I’m back home in Seattle from a two week (okay, just over 2 week) vacation on our sailboat, Pointless. We cruised the San Juans, up to Princess Louisa Islet and returned home via the Canadian Gulf Islands. The sailboat is newer to us – we’ve had it almost a year. She’s a Valiant 40 that was built in 1985. We purchased her from the original owners who sailed her around the world while living aboard. My husband has spent the last year lovingly sprucing her up and this vacation was the longest voyage she (or I) have been on to date!
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I’m BACK from my Pointless vacation in the San Juan Islands and British Columbia
Seattle RE Chat – FHA’s HAWK Program [Video]
In this episode of Seattle Real Estate Chat, Jim Reppond and I discuss FHA’s HAWK program with special guest, Frances Flynn Thorsen.
Grant Down Payment Assistance: a Seattle Real Estate Chat Video
I’m real excited that we’re able to offer the NHB Grant Program at our company. During this week’s episode of Seattle Real Estate Chat with Jim Reppond, we covered some of the details about this down payment assistance program that home buyers do not pay back.
If you are interested in this or any mortgage program for homes located in the state of Washington, please contact me.
UPDATE: Please visit our Down Payment Assistance and Grant Programs Guide with up-to-date information.
Seattle RE Chat: What’s going on in the Seattle real estate market?
In this episode of Seattle RE Chat, Jim Reppond of Coldwell Banker Danforth and I discuss what’s going on in the Seattle real estate market, including the lack of inventory.
Side note: if you have been considering selling your home, today’s lack of inventory could make this a prime time for you to sell your home.
Seattle RE Chat is a Google Hangout that takes place on Tuesdays at 10am Seattle-time. You can follow us on Twitter at @Seattlerechat or #seattlerechat
First Seattle Snow of 2014
Last night we went to bed thinking we would just have a dusting of snow in the morning… we woke up to about 3 inches of the white stuff in the Alki neighborhood in West Seattle. I thought I’d share a few photos from our morning walk with our puppy, Hitch.





