Neighborhoods & Market Reports
Snow/Ice/Wind Storm of January 2012
January 28, 2012 by Gabrielle · Leave a Comment
I was a bit (well, a lot) skeptical about whether we’d end up with a storm of the magnitude the weather folks were predicting early last week. We were to get 12-18” of snow. Uh huh … right! In my area of south King County, we’d had a number of just wet little snow blizzards [...]
RE/MAX 2012 Housing Message with Margaret Kelly (RE/MAX CEO)
January 23, 2012 by Gabrielle · Leave a Comment
Margaret Kelly, the Chief Executive Officer at RE/MAX is highly visible in her television commercials, along with being a spokesperson to those of us who are RE/MAX professionals. In this quick video clip, she summarizes what I believe is a reasonable statement of what we might expect to see in the real estate market in [...]
MainVue Homes at The Bridges in Auburn, WA
January 18, 2012 by Gabrielle · Leave a Comment
New home-building in Auburn, WA continues to increase, as evidenced by a quick drive through the area. One of the most ambitious new developments in Auburn is The Bridges, by MainVue Homes, located just east of 124th, between 304th and 288th. A few years ago I watched as the area was cleared and developed with [...]
The Winter Storm Watch Continues
January 17, 2012 by Gabrielle · Leave a Comment
My husband, the amateur weatherman, has been obsessively following the build-up to the “Megastorm” of decades, currently predicted for our greater Seattle region. We’ve been watching for days, experiencing a bit of snow here, and a bit of snow there. At our home in east Auburn, so far we’ve accumulated a couple of inches, which [...]
A Look at Sales in Lakeland Hills
January 17, 2012 by Gabrielle · Leave a Comment
I’ve always loved the Lakeland Hills area of Auburn, which technically straddles the King County / Auburn County borders and includes both Auburn and Sumner addresses. Perched above the Auburn valley, there are also some staggering views of the valley, southeast of Mt. Rainier, and east of the Cascade foothills. Much of Lakeland Hills is [...]
Auburn, WA: 2011–The Year That Was
January 3, 2012 by Gabrielle · Leave a Comment
The end of the year is a good time to take a look back and see how things shaped up. After all of the negative press, residential real estate sales in Auburn improved, both for the month of December 2011, and year over year compared to 2010. Here’s a quick look at the numbers: [...]
Congratulations on Your New Home!
December 9, 2011 by Gabrielle · 1 Comment
Five months in the making … and here it is! Congratulations, Gary! May you enjoy many many years in your new house! And who wouldn’t – all that brand new space just for you, combined with an awesome view of Mt. Rainier and the foothills! Whoo hooo!!! There’s a mountain there … a BIG [...]
Houses are Affordable in Maple Valley, WA!
September 2, 2011 by Gabrielle · Leave a Comment
Seattle is a gorgeous area, full of lakes, mountains, and lots of green spaces. Just to the east of Seattle, directly across Lake Washington, are Bellevue, Redmond, Kirkland and other communities, commonly referred to as Washington’s high-tech corridor. Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and a batch of other big tech name companies make their home in our Seattle [...]
Maple Valley Summer Sales
September 1, 2011 by Gabrielle · 1 Comment
Now that summer’s coming to a close (well at least on the calendar), I thought a wrap up of Maple Valley home sales activity might be due. For reporting purposes, I’ve only included transactions that post a mailing address of Maple Valley, which includes the largest hub of homes in the local Multiple Listing Service are [...]
Farmer’s Markets are “Springing” Up All Over!
June 16, 2011 by Gabrielle · Leave a Comment
It’s Spring, which means Farmer’s Markets are “Springing” Up All Over! I love shopping at local Farmer’s Markets. Just mingling amongst all the fresh produce, the local crafts, and flowers is inspiring. I always come away with the zeal to go home and weed. Or something equally as dirty. Not to mention, of course, my [...]
Springtime Sales in Auburn, WA
June 15, 2011 by Gabrielle · Leave a Comment
I’m going to loosely define “Spring” as March 1st through today, June 15th– our period of incredible rainfall and cold weather. I know Summer doesn’t officially start for another week or so, but I’m calling it now … Here’s how I see it: A total of 333 Residential transactions closed, consisting of 276 single family homes [...]
Fireworks on the 3rd of July!
June 7, 2011 by Gabrielle · 2 Comments
I love fireworks. Actually, I love BIG firework displays. The ones that the young’uns persist in lighting off in the neighborhood designed to just be big bangs are annoying. Well, don’t laugh, but I really like those snake’y things — those little black things that you light that crawl all over the ground. But give [...]
It’s a Blue Balloon Weekend!
June 3, 2011 by Gabrielle · Leave a Comment
Blue balloons should begin flying tomorrow in recognition of the National Realtor© Open House weekend and to point folks to those properties participating in the event all across the country. Not only is this a good time to showcase listings, but I’ve armed my actively searching Buyer clients with handfuls of business cards so that [...]
Foxy Townhouse in Kent!
May 24, 2011 by Gabrielle · Leave a Comment
[gallery link="file"]New Carpet, New Roof, New Paint = New House for You!
March 25, 2011 by Gabrielle · 1 Comment
Look out over the neighborhood and into the distance from this corner-culdesac in the Kentridge/Glencarin area of Kent. Freshly painted with brand new carpeting and roof (to be completed prior to closing) = a clean, tidy, and move-in ready home just for you. Along with the kitchen (complete with eating bar), the main [...]
