The voice of Seattle's Eastside

Friday's Did You Know? Donkey Kong comes to Redmond... Ok, I have found some interesting, funny, tragic and amazing tidbits about the Eastside of Seattle, but of all the random things.. this one has to take the cake.  Did you know that our own city of Redmond is the home for the current day Donke...

Friday's Did You Know? Before Kenmore was Kenmore... Did you know, that before Kenmore was a city that it was mostly dense forest owned by investors?  The major land holder was Philo Remington, the man who invented Remington guns.  Kenmore all began when Mr. Remington sold some of his property to...

Winning is not a sometimes thing.  It's an all the time thing.  You don't win once in awhile.  You don't do things right once in awhile.  Winning is a habit..........  Unfortunately, so is losing.                                                                            Vince LombardiThis is the...

Last week my family and I took our first annual pumpkin patch trip! We had a fantastic time on a crisp October day walking through two HUGE u-pick em fields, petting goats, buying fresh produce and taking pictures of this picturesque family farm.  Fall City Farms is my number one choice, but her...

You think our commutes from the Eastside to Seattle are hard now?  Consider this.  Back in the day when The Tolt/Carnation area was being settled, the commute was much much worse.  Did you know a commute from Seattle to the Tolt area included a ferry, pack horses, and an Indian canoe?  From Hist...

For residential only (not condos)Area 600 (No. Kirkland/Woodinville/Duvall) median prices were up 11.77%. Last month the median prices in this area were up 14.73%. YOY listing inventory was up 60.53% and Pendings were down -26.77%.LISTINGS: 724 (2007) vs. 457 (2006) +60.53%(Last month this area h...

For residential only (not condos).Area 560 Kirkland/Bridle Trails median prices were up 10.17%. Last month median prices were up 6.69%. Listing inventory was up 13.67% and pending sales were down -24.53%LISTINGS: 424 (2007) vs. 373 (2006) +13.67%(Last month there were 386 listings in this area.)P...

For residential homes only (not condos).Area 550 Redmond/Carnation median prices were up 5%. YOY listing inventory was up 38.65% and Pending sales were down at -34.92%.LISTINGS: 348 (2007) vs. 251 (2006) +38.65(Last month there were 336 listings.)PENDINGS: 41 (2007) vs.63 (2006) +-34.92%MEDIAN: $...

For residential homes only (not condos).Area 540 (Sammamish) median prices were up 9.94%%. Last month the area flat 1.73%. YOY listing inventory was up 41.84% and pending sales were down -31.94%.LISTINGS: 878 (2007) vs. 619 (2006) +41.84%(Last month there were 839 listings.PENDINGS: 130 (2007) vs...

For residential homes only (not condos)Area 530 (East Bellevue) median prices were up 10%. Last month this area was up 25.32%. YOY listing inventory was up 31% and Pending sales were down -26.87%.LISTINGS: 262 (2007) vs. 200(2006) 31%(Last month there were 236 listings)PENDINGS: 49 (2007) vs. 67 ...