer!  This pub opened up in 2006 and has been open for lunch, breakfast and dinner ever since.  When you visit Shawn O’Donnell’s be sur...

In a recent meeting University of Washington President Mark Emmert announced plans to expand capacity at several campuses including the University of Washington – Bothell.  Under the current plan, the UW Bothell would go from 1,900 to 3,800 students by the year 2017. This announcements come afte...

Paine Field in Everett looks like it is closer to having commercial flights going in and out of it.  A study put together by Thomas/Lane and Associates states that local business leaders are in favor of having air access, and that having commercial flights from Paine Field would be a significantl...

Are the kids saying their are bored and you don't have anything to keep them busy?  Get them up and moving with free, family friendly activities that you can find at the Sno-Isle Library Activity site!  The Snohomish County Library System has a list of fun things for kids, teens and their parents...

A recent list of the Top 100 Small Cities in Americal put together by CNN lists Bellevue as the 42nd best small city to live in overall. People that live in Bellevue won't be surprised by this I'm sure, and might think they should be rated just a bit higher, but being in the top 100 isn't bad. If...

I just got done reading about how Nanostring Technologies has finally brought a product to market and gotten their first sale. Companies like this that continue to innovate and create new products are part of what keeps our region strong when others are faltering. Fell is starting to think about ...

With lender after lender closing their doors and loan programs being shut down one after another the options for fiancing a home are looking bleak.  Loan programs that once allowed people with little savings to purchase a home have been virtually eliminated, which has put many of my clients in Sn...

PCC the nation's largest consumer owned natural foods cooperative is coming to Edmonds, and aside from a little oopsy over cutting three trees down to make way for a water cistern without a permit, things are on track for the store to open this fall in the Westgate neighborhood.  They are taking ...