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2010
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Beware of Bears in Issaquah, Silent Sunday This is just one of 5 bear carvings at a home I have listed that will close this week. The home is in a neighborhood on Squak Mountain, an area that has the real thing too. The trails around the mountain are a great resource and were recently feature...
01/17/2010
Sammamish Schools, Providing Great Education! Sammamish is a little over 10 years old as an incorporated city. Prior to this, we were divided into unincorporated Redmond to the North and Issaquah to the South. We had different phone carriers and it was long distance to call from one area to ano...
01/16/2010
The Tax credit for first time buyers and for move up buyers has been a very popular topic for many blog posts. I found this very clear presentation of who doesn't qualify and felt it was worth re-posting on my site for Sammamish area buyers. Who Cannot Claim the Credits This is one of a series o...
01/15/2010
Interest Rates through Northstone Mortgage, Issaquah, Sammamish, Redmond, Bellevue Buying, Selling, Refinancing, know all your options. Rates finished slightly below where I was one week ago. Rates are always subject to change, and often do multiple times a day. Rates are also subject to each i...
01/15/2010
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Roundabouts, Around About Issaquah The new Roundabout is open in Issaquah at the intersection of East Lake Sammamish Parkway and SE 43rd Street. It's a bit different from the single lane Roundabouts in nearby Sammamish. This is the second roundabout in Issaquah; the other is on West Lake Sammam...
01/14/2010
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Roundabouts, Around About Sammamish A few years back Sammamish installed its first round about on Inglewood Hill Road and 216th Ave NE. Living not far off and using that intersection daily, I found this to be a substantial improvement for that intersection. Previously, cars hoping to turn left ...
01/14/2010
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Would you build here? Wordless Wednesday. There is an old story about building on solid ground and not on the sand. Ground like this will not support very much and a solid house requires a firm footing and foundation. A firm foundation includes solid representation from your agent and your le...
01/13/2010
Selling a Home in Sammamish, List Sooner Rather Than Later The good news hit this week that December sales in the greater Puget Sound area were the best in 3 years, and pending sales were up significantly over last year. Previously, in a post titled Listing a Home For Sale Now Rather Than Spring...
01/07/2010
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Sledding in Sammamish, Wordless Wednesday It's been a year since we were hit with one of the biggest snow storms the Seattle area has seen in a number of years. A white Christmas was followed by a white New Year. This year much of the rest of the country has been socked in with ice & snow while...
01/06/2010
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Little League Baseball in Sammamish I know it looks like winter outside, but it's almost time to hear, "Play Ball" in fields all over Sammamish. Registration started in November and is ongoing for baseball and girls softball. Sammamish is divided into two School Districts and two Little Leagues...
01/05/2010
