by Marti Reeder | Jan 5, 2022 | Home Care & Maintenance, Real Estate
I’m writing this on a dreary Seattle winter day. We’re in day three of full-on winter drizzle. So, it probably seems odd to be thinking about solar power systems, right? Turns out I’m not the only one thinking about solar. Between 2019 and 2020, 400,000 American homes...
by Marti Reeder | Dec 22, 2021 | Home Care & Maintenance, Real Estate
It’s that time of year again – time to put your home in the best possible condition for the winter months to come. Although we’re blessed with relatively mild weather here in the Pacific Northwest, there are a number of things homeowners can (and should!) do to keep...
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 | Nov 22, 2021 | Home Buying, Home Ownership, Home Search, Home Selling, John L. Scott, Listings, News, Newsletter, Real Estate
Is gray passé? It’s a question that’s going through the minds of design professionals, if not the minds of home buyers and sellers across America. In the 2010s gray bumped the former go-to color (beige!) out of the top position, and gray has been wildly popular ever...
by Marti Reeder | Nov 10, 2021 | Home Buying, Home Ownership, Home Search, Home Selling, John L. Scott, Listings, News, Newsletter, Real Estate
Most real estate agents have warned their clients of the wisdom of using Zillow’s proprietary “Zestimate” for years now. A top-secret algorithm developed by the company, the Zestimate® was touted by Zillow as an accurate and important tool to allow home buyers and...
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...