Around The Sammamish Plateau
CA Dominates Zillow Study of Depreciating Markets
Real estate markets in California dominate a list of metro areas with the steepest percentage-based decline in home values over the past five years. Data prepared by online real estate valuation and search company Zillow — based on the company’s home-value estimates and its Zillow Home Value Index, which is generated from those value estimates…
Read MoreDuthie Hill Mountain Biking Park
Want a place to mountain bike? Welcome to the Duthie Hill Mountain Biking park created by mountain biking enthusiasts in conjunction with King County Parks & Rec. The caters to all skill levels and is a extremely fun. My first day out was a very humbling experience.
Read MoreSeattle-Area Home Prices Increase in June
Seattle-area home prices rose in June for the second straight month, according to the Case-Shiller home-price index. Nationally, the index was up for the third straight month, numbers for June released Tuesday showed. In the Seattle metropolitan area, which includes King, Snohomish and Pierce counties, prices rose 0.7 percent between May and June, according to…
Read More10 Emerging City Neighborhoods
Richard Florida, author, analyst, champion of great cities – and a fellow writer for The Atlantic – has picked 10 great city neighborhoods on the rise for USA Today. These were mostly a bit gritty not long ago, but are now adding vitality practically by the day and embodying the rebirth of US cities. South…
Read MoreMortgage Market in Review
Weather The mortgage interest rate markets are subject to an enormous number of factors. Most analysts agree that weather can have an effect on market activity. Although the effects are seldom long lasting, they can be quite significant. The United States is the world’s largest exporter of corn. Relatively rainy weather across the Midwest portions…
Read MoreKenmore Air
Kenmore Air, a local seaplane company that flies the Pacific Northwest services to Lopez, Orcas, and San Juan Islands from downtown Seattle’s Lake Union and Kenmore at North Lake Union.
Read More2011 Superconforming Loan Limits
The new limits are technically only good through December 31, 2011. It is entirely possible that the limits may change again for 2012. (Information provided by David Henn of Landover Mortgage)
Read MoreLiftmaster Garage Door Maintenance
The Liftmaster garage door opener uses a teflon like gearing system. The positive is that it is quiet. The downside is that if the garage door rollers add additional stress, it can cause additional wear & tear on the gearing system.
Read MoreMt Rainier
Mt. Rainier…about a 3 hour drive from Seattle. We took advantage of the view from the top of Crystal Mountain via the gondola ride to the top. It was a great adventure that is great for everyone of all ages.
Read MoreFree IPhone Apps at Starbucks!!
Free iPhone Apps to be Given Away at Starbucks – Starting Tuesday, Aug. 23 Shazam Encore will be the first iPhone app which will be given away, a company spokesperson said. Starbucks has three locations in Sammamish. Starbucks is a partner with Patch.com. Coffee drinkers who enjoy visiting Starbucks in Sammamish and the Seattle area…
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