JULY MARKET TRENDS

Market Trends: 7/26/2012

Washington State

Market Snapshot

Total Properties Listed: 50,600

Month-Over-Month Change: -.32%

Average List Price: $325,675

Month-Over-Month Change: -.39%

Median List Price: $199,950

Month-Over-Month Change: N/A

Typical Property

Single-Family Home

3 Bedrooms

2.45 Baths

$325,675 Average List Price

$172/SqFt Average Price per SqFt.

Average Price by Bedrooms:

1 Bedroom:   $205,046

2 Bedrooms: $266,349

3 Bedrooms: $328,510

4 Bedrooms: $491,783

5 Bedrooms: $725,149

Google Voice & BoomTown

BoomTown Leads

I found something really cool and wanted to share it with you all. If you are using Google Voice. You can add the Google Voice plug-in with Chrome when you are on BoomTown you no-longer have to dial the phone number you are calling it's just one click away. Really speeds things up on the phone. It also works with Facebook.

Market Trends: 6/18/2012

Washington State

Market Snapshot

Total Properties Listed: 50,139

Month-Over-Month Change:+2.68%

Average List Price: $325,241

Month-Over-Month Change:+1.27%

Median List Price: $199,950

Month-Over-Month Change: +.03%

Typical Property

Single-Family Home
3.01 Bedrooms
2.45 Baths
$325,241 Average List Price
$170/SqFt Average Price per SqFt.

Average Price by Bedrooms:

1 Bedroom:   $201,447
2 Bedrooms: $256,904
3 Bedrooms: $326,668
4 Bedrooms: $493,001
5 Bedrooms: $707,564

Market Trends: 6/8/2012

Washington State

Market Snapshot

Total Properties Listed: 49,754

Month-Over-Month Change:+3.98%

Average List Price: $325,147

Month-Over-Month Change:+2.05%

Median List Price: $199,950

Month-Over-Month Change: +.03%

Typical Property

Single-Family Home
3 Bedrooms
2.44 Baths
$325,147 Average List Price
$170/SqFt Average Price per SqFt.

Average Price by Bedrooms:

1 Bedroom:   $196,633
2 Bedrooms: $255,934
3 Bedrooms: $326,745
4 Bedrooms: $493,926
5 Bedrooms: $697,216

SEATTLE's SPACE NEEDLE

SEATTLE's SPACE NEEDLE - is considering adding a glass platforms on the observation deck where you could walk out past the edge and look down 520 feet to the ground. !  http://goo.gl/NjxKD  

Market Trends: 5/12/2012

Washington State

Market Snapshot

Total Properties Listed: 48,424

Month-Over-Month Change:+3.72%

Average List Price: $319,815

Month-Over-Month Change: +1.7%

Median List Price: $199,900

Month-Over-Month Change: +.45%

Typical Property

Single-Family Home
2.99 Bedrooms
2.44 Baths
$319,815 Average List Price
$168/SqFt Average Price per SqFt.

Average Price by Bedrooms:

1 Bedroom:   $199,736
2 Bedrooms: $248,732
3 Bedrooms: $320,824
4 Bedrooms: $486,617
5 Bedrooms: $681,493

Market Trends: 3/31/2012

Washington State

Market Snapshot

Total Properties Listed: 46,559

Month-Over-Month Change: +.96%

Average List Price: $312,734

Month-Over-Month Change: +.6%

Median List Price: $198,000

Month-Over-Month Change: N/A

Typical Property

Single-Family Home
2.99 Bedrooms
2.44 Baths
$312,734 Average List Price
$166/SqFt Average Price per SqFt.

Average Price by Bedrooms:

1 Bedroom:   $202,592
2 Bedrooms: $247,026
3 Bedrooms: $308,207
4 Bedrooms: $469,893
5 Bedrooms: $677,614

Market Trends: 2/15/2012

Washington State

Market Snapshot

Total Properties Listed: 46,283

Month-Over-Month Change: +.18%

Average List Price: $311,490

Month-Over-Month Change: +1.24%

Median List Price: $199,000

Month-Over-Month Change: -.25%

Typical Property

Single-Family Home
3 Bedrooms
2.43 Baths
$311,490 Average List Price
$163/SqFt Average Price per SqFt.

Average Price by Bedrooms:

1 Bedroom:   $200,191
2 Bedrooms: $245,102
3 Bedrooms: $302,503
4 Bedrooms: $451,451
5 Bedrooms: $656,251

Special flu shot opportunity for people who can't afford to pay

Walgreens in Capitol Hill will offer flu shots at no charge on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011

KING COUNTY, WA -- Walgreens and Public Health – Seattle & King County are partnering to offer flu vaccinations at no charge on Saturday, Dec. 17 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Walgreens located at Broadway and Pine (1531 Broadway) on Capitol Hill in Seattle. Vaccines will be offered at no charge for adults and children age seven and older who are uninsured and cannot afford to pay.
Health experts recommend that everyone get the flu vaccine to protect their health and the people around them. The flu can cause significant lost time from work and school, as well as the expense of doctor visits. In some instances, it can also cause hospitalization and even death.
The flu clinic is an excellent opportunity for people who do not have health insurance to get a flu vaccination at no charge.

• Date: Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011
• Time: The flu clinic is open from 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. or until there is no more vaccine available.
• Location: Walgreens, 1531 Broadway, Seattle

No appointments needed.

Watch It Now: Clean Seattle Water

NEWS ADVISORY

SUBJECT: Watch It Now: Clean Seattle Water
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
9/22/2010 1:00:00 PM FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
George Howland (206) 684-5755
City leaders are cleaning up our waterways & residents can help. How greening up your yard may put green in your wallet. CityStream premiers Thursday at 7 p.m.

SEATTLE - The federal government is making hundreds of American cities-including Seattle - upgrade their sewer systems to comply with the Clean Water Act. While the project will cost half a billion dollars locally over the next fifteen years, some citizens have found creative ways to help the environment and get a check sent to them.

Learn how Seattle’s water will become cleaner and what you can do to help: http://www.seattlechannel.org/videos/video.asp?ID=3071027

Also this week on CityStream, the city is facing a $67 million dollar deficit for next year. We’ll take a look at how leaders are dealing with the money shortfall during the budget process and what you can do to get involved. Plus, it’s a sweet treat as garden goodies head to the kitchen for a little preserving, how canning is seeing resurgence. Join host Lowell Deo at the Ballard Corners Park for these stories and more. Tune in Thursday September 23 at 7 p.m. on the SEATTLE CHANNEL, Cable 21 or watch it online at www.seattlechannel.org

Seeking submissions for Carbon Neutral Seattle initiative

SEATTLE – As the Seattle City Council moves forward towards defining and implementing carbon neutrality for our whole city, we need your help to creating and achieving a vision.

To start that visioning process we are asking for your ideas for the name and logo that will represent this initiative.

Carbon neutrality is complex and involves a number of topics – energy, land use, transportation, food systems, waste reduction, youth engagement, neighborhood planning, and economic development. More information on the organizing process can be found at http://carbonneutral.seattle.gov/.

To submit your entry

• Please include your name, address, phone number and email with a digital copy of your submission to Carbonneutral@seattle.gov.
• Winners will be announced at the September 14 Carbon Neutral Town Hall at City Hall, 600 4th Ave, Seattle.
• Multiple entries are allowed and encouraged.

Deadline: September 14, 2010

The contest will be scored using the following guidelines:

Name

• Uses language that is positive and dynamic. We are looking for words that describe the effort as active and constructive. Entries may but are not required include the words “carbon neutral.”
• Can be applied to all sectors of the cities carbon neutrality effort, for example: food systems, land use, transportation, energy, and others
• Creativity

Logo

• Graphic ideas should be simple, but expressive
• Graphics should relate to Seattle and the Pacific Northwest region.
• Graphics should relate to the city’s initiative.
• Creativity

Prize

• A hardcover copy of Chris Jordan’s book: Running the Numbers.
• Winning entrants will be given space on the website for a brief biography and publicity of their work.
• Winning entries will be highlighted at the Carbon Neutral Town Hall on September 14.

Please note: All logo entries must be your original work. Artists own all rights to their artwork unless their artwork is chosen as a winner. Submitting an entry gives the City of Seattle permission to promote your entry in any fashion it chooses. If your entry is chosen as the winner, upon receiving your prize you are required to transfer full ownership of the completed design to the City of Seattle. “Transferring” includes royalty-free, irrevocable, exclusive and worldwide rights to use the artwork in any way whatsoever with the exception of the artist retaining the rights to display the work in his/her portfolio or advertising as an example of the work he/she does.

Red Day 2010 KW West Seattle

On May 13, Keller Williams Seattle Metro had 20 agents participate in our project. We also had support from our lenders and escrow groups. Our Red Day project was to assist the Skate Church renovate a basement of a church for a Community Center, Food Bank and Meeting ...Space for West Seattle. Skate Church is a community outreach program is to give kids a positive outlet and place to meet instead of being out on the street http://theskatechurch.net/community.html Our project was to paint and renovate a huge space in the and prepare it before carpet and other finished were done. We completed the project in a little under 6 hours. Opening ceremony will be in the next couple of months. We had an amazing day of giving…..
Red Day 2010 KW West Seattle

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Ninja Selling

I recently returned from Hawaii after attending the Ninja Selling seminar in Honolulu Hawaii. I am excited to assist sellers/buyers with the new techniques learned. Many thanks to the members of the Group Realty.

Six Keys to Ninja Success
The foundation of Ninja Selling is to develop your talents in six key areas.

1. Energy, focus and thought.
   Understanding physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual energy. Learning how to focus this energy. Learning how the brain works, how to focus our thoughts, and how we become what we think about.
2. Mastery.
   Making the commitment to seek mastery in your life. Learning how to consistently produce results that are so beyond the ordinary that many call them miracles. Learning how ordinary people can achieve extraordinary results.
3. Socratic Selling.
   Learning how to stop selling and start asking the right questions – and then listening. Ninja Selling is less about selling and more about helping people buy. Ninja Selling is about learning to be a master communicator.
4. Controlling the process.
   Learning to control the sales process and having your customer control the decisions.
5. Customer focus.
   Ninja Selling is customer centric. It is based on deep market research into what customers want, how they think, and how they make decisions. Ninjas learn how to become perceived as “Trusted Advisors” by their customers.
6. Focus on what works.
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Downstairs Den, Formal Living & Formal Dining
Kitchen w/ eating area & Family room
Wood laminate flooring from entry to bath, hall and entire kitchen
Theatre lighting up stairwell
Bay windows in formal living and master bedroom
Master bench w/ storage in the bay
6 panel white doors with upgrade on nickel handle
Rocker style lighting switches throughout house
Fully fenced, 3 car garage, backs greenbelt

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Seattle's Street Festivals

SEATTLE - Mayor Greg Nickels today announced this summer's schedule of street festivals. Celebrate Seattle Summer Streets will open up streets to pedestrians and bicyclists, offering people a way to have fun, celebrate the spirit and personality of their neighborhood, and support local businesses. Each event is organized by a local group.

"The community is leading the way, putting together events that bring us all together," said Nickels. "Biking, walking, drawing chalk pictures, taking in the sights or shopping and eating at local establishments, Celebrate Seattle Summer Streets is a great way to spend time with family and friends."

Celebrate Seattle Summer Streets is modeled after similar successful events held in New York; San Francisco; Portland, Ore.; Vancouver, British Columbia; and Bogota, Colombia. Neighborhoods across Seattle have requested to open streets for community festivals.

"We are excited to have the opportunity to showcase Alki Beach in a way the locals and visitors don't get a chance to see on a daily basis," said Joe Fraser, general manager of Duke's Chowder House. "People can walk along the boardwalk and see what the buzz is about. From boutique retail shops to restaurants, Alki is the place to be."

"We're excited by the opportunity to work closely with the city of Seattle on this great initiative to highlight the neighborhoods that make up our great city, particularly the Greenwood-Phinney neighborhood," said Steve Giliberto, president of the Greenwood-Phinney Chamber of Commerce. "Especially pleasing is the fact that our new, successful Art Up/Open Up Artwalk program will be the centerpiece activity for our event where businesses marry creativity, art, performance and fun on a monthly basis for all across the city to come and enjoy."

Celebrate Seattle Summer Streets partners include: Cascade Bicycle Club, Feet First, Greater Seattle Climate Dialogues, Greenwood/Phinney Chamber, King County Public Health, Orswell Events, LLC, Pike Place Market, Rainier Valley Chamber, Seattle Great City Initiative, Seattle Public Schools, University District Chamber and West Seattle High School PTSA.

Additional information about Celebrate Seattle Summer Streets is available at http://seattlecan.org/summerstreets

The following events are being held this year:

Event: The Greenwood/Phinney Chamber's Art Up/Open Up Summer Streets Party
Date: Friday, April 10, 6 to 9 p.m.
Location: Phinney/Greenwood Avenue North from North 65th to North 87th streets

Event: Cascade Bicycle Club's Bike to Work Day and Summer Streets Party
Date: Friday, May 15, 4 to 7 p.m.
Location: Bergen Place Park and 22nd Avenue Northwest between Market Street and Ballard Avenue

Event: West Seattle High School PTSA's 5K Run/Alki and Seattle Summer Streets Party
Date: Sunday, May 31, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Location: Alki Avenue Southwest from California Way Southwest to 63rd Avenue Southwest

Event: Seattle Parks Summer Streets Party
Date: Sunday, June 7, 14, 21 and 28
Location: Discovery Park (7th), Interlaken Park (14th), Seward Park (21st), Magnuson Park (28th)

Event: U-District Chamber's Summer Streets Party
Date: Saturday, July 11, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: University Way Northeast between Northeast 50th and Northeast 45th streets.

Event: Pike Place Market's Fresh Fruit Festival and Summer Streets Party
Date: Sunday, July 26, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: Pike Street/First Avenue to Virginia

Event: Rainier Valley Chamber's Heritage Parade and Summer Streets Party
Date: Saturday, Aug. 8, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Location: Rainier Avenue South from South Orcas to South Alaska streets

Event: Cascade Bicycle Club's Restore Our Waters Cascade Spawning Cycling Tour
Date: Sunday, Sept. 20, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Location: Starts and ends at Myrtle Edwards Park, goes through Seattle Parks non-motorized areas of Seward, Interlaken, Gasworks, Commodore and Discovery Parks.

Event: Visit a park with permanently open streets and Celebrate Seattle Summer Streets
Date: May through September
Location: Volunteer Park, Seward Park, Interlaken, Magnuson Lakefront Promenade, Arboretum, Discovery Park

Mayor’s State of the City Speech

SEATTLE – Mayor Greg Nickels today delivered his eighth State of the City speech, emphasizing job creation, calling for new partnerships to help those in need, and promoting a new effort to mobilize 10,000 new volunteers.

Nickels said his "Seattle Jobs Forward" package will move up the schedule for public works projects, putting 1,500 people to work in the next two years. Seattle Jobs Forward includes $315 million in projects from local levies and the city’s capital improvement program that will be prioritized, including transportation, infrastructure and community spaces projects.

In difficult economic times, the Mayor said the City and community must come together to help the growing number of people who are struggling. He also called on volunteers across the city to reach out to their neighbors.

"Despite their worries, people – especially young people – want to help. They want to be asked. They want to know what they can do for their city, their country, their planet," said Nickels. "It is up to us to capture this spirit. Neighbor by neighbor, business by business, we must lend each other a helping hand. That is how we will emerge stronger."

The city will partner with the United Way of King County to offer volunteer opportunities. Throughout the year, Nickels will highlight good works and encourage community building.

"Today there is a clear need for even more volunteerism, since surmounting our current challenges will take a deepened sense of community and a greater sharing of time and talent. We thank Mayor Nickels for sounding the call," said Jon Fine, President and Chief Executive Officer of United Way of King County.

Nickels also asked community leaders, churches, parents, teachers, business leaders and others to join in preventing youth violence. As part of the Seattle Youth Violence Prevention Initiative, the Mayor announced that the city signed an agreement this morning with the Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle to put outreach workers in communities and to offer young people a way out of the cycle of violence.


This neighborhood network in the Central area will be the first of three youth service networks created by the city’s $8 million initiative. Nickels called for a summit on youth violence prevention to exchange ideas and gain inspiration to do more.

Despite the economic downturn, there are signs of hope, said Nickels. Investments in urban villages and business centers such as South Lake Union continue to employ thousands of residents.

Nickels delivered the speech at the Rainier Vista Boys and Girls Club, which received $1.2 million from the city of Seattle for its new facility. The mayor noted that Rainier Vista, a successful public housing development, was just across the street, and that the new light rail trains will cruise along Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard this summer.

Snow in Seattle

Snow has arrived in Seattle

They told us it would snow. We learned a few new weather terms. "Snow Shadow, and Thunder Snow" He are a couple of pictures from my neighborhood.