by Marti Reeder | Dec 8, 2021 | Design, Home Care & Maintenance, Home Decor, Home Exterior/Landscaping, Home Ideas, Real Estate
Temperatures are dropping, the wind (and rain!) is whipping up, and we’re spending more time in our homes. Autumn is the time of year many of us seek to add warmth to our homes. Here are some great ideas to turn up the heat, without turning up your thermostat. Use...
by Marti Reeder | Sep 29, 2021 | Energy, Green Living, Home Buying, Home Care & Maintenance, Home Exterior/Landscaping, Home Ideas, Home Improvement, Home Maintenance, Home Ownership, John L. Scott, Misc., News, Newsletter, Real Estate, Smart Homes, Washington
“Sustainability” is a buzzword in the real estate industry these days. It seems like everyone from buyers to builders to happy homeowners are interested in a more sustainable home. Moving toward a more sustainable, or “green” home is pretty straightforward when you’re...
by Marti Reeder | Jan 27, 2021 | Home Care & Maintenance, Home Exterior/Landscaping, Home Improvement, Home Maintenance, Home Value, Lawns & Landscaping, News, Real Estate, Roofing, Washington
I am writing this as I watch the rain trickle down on a grey January day. Yes, it’s the middle of another Seattle winter! Unlike most parts of the United States, the Pacific Northwest rarely experiences snow in the winter. However, as we all know, we have plenty of...
by Marti Reeder | Dec 9, 2020 | Community, Home Buying, Home Care & Maintenance, Home Decor, Home Exterior/Landscaping, Home Ownership, Listings, Misc., Neighborhood, Pricing a Home, Smart Homes, Staging
If our last post got you thinking about selling your home, consider this: The largest share of home buyers are millennials – those individuals born between 1981 and 1994. Today, a whopping 38% of buyers are millennials. And even though housing inventory is down, this...
by Marti Reeder | Oct 16, 2019 | Home Care & Maintenance, Home Exterior/Landscaping, Home Ideas, Home Improvement, Home Maintenance, Home Ownership, Lawns & Landscaping, Seasonal
Talk to any gardener you know, and they’ll probably mention “putting their garden to bed for the winter”. In the gardening world that might mean raking leaves, pulling out annual plants, weeding, and putting down a layer of compost and mulch. Taking these steps helps...
by Marti Reeder | Jan 16, 2019 | Home Buying, Home Exterior/Landscaping, Home Ideas, Home Ownership, Home Search, Home Selling, John L. Scott, King County, Listings, News
Did you have a chance to read our previous blog post, on the advantages of buying a new home? In that post we wrapped by saying that, as wonderful as new homes can be, there are potential disadvantages as well. Let’s take a look at those now. BUYING OPTIONS Remember...