Seattle & Washington Real Estate

Real estate is local — and understanding the Washington housing market requires more than national headlines.

In this section, you’ll find:

  • Seattle-area housing insights
  • Sunday Drive neighborhood features
  • Local market commentary
  • Washington housing programs
  • Community highlights

Whether you’re buying in Seattle, Tacoma, Bellevue, or surrounding communities, local expertise matters when structuring your financing strategy.

I’ve been helping clients throughout Washington State for over 25 years, and this section highlights insights specific to our region.

Take a Sunday Drive to Alki Point Lighthouse in West Seattle

The Alki Point Lighthouse in West Seattle is open to the public on weekends from Memorial Day through Labor Day.

Alki Light House West Seattle with Rhonda Porter

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FHA Financing Not Available on a Listing? BIG MISTAKE

UPDATE: FHA loan limits have changed since this article was published. Please refer to our FHA Guide which includes current FHA loan limits for Washington state homes.

Someone recently landed on my blog by entering the phrase:

Why are so many homes not FHA approved?

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Seattle’s Neighbor Appreciation Day is Saturday, February 6, 2010

AlexTaylor-300x400Seattle’s 16th annual Neighbor Appreciation Day takes place tomorrow and many neighborhoods and community organizations have special events planned.   Lower Queen Anne is having a clean up and Ballard is having a Daddy Daughter Dinner just to name a few.  There are a couple events planned in my neighborhood of West Seattle:

Raise the Beds at C&P Coffee California Avenue in West Seattle at 10 am with CoolMom.

Alki Community Center is holding an open house from 11 – 2 pm.   Come meet some instructors, learn about exciting new classes and programs, enjoy refreshments and snacks, make your own valentines, and chat with neighbors. A kids activity table will be full of things for kids to do and create.

Hiawatha Community Center in the North Admiral neighborhood of West Seattle is also having an open house from 12:00 – 2:00 pm.

How is your Seattle neighborhood celebrating?   Visit the City of Seattle’s site or your neighborhood center and see!

If You are in any aspect of the real estate industry, you don’t want to miss this…

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Both events are at the Seattle Center:

March 18, 2010 – Pacific Northwest Housing Summit  
March 19, 2010 – RE Barcamp Seattle

The panelist for the Summit continue to grow and we anticipate quite a turn out from across the country at both events.  Sponsorship opportunities are still available and start at $250.

Of course there will be “tweet-ups” and social hours following both days.

Be there!  Follow both events on Twitter: @pnwhs #pnwhs and @REbarcampSEA #rebcsea

PS:  Space is limited to the first 700 registered attendees for the PNWHS…and there’s a “sweet heart deal” for pre-registrations by Valentines Day.

Sunday Drive to Andrew Will’s Winery on Vashon Island


Last month we had the opportunity to go to Andrew Will’s 2007 Release Party on Vashon Island.  My husband thought it would be funny to do a “play on words” with my Sunday Drive series…so the video above is of me…”driving”! [Read more…]