Three residential projects bring nearly 650 homes to the Issaquah Highlands

By Tom Corrigan

Three residential projects, all in the construction phase, could add up to nearly 650 new residences to the Issaquah Highlands.

The projects are designated as official Urban Villages, according to Lucy Sloman, land development manager for the city. All three projects are making use of the city’s standardized Urban Village zoning.

• Issaquah Terrace, also known as Lakeside Terrace, will consist of 268 rental units in 12 garden-style buildings with additional rental townhouses along Lupine Street in the narrow throat of the project site. It is being developed by Polygon Northwest, and sits northeast of the Issaquah Highlands Park & Ride.
• The Brownstones development, also a Polygon project, is rising southeast of the…

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Survey: Home Buyer Anxiety Runs High

Potential home buyers say they aren’t concerned about navigating the home-buying process, but a deeper look shows that their anxiety is high. A new national survey from Chase Bank called "Insights From the Mind of the Homebuyer,” shows that more buyers are anxious about the buying process (70 percent) than they are about getting a root canal (64 percent) or public speaking (62 percent).Learn how your market expertise can help calm anxious clients.

The survey, based on responses from more than 1,000 consumers, also found that home-buying can cause tension among couples. One-third of home-buying couples say they’ve been bickering with their partner during the process. One reason for the spats may be the budget. Men and women show differences in their…

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Sad Day For Issaquah: McNugget, Issaquah’s favorite rooster, killed in tragic dog attack

R.I.P. McNugget

ISSAQUAH — McNugget, a beloved bantam rooster known to frequent an Issaquah parking lot and espresso stand, was killed Tuesday night by a neighborhood dog that escaped its residence.

“It’s so sad,” said Your Espresso stand owner Michelle Schneider. “My customers have been bawling all morning.”

McNugget has been a fixture and tourist attraction in Issaquah ever since it escaped a grain supply store 13 years ago and made its  home in the parking lot. The rooster, known to split its days between the coffee shop, parking lot and nearby Staples store, was the feature of many media pieces, including one by the Seattle Times.

Schneider said she received a call from one of her well-known customers late Tuesday night, saying she saw…

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7 Deadly Sins of Real Estate

April 2015 | By Leigh Brown

I recently saw a Facebook post from a real estate agent mentioning that a consumer looked at 250 houses with eight different practitioners before finally making a purchase. You should have seen the comments on that post. You’d think that wretched consumer should be burned at the stake! What heresy! How dare a consumer waste professionals’ time like that!

Excuse me. Why is everyone so sure the consumer is the bad guy here?

We all know some clients are more difficult to work with than others, but that doesn’t automatically put them at fault when things don’t work out between you. They might have moved on because you didn’t up…

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A Blog dedicated to my wife: Bella's 'Twilight' home in Forks for sale

'Twilight' home in Forks for sale

You can own Bella Swan's home for $195,000

By KIRSTEN O'BRIEN, SEATTLEPI.COM

The story of a teenage girl and her mysterious vampire lover transformed the small town of Forks, Washington, into an international tourist destination seemingly overnight. 

Forks is famously the setting for the Stefanie Myers' "Twilight" book series, in which protagonist Bella Swan moves to the town and falls in love with a 104-year-old vampire named Edward Cullen. Now, Bella's "real" home in Forks is for sale, and you can own a place that has become a tourist destination for many.

While this is not the home used in the film, it is Bella's "real" home in Forks, and  is showcased in…

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What is Real Estate Listing Syndication & How Does It Sell My Home?

Listing syndication does more than just draw eyes to your listings. It provides you with more exposure and gets buyers into your home that are interested and ready to buy! The Seattle and Eastside markets (Sammamish, Issaquah, Bellevue, Redmond) are booming. With people transferring for work from all over the country and world, you NEED to make sure your home is found and seen in the best possible light!

MLS & Syndication

Syndicated to over 300 Real Estate Websites (Including International)

The Cascade Team puts your Home in The Spotlight!

The National Association of Realtors reports that 90% of all home buyers first view the home they purchase on-line. The Cascade Team represents the most comprehensive on-line presence in the Real Estate…

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Questions You Need to Ask BEFORE Hiring a Broker/Agent to Sell Your Home

Your Home is your greatest investment! Know these questions and answers before you interview! The difference can cost you thousands!

1.  Do you provide a true website presence for my home? This is more than a splash site with a few pictures.  Click HERE for Answer!

2.  Do you syndicate my home, and PAY for premiere placement?  Click HERE for Answer!

3.  Do you advertise my home on Social Media: This is MORE than just Facebook!  Click HERE for Answer!

4.  Do you provide a full 3D Walkthrough Virtual Tour or just have shifting focus over still pictures and call that a virtual tour?  Click HERE for Answer!

5.  What is your strategy to generate multiple offers for my home?  Click HERE for Answer!

6.  Are you still using paper flyers…

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The Cascade Team Careers: Training, Support & Systems to Generate Real Estate Success

Here is your chance to be part of an innovative Real Estate Brokerage that's changing how things are done.

We are a FULL Service company with a comprehensive marketing plan, great training and support, and great agents! We save our clients thousands on the sale of their home, give them the support and service level they want, and in the process are building a name for ourselves that is second to none! Click HERE to see the full details of our marketing program. We provide all of this marketing for our Broker/Agents at no additional fee which not only provides you with the best marketing platform to attract clients, but also to sell their homes... and saves you the agent/broker $1,000's in additional marketing expenses for each listing!

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Why It's So Important www.TheCascadeTeam.com is a Responsive Website: Mobilegeddon Looms for Those Who Aren't

We are less than 2 weeks away from what the internet has called "mobilegeddon" which will happen on April 21st. 

What is Mobilegeddon? In a nutshell, Mobilegeddon is a new algorithm that is going to be applied to ALL Google indexed websites.

What does this algorithm do? This algorithm will evaluate and apply new ranking factors to your website based on how "mobile friendly" or "responsive" your website is. If you do not have a responsive website, it is estimated that you will LOSE ALL RANKINGS IN MOBILE SEARCH RESULTS!

Sorry for the bold caps, but this is REALLY IMPORTANT! Go take a look at your Google analytics right now, click on Audience, then mobile, then overview - take a look at how much of your traffic comes from mobile! 

We've…

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Frenzied Real Estate Market Frustrating Buyers

KIRKLAND, Washington (April 6, 2015) – Buyer anxiety is rising as the pace of home sales is faster than brokers are able to replenish inventory, according to members of Northwest Multiple Listing Service. Figures just released for March show 11,408 pending sales during the month while only 10,505 sellers listed their homes for sale during the same period.

"The frenzy market has returned and is in full bloom in King and Snohomish counties. Listings are selling as soon as they come on the market for sale," said J. Lennox Scott, chairman and CEO of John L. Scott Real Estate.

The multiple offer market has become commonplace on well-priced new listings, observed John Deely, principal managing broker at Coldwell Banker Bain. However, he cautioned,…

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