Washington's Wet News by Karen

5801 200th St. SW Unit 103, Lynnwood WA 98036Location: Lynnwood, WALive the life of luxury. Rare one level penthouse suite in secured building in Cenral Lynnwood. Common garage with two spaces and storage unit. Secured entry way to elevator. Small, self managed complex. Fresh interior paint, new ...

It was a sad day for the community in rural Seattle on Monday. Very early in the morning arson struck a string of homes - these weren't just "any" homea. It was called "Seattle's Street of Dreams"  The Street of Dreams is an annual showcase of luxury homes.The builders used "Built Green" standard...

Brazillian Cherry Woods - Pergo; Viking 8 burner range - Jennaire range; Travertine tiles - domestic tile, slab granite counter tops - granite squares or corian counter tops. What does this all mean? The National Association of Realtors released statistics regarding remodels and your rate of retu...

Hi, it's 5 AM Pacific time - that means you "East Coasters" have been up for hours. Well after a very busy day yesterday, attending a Washington Realtor meeting for most of the day, I was on my Blackberry negotiating a counter offer for a transaction I wrote the other day that came from an Active...

There is a new IRS code for establishing vacation or second homes for investors.This revenue procedure, which will be effective for exchanges occurring on or after March 10, 2008, establishes a safe harbor regarding when a vacation home can be considered investment property and traded in a §1031 ...

Hi all, well since I love to cook I am going to be sharing some of my favorite receipes here. I'm from Polish/Italian descent and have many family secrets to share. I hope you visit often. I'll even share some of my heritage with you.Lent is a religious season where we prepare for Easter Sunday. ...

Did you know you can change your address on line if you are moving. Also, the U. S. Post Office gives you the opportunity to change your catalogue's mailing address and allows you to subscribe for magazines at a reduced rate.This beats standing in line at the post office like many of you have don...

Those fighting to bring a University of Washington campus to Everett suffered a great setback yesterday.  The Senate Ways and Means Committee failed to act by a Tuesday deadline on competing bills to bring the University to Lake Stevens, Marysville or Everett, killing them in the Senate this sess...

Well, Everett, WA does have a claim to fame; Boeing, Fluke Mfg., the Everett Naval Base and, ta da, the Kimberly-Clark Pulp Mill.Can you believe they produce over a million rolls of toilet tissue and paper products each day with about 850 employees.The plant sits on the Puget Sound waterfront nei...

Seattle based Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air just announced a partnership with a local soft drink company, Jones Soda.  Visit their web site, they have such a unique product, they solicit their labels from their customers. In 1995 they created WAZU Water (named for a local university), Washingto...