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Just Listed: Classic Fremont Seattle Foursquare Home

July 11, 2018 By Remax On Market

120 N 46th St.
Seattle WA
MLS #1325488
Offered at $950,000

Gorgeous traditional Seattle Foursquare home, kept in excellent shape. Perfectly located between Fremont, Phinney & Ballard. Easy commute to all points! Airy & spacious with formal entry, large kitchen & great flow between living spaces. 3 nicely sized bedrooms upstairs. Fully finished basement MIL with separate entrance, kitchen and its own laundry. Massive roughed in attic space ready for dormer conversion. Ample storage throughout. Serene & sunny landscaped yard with privacy hedge & fencing.

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Filed Under: Just Listed, RE/MAX News, Real Estate News, Seattle Homes Tagged With: for sale in seattle, just listed in seattle

NWMLS June Snapshot

July 6, 2018 By Remax On Market

The NWMLS snapshot tells some key market indicators for homes sold within the entire MLS, which is currently 23 counties within WA state. Some highlights for last month include:

  • Median closed price is $425,000, up 10% from last year and $5k from last month
  • Active listings increased by 5% since last year, giving a little relief to buyers
  • Months of inventory is slightly up, meaning homes are on the market slightly longer

June 2018 NWMLS Market Snapshot

Filed Under: Ballard Neighborhood News, Seattle Homes, Seattle News

July 2018 Events in Seattle

July 5, 2018 By Remax On Market

Urban Craft Uprising Summer Show
July 1
Local food and craft vendors share their wares at the Seattle Center Exhibition Hall

2018 Seattle Special Olympics
July 1 – 6
The Special Olympics showcases the abilities of athletes with disabilities. Closing ceremony on July 6th @ 7 PM in South Lake Union Park.

4th of July Fireworks
July 4
All around Lake Union, residents gather to see the annual fireworks show. Beginning July 4 @ 10:20 PM.

Seattle International Beerfest
July 6-8
3-day specialty beer festival held at Seattle Center’s Fisher Lawn and Pavilion. Sample everything from classic styles (pilsners, pales, etc.) to exotic new-world hybrids (barrel-aged hoppy farmhouse sours, etc.)

Seattle Street Food Fest
July 7-8
Seattle’s largest food festival returns curbside to South Lake Union adding two more blocks of street food and makers over the weekend.

Timber! Outdoor Music Festival
July 12-14
A weekend of fun, music and community featuring local bands Car Seat Headrest, Polyrhythmics, Naked Giants, Cumulus, etc.

Ballard Seafoodfest
July 13-15
Celebrating Ballard’s historic connection to the seafood industry. Live music including Blitzen Trapper, The Grizzled Mighty, Smokey Brights, Nite Wave, etc.

Viking Days
July 14-15
A free outdoor family-friendly festival featuring delicious Swedish pancakes, traditional entertainment, a Viking encampment, kids’ activities, and much more.

Capitol Hill Block Party
July 20-22
Musical acts take over Cap Hill’s Pike/Pine corridor.

Port Townsend Jazz Festival
July 26-28
Hop over the water for a day trip to Port Townsend for Jazz Festival.

Seafair Torchlight Parade
July 28
A’rr Matey! Gather at Westlake Center @ 6 PM as more than 100 parade units march, float and dance in celebration of Seattle.

CoffeCon
July 28-29
40+ exhibitors on the sample tasting floor and 30+ walk-in seminars, classes and experiences taught by top coffee experts.

Filed Under: Ballard Neighborhood News, RE/MAX News, Seattle News Tagged With: ballard events, seattle events

Just Listed: Queen Anne VIEW Condo

June 22, 2018 By Remax On Market

920 5th Ave N #4
Seattle, WA 98109
MLS #: 1312736
Offered at $615,000

Ditch your car AND your TV! Seattle urban living in an excellent, QUIET location. Lovely 2-level, top floor, 2 bedroom condo. Walk to everything incl Amazon, Gates, Seattle Center, downtown & lots of cafes, bars & restaurants. 95 Walk Score! Updated kitchen, slab granite counters, undermount sink, tile backsplash & a breakfast counter. Relax on the deck with views of Space Needle & downtown skyline. South facing home with good natural light. Designated covered parking and big storage space.

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Filed Under: Just Listed, RE/MAX News, Seattle Homes, Seattle News

Just Listed: Green Lake Townhouse

June 22, 2018 By Remax On Market

1143 N 85th St Unit B
Seattle, WA 98103
MLS #: 1312691
Offered at $599,000

Lovely Green Lake end unit townhome with high end finishes. Spacious island kitchen with slab granite, undermount sinks, tile backslash, stainless steel appliances. All appliances stay. Living rm has warm cherry hardwoods, gas fire & lots of windows. Huge master bedroom with walk-in closet, vaulted ceilings & double sink en-suite bathroom. Bonus space for a home office. 2 full bathrooms. Private patio for BBQ’s & entertaining. Stroll to Green Lake for dinner & drinks. Quick hop to downtown & UW.

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Filed Under: Just Listed, RE/MAX News, Seattle Homes, Seattle News

Just Listed: Matthew’s Beach Rambler

June 22, 2018 By Remax On Market

 10047 36th Ave NE
Seattle, WA 98125
MLS #: 1313547
Offered at $495,000

Terrifically maintained home on quite street in the Matthews Beach neighborhood. Cool down with some A/C in this cute home that includes a living room, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, a bright eat-in kitchen, and utility room. Enjoy the sunny, fully fenced, front and back yards. Updated electrical, plumbing, insulation, and heat pump. Sits on 7800 sq ft lot and may qualify as an ADU if larger home is built on lot. Great investment. Short commute to I-5, schools, shopping, bus routes, and Burke Gilman.

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Filed Under: Just Listed, RE/MAX News, Seattle Homes

NWMLS May Snapshot

June 7, 2018 By Remax On Market

The NWMLS snapshot tells some key market indicators for homes sold within the entire MLS, which is currently 23 counties within WA state. Some highlights for last month include:

  • Median closed price is $420,000, up 11% from last year
  • There were 1,027 more new listings compared to May 2017, but homes closed fell slightly
  • Total sales volume was $4.81 billion, an increase of 11% from May 2017, and up from April’s $4.05 billion
  • Months of inventory went up slightly to 1.44, a few more listings eased the market

May18_MktSnapshot

Filed Under: Seattle Homes, Seattle News

Things to do in Seattle in June

June 4, 2018 By Remax On Market

Seattle International Film Festival 
Running until June 10th
More than 400 films from 90 countries. 25 days. 145,000+ attendees. Movies and showtimes vary.

Upstream Music Festival
June 1 – 3
Music festival takes place in Seattle’s Pioneer Square neighborhood, with headlining acts such as Jawbreaker, Cut Copy, The Flaming Lips and Murder City Devils alongside Seattle locals like TacoCat.

Georgetown Carnival
Saturday,  June 9th, Noon – 10 PM
Enjoy live music, street art, food trucks and beer gardens in Seattle’s historic Georgetown neighborhood.

Shilshole Boat Fest
Saturday June 9th, 11 AM – 5 PM
This FREE event will get you and your family out on a boat and introduce you to people who can help navigate how to get into boating. Learn how to boat safely and how to protect the environment while boating. Enjoy family friendly activities, live music, food trucks, a beer garden, and vendors celebrating the Ballard community!

Fremont Fair and Solstice Parade 
June 16 & 17
Yearly fair and home of the famous “naked cyclists,” you’d be surprised this is family-friendly event. This annual tradition brings floods of people to the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle. Tons of food and craft vendors, and annual bicycle parade with painted cyclists and crazy costumes. Parade begins Saturday, June 16 @ 1 PM.

Zoo Tunes
June 2018
Various musical acts including Ziggy Marley, The Violent Femmes, Indigo Girls and Andrew Bird play at Woodland Park Zoo in the Phinney Ridge neighborhood of Seattle.

Marymoor Park Concert Series
June 2018
Musical acts including the Barenaked Ladies, Janelle Monae, Primus, Robert Plant, Sublime, Willie Nelson play this family-friendly park located in Redmond.

Seattle Pride Parade
Sunday, June 24th @ 11 AM
Seattle’s 44th annual pride parade starts downtown at 4th and Union and continues until Denny Way. Get your pride on and don’t forget your glitter hot pants.

Filed Under: Ballard Neighborhood News, RE/MAX News, Seattle News Tagged With: beer festivals seattle, pride parade seattle, seattle events, seattle festivals, seattle live music, seattle summer, seattle summer events, things to do in Seattle

RE/MAX On Market Featured In Seattle Time’s Homebuyer Article

May 18, 2018 By Remax On Market

Homebuyer article
Image Courtesy of The Seattle Times

Three of our clients were featured so prominently in this Seattle Times article on homebuying. It was great also to see dear friends Jaime Stenwick at RE/MAX Junction and Kyle Bergquist at PRM quoted. One of our preferred lenders, Jeff McGinnis at Wallick & Volk, is the guy who left the birthday party to make magic for one of our clients. He should have been named!

Here’s some top quotes, first from our client Kara (and her lender, Jeff):

Kara Fichthorn remembers the frantic experience when she and her boyfriend were locked in a bidding war for a house in Wedgwood and the seller’s skeptical agent wanted to talk to their lender — who was based in Bellevue and knew the local market — immediately.

“He (the lender) was at his wife’s birthday party, and he left the birthday party to talk to the selling agent to double confirm that we were legit and we could afford this house,” Fichthorn said. They got the house.

The biggest thing sellers are looking for now is certainty that a deal will close quickly and under the terms agreed upon.

Next up, from our client Morgan Avis, who initially listed his Queen Anne condo with no staging and fixing. We later took on this listing after the initial failure and sold it above listing price:

There are so many developers and wannabe contractors who watched a few hours of HGTV out there now that you can’t find any great deals on true fixer-uppers: Even complete teardowns are going for a half-million bucks.

But you can set yourself apart by being less picky. Morgan Avis initially tried to sell his Queen Anne condo without doing any staging or fixing up basic imperfections. He was stunned to see home shoppers come by and complain about things like a flat-screen TV bracket he left on the wall — one person even whined about a cracked outlet faceplate, something that could be replaced with a couple of bucks and two screws.

No one bid on the condo, which he priced at $395,000, after five weeks on the market. On the advice of his realtor, he put about $1,500 worth of “really petty work” into the condo — like moving the microwave onto a shelf instead of the kitchen counter — and staged it. They relisted it, and instantly sold it for $420,000.

“My advice for buyers is: Be willing to overlook cosmetic things; think about what it would really cost to fix something and the inconvenience” it would take, Avis said.

Finally, our managing broker John Manning was quoted on the homebuying process as well:

There is a typical process that buyers will go through: They will bid somewhat conservatively on the first house, lose by a lot, and be flabbergasted when they find out what the winning bidder did. Their frustration will cause them to increase their offer the next time, and the time after that. Eventually, a “winning at all costs” mentality takes over.

“It’s almost a psychological defeat that causes them to become desperate, quite frankly, and if they have the cash, they will often throw more cash at a home than the technical value itself might support,” said John Manning, a RE/MAX broker in Ballard.

Overall, the article has inaccuracies and is more negative than the reality but its still nice to be quoted and have our RE/MAX On Market client successes feature so prominently as the bright spots in the story. Regardless, if you have a great agent who knows how to navigate the market, negotiate, and analyze pricing, you won’t find yourself in a situation as terrible as the article paints. Our brokers at RE/MAX On Market are highly qualified and trained to get you through these situations. Contact us today!

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Filed Under: RE/MAX News, Seattle Homes Tagged With: Buying a Home, Guide to Buying a Home, Homebuyer, Homebuyer Journey, Seattle Homebuyer, seattle real estate, Seattle Times

Ballard Spotlight: Salt & Straw Ice Cream

May 16, 2018 By Remax On Market

Ballard ice cream shop Salt & Straw is a new edition to Ballard, having opened their doors on February 9, 2018 . The Ballard locale, outfitted in parquet-patterned counters and whimsical waffle-cone wallpaper, is a great place to stop and get a cool treat as we head into Seattle summer.

Known for their adventurous ice cream flavors, Salt & Straw is a Portland-based ice creamery that has now expanded to Seattle (naturally), and also three other west coast locations. Their Seattle stores feature a menu of 11 staple flavors developed just for our city, like “Beecher’s Cheese with Peppercorn Toffee” and “Rachel’s Raspberry Ginger Beer.” There’s also a changing rotation of 6 limited edition flavors, so I guess this means we’re going to have to go every month!

Our Favorite Flavor: Elm Coffee & Westland Whiskey
Honorable Mention: Chocolate Rose Petal

Check them out on Instagram for delicious photos of all ice cream, all the time.

San Diego scoop shops are showcasing the Loose Leaf Tea’s Ultimate Elderberry tea with a floral touch of organic Echinacea flowers in a delightfully blue-purple ice cream you’ll like berry much. It might even make you feel healthier, because the Loose Leaf was founded by a Master Herbalist who specializes in using organic and fair-trade tea and herbs to heal a varie-tea of ailments.

A post shared by Salt & Straw Ice Cream (@saltandstraw) on May 13, 2018 at 10:00pm PDT

Get your sugar-fix at the Ballard Location :

Salt & Straw
5420 BALLARD AVE NW
SEATTLE, WA 98107
Open 11AM-11PM – (206) 294-5581

Filed Under: Ballard Neighborhood News Tagged With: Ballard, ice cream, salt & straw, Seattle

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