Archive for November, 2009

Maple Leaf Ace Hardware, the Stephenson Family owned and operated hardware store is my store of choice. The other day I was in Tweedy and Popp which just moved into the Wallingford Center Building. Tweedy and Popp also just opened two more locations. These are local businesses who use the buying power of the Ace Hardware... »

In the late 1970s and early 1980s residential Real Estate began taking on a life of it’s own. We’ll discuss the transition from commercial to residential sales in a later post. In North Seattle there was a growing residential sales office presence. Bob Parker, Dick Metzner, Bill Young, and Pat Melton staked out huge... »

In my list of the Best Agents I noticed that these are people who should be listing your house because they can give you the greatest exposure to the market place by knowing what to do. Many people think you put a house on the Multiple Listing Service, buyers will find it, and pay... »

My fascination with Grocery Stores started in California in the 1990s. There was a store there my sister took me to as a “treat.” I had owned a restaurant by that time so food was near and dear to my heart. Let me say this about grocer’s up to this point. It was all meat... »

You may be aware that there is now an index of home prices across the country. It’s the invention of a couple of professors who have been working on this formula since the 1980s. They are widely quoted and the Index has been a center piece for many articles related to the housing market... »

Just to round out the past couple of posts let me give a plug to the Real Estate agent in your area who has been there for the past couple of decades trying to get your attention. I know people who step back from that agent when they finally meet. In a lot of... »

Let me set the tone here by telling you about Bill Mac of Bill Mac and Associates. His Real Estate office was behind the House of Clocks in Lynnwood, it even said so on his business card. Bill used to tell me that if I ever did a Real Estate transaction for some body... »

In 1981, Coldwell Banker was acquired by Sears, Roebuck and Co., joining Dean Witter Financial Services Group and Allstate Insurance group as a member of the Sears Financial Network. Another landmark in 1981 was the launch of Coldwell Banker Residential Affiliates, Inc. for the franchising of residential brokerage companies. Further acquisition of companies in major... »

John Jacobi owned rental property. He was as frustrated as all of us are about how the Real Estate Industry conducts itself. He thought that Real Estate agents should present themselves in a professional manner when dealing with people’s most expensive purchase. Coming from out side the Real Estate Industry John brought a new set... »

The best Real Estate agents in Seattle »