The voice of Seattle's Eastside

When a Seller expects too muchby Greg PerryIn late 2005, I had a listing appointment with Mr. and Mrs. P.  They lived on a very nice golf course in South Snohomish County.  In our initial meeting, I gained immediate and deep rapport with Mr. and Mrs. P.  In fact, we were all in love with each oth...

In our weekly meeting this morning, our broker gave us a Business Evaluation to fill out and contemplate.  I'm blessed in that the office environment that I work in has by and large seasoned, full time agents.  I would bet the average years in the industry here would exceed 15 years.  Most agents...

 By Greg Perry One of my greatest sources of entertainment is to ask another real estate agent, or to overhear agents talk about the market.  Some agents are "glass 1/2 full" people and will always portray a positive spin, while others can't wait for the bottom to drop to fulfill a 10 year prophe...

Written by Greg Perry The City of Kirkland is considering the annexation of the Finn Hill, Upper Juanita and Kingsgate areas.  If brought to a vote, the approx. 33,000 residents of these areas will decide if they should become a part of Kirkland complete with services such as parks, police and ro...

Rental Scam!By Greg PerryHere's an article from our local MLS.  It seems a scammer has figured out how to profit on the rental market!  Internet exposure may be a double edged sword.  Yes the exposure is great, but there is no limit to the creative imagination of scammers!  Could a variation of t...