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Changes to Selling Office Commissions Rules

We want to let you know about some changes directed by the Northwest Multiple Listing Service (NWMLS) regarding how those selling office commissions are determined. The intention is that sellers will have a greater degree of choice on what commission, if any, they offer to the brokerage representing the buyer.  These changes will have implications for sellers and buyers in real estate transactions as well as Appraisers and Lenders.  

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Posted in: Community News, Education, General Real Estate Information Tagged: Market Updates, Real Estate News, Real Estate Update, Seattle Real Estate, seattlebydesign, Selling Office Commissions

Where Next: Insights from our Broker Network

Los Angeles! Ari Wintraub is a top-tier broker and referral partner serving the highly-competitive L.A. market. Based in Brentwood, he serves many of the most prestigious communities in the area such as Beverly Hills, B.H. Post Office, Santa Monica, Venice, and more.

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Posted in: Community News, Education, General Real Estate Information, Relocation, Uncategorized Tagged: California, Los Angeles, Market Update, Real Estate, real estate agent, realogics sotheby's international realty, seattle —, seattlebydesign, SoCal, Southern California

You Can Help Change Lives!

Photo Credit: Humble Design

The SeattlebyDesign Team has come across a wonderful charity that supports local neighbors going through challenging times. Tia Baker, the Director of the Seattle chapter, describes the Humble Design mission as:

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Posted in: Community News, Education, Philanthropy, Seattle Tagged: Care, Community, Community Support, Donations, Families, Furniture, Give Back, home, Homelessness, Humble Design, King County, Nonprofit, Real Estate, seattlebydesign, Support, Youth

The Benefits of Staging Your Home

In the last 15 years, home staging has become an integral part of selling homes in our market. While necessary, staging is also not inexpensive. In order to evaluate and justify the expense, it is important to understand how buyers make their decisions.

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Posted in: Community News, Education Tagged: Backdrop Staging, Interior Design, Maren Harrington, Sellers, Selling, Selling Your Home, Staging

Forefront’s “Full of Hope” Event Connects the Community to Suicide Prevention Resources

As the holidays draw near, I am filled by a sense of excitement, knowing I will soon celebrate with close family and friends. I hope that you too are looking forward to the holidays as we say goodbye to 2018 and ring in the new year.

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Posted in: Community News, Event Tagged: Forefront, Full of Hope, Mental Health, National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, Philanthropy, seattle, Suicide Prevention, University of Washington

Rah Rah Issaquah!

 

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What do you think of when you think of Issaquah? Do you think of the big Salmon Days event? The Costco headquarters? The beautiful Olde Town neighborhood? Maybe you think of the great school system!

 

On June 14th, SeattlebyDesign’s Chris Kallin attended a private presentation by Jen Davis Hayes, Issaquah’s Economic Development Manager. Developer’s and tier-1 tenants were the primary audiences, but Chris learned a lot of information that might be of interest to the residential real estate investor and/or owner-occupied homebuyer!

Chris would love to share the full presentation for any interested readers, but here are a few interesting tidbits that you won’t find in the presentation:

– Issaquah boasts more C-Level executives than any other area of the Puget Sound. Astonishing, given some of the more high-profile neighborhoods one might think of first.

– Currently, 70% of the Issaquah valley floor is covered in asphalt. City planners aim to change this dramatically, by requiring structure parking in key areas and for projects of a certain scale.

– The City of Issaquah has lifted their 1.5-year moratorium on new commercial development. The goal during this time was to develop a comprehensive view of a future-Issaquah and to produce an architectural fit / urban design manual. The requisite zoning changes align with the prescriptive objectives.

– Just 9% of residents currently live and work in the city. With several anchor tenants dramatically increasing their footprint (e.g. Costco’s doubling of its corporate office space), planners hope to see this figure improve dramatically. One of the ways they aim to increase this is to add “play” to the live-work-play equation. Projects that provide entertainment value are sure to get more support from the City of Issaquah than others ignoring this element.

– A review of the presentation reveals a number of residential real estate opportunities. Areas of interest might include the area of likely ST3 light rail expansion, the soon-to-be improved transit center, and the several roads being added to the area, including at least one overpass connecting the two halves of the city bisected by I-90.

Please contact Chris Kallin if you’d like more information or a copy of the city’s presentation! You can email him at chris@seattlebydesign.com.

And if you’re interested in making an investment in the area, be sure to check out the Issaquah Active Projects Map: http://bit.ly/2KJNCnd

Posted in: Community News, Eastside Tagged: bellevue real estate, cougar mountain, eastside real estate, Issaquah, issaquah highlands, lake sammamish, newcastle, olde town issaquah, Pacific Northwest, pnw, Puget Sound, Real Estate, real estate agent, real estate broker, realtor, salmon days, Sammamish, seattle, Seattle Real Estate, st3 light rail, tiger mountain, washington

According to GeekWire, the New Google Campus will Transform the South Lake Union Neighborhood

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As the architects behind Google’s proposed campus at South Lake Union prepare for their meeting with the Seattle Design Review Board today at 8pm, GeekWire writes that “New images show how Google’s Seattle campus will transform the South Lake Union neighborhood.” Nat Levy, upon viewing the recently released images, says “the tech giant will drive the next evolution of the South Lake Union neighborhood, right in Amazon’s backyard” with a design aesthetic that speaks to the walkability of the neighborhood and incorporates natural elements, as walls of windows meet greenery throughout.
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Posted in: Community News, South Lake Union Tagged: amazon, Boren, Commercial Real Estate, Fairview, GeekWire, Google, New Development, seattle, Silicon Forest, south lake union, Technology

Realogics Sotheby’s International Realty to Open 5th Branch Office in Madison Park

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We are excited to share that Realogics Sotheby’s International Realty is expanding into Seattle’s Madison Park with its fifth branch office location. The latest addition to our growing global real estate brand will consist of two sites across from each other: The Park House, a boutique real estate store front at 4031 Madison St.; and administrative offices in the building across the street.
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Posted in: Community News, Realogics Sotheby's International Realty Tagged: Branch, Expansion, Madison Park, New Office, realogics sotheby's international realty, seattle, The Park House

Neighborhood Market Spotlight: Southeast Seattle

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Southeast Seattle includes the neighborhoods of Mt. Baker, Seward Park, Leschi, Columbia City, Lakewood, and Rainier Beach. This is an historic area of Seattle, and some of its oldest streets (e.g., Holgate, Lander, Wilson, Angeline, and Graham) are named for early settlers and denizens of the city. The area has been a seller’s market continuously for the past three years, and has not seen more than six weeks of homes in inventory for sale since February 2015. The average monthly supply was 1.2 months in 2015, down from 1.9 months in 2014, and two months in 2013.

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Posted in: Community News, General Real Estate Information, Market Update Tagged: Columbia City, Lakewood, Leschi, Market Report, Mt. Baker, Rainier Beach, realogics sotheby's international realty, seattle, seattlebydesign, Seward Park, Southeast Seattle

Neighborhood Market Spotlight: West Seattle

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The West Seattle area of the city of Seattle includes the neighborhoods of Alki, Admiral, North Admiral, Belvedere, Fauntleroy, and Gatewood. Local media reports in 2015 indicated that West Seattle, especially its northern and western neighborhoods, have been a preferred target for homebuyers moving from California’s Bay Area. Chief Sealth High School in West Seattle is ranked among the top public high schools in the state. Although the area has been a seller’s market for years, the monthly supply tightened markedly in 2015, bottoming at 19 days in June. The average monthly supply was 1.8, from 1.7 in 2014 and about a month the previous year.
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Posted in: Community News, Market Update Tagged: Admiral, Alki, Belvedere, Fauntleroy, Gatewood, Market Report, North Admiral, realogics sotheby's international realty, seattle, seattlebydesign, West Seattle

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