Frank Kliewer

Woodinville Real Estate, Check It Out If you are looking for a place that offers small town friendliness, close to big city amenities, and a wide variety of employment and educational opportunities then you must consider Woodinville, Washington. The city is named after Ira and Susan Woodin, the f...

As I hurriedly drove onto the private road of some clients for a meeting, I was met by one of the local residents standing by the side of the road. I immediately slowed down, paused, and snapped this picture. I then proceeded at a greatly reduced speed; knowing that there are usually more than on...

Do you want to fix up a home? Consider a HUD FHA 203 (k) - - - This loan program is intended for the rehabilitation and repair of single family properties of up to 4 units. Many lenders use this loan program to assist borrowers, sometimes even in cooperation with other programs offered by local h...

I'm Shopping in at McLendon Hardware Woodinville WA in 2010 - - - Are You Planning to Support Your Local Businesses This Year? Even though our general practice is to shop local, if at all possible, this year we are going to make an extra effort to support our local businesses in our hometown of W...

What worked in 2009 --- Wear the Hats that Fit --- the opportunity at hand --- Real Estate Agent and Private Artist --- As work with my commercial client summarized in Part 1 and Part 2 concluded, I found myself engaged in one of the most exciting real estate transactions of my career as an agent...

What worked in 2009 --- Wear the Hats that Fit --- the opportunity at hand --- Project Manager and Public Artist --- As the development consulting work summarized in Part 1 began coming to a conclusion in mid 2009, my consulting clients wanted to begin a major landscaping phase. My services as pr...

What worked in 2009 --- Wear the Hats that Fit --- the opportunity at hand, Inspector and Development Consultant --- It was a blessing to begin 2009 as a Development Consultant for an overseas group developing a mixed use commercial parcel. The value delivered began when the property was in escro...

Only 3 More Nights for a D'Lightful Experience that will fill you with amazement. Many volunteers spent thousands of hours preparing this year's Bellevue Botanical Garden d'Lights showing nightly from around 5 PM through January 2, 2010. Acres of intensely beautiful lights, numbering around 500,0...

The news in Seattle over Case-Shiller data is that prices have moved up for the first time in almost 2 1/2 years. Other markets are up as well and some are flat and others are still dropping. Is that a "buying" sign? I think not. We can discuss market forces all day with Wall Street jargon: Are w...

The Woodinville Wonderland Christmas light display of over 70,000 lights is created and operated by the homeowner Mark Zembruski. As a bonus on this video sampler, at the end Mark can be seen coming out of his house and handing out gifts. This experience must be seen in person to fully appreciate...