Familiy When the home you love goes to someone else to love Congratulations to a wonderful family that can now move back home to be with family! It always feels great when a beloved home can be passed on to another family to love as well. https://robertbjohnson.com/listing/94170992
Giving Debuts & Discoveries – What’s new in Seattle beverages Debuts & Discoveries – Beverage Tasting – Saturday, March 16th from 5-8pm D&D is a great gathering of new talent from the Seattle beverage world with offerings from wineries, breweries, cideries and distilleries. Food trucks on site as well. See link for all details & to get tickets. Enjoy some tasty food and beverages and […]
Motivational From Istanbul to Seattle! The best, best part of my job is when I get to handover the keys to a first time home buyer! And this time Yasemin came all the way from Istanbul and has made a life here in Seattle and has now bought her first home! Her mom is even here from Istanbul to help […]
Giving Humble Design Housewares Drive for the Homeless Sunday, March 10th from 11 – 2 p Windermere – Wedgwood back parking lot – 8401 35th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98115 This is an incredibly proactive way we can all help the homeless in our community. We are asking all of our clients, friends, neighbors and family to bring us household items, see list […]
Home Ideas The Big Melt 2019 – This phase could be the most damaging yet. Here are a few thoughts about melting snow, possible water intrusion and houses from Don McFeron at Scout Building Inspections: “Gutters and downspouts full of snow and ice can back up if it starts raining before the snow and ice melt. Water backing up in the gutters can be a real problem if you have […]
Giving Windermere Foundation + $38 Million Donated! We live and work in and support our communities. I’m proud to say that I’m a part of this incredibly local and impactful foundation. We donate to children in need in our immediate community. New in 2018, each office decided who gets donations from our offices’ over and above agent contributions. So if you were […]
Market Info WW Stats – Up +10.5% – Median Price! My office, Windermere Wedgwood, publishes statistics for the transactions that we represent each month. These statistics dive deeper than the basic info you get from online sources. The pack below shows transaction details like type of financing, cash offers, # of offers and the one I find most interesting this month, median sold price. The […]
Market Info Hiring in Seattle up +10% vs 2017! So much for the HQ2/3 impact on the Seattle employment picture. This workforce report is pulled from LinkedIn data but a good indicator of what’s happening in the broader market. While Amazon might be slowing down their rate of hiring in Seattle, others are ramping up for 2019 and beyond – Expedia, Facebook and Google […]
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Market Info Increased Loan Limits mean Increased Buying Power Has your lender told you about the upcoming changes for conforming loans in 2019? Make sure you’re working with a knowledgeable lender that keeps you informed on the latest and the greatest. Thank you Matt for always keeping me up to date.   New conforming loan limits for King/Pierce/Snohomish county – all the way up […]
Market Info It’s Seasonal, really, plus a few other things… It’s seasonal, really, we’re going through a slow down in the Seattle market but it’s also seasonal.   What you want to pay attention to in the attached eye chart of a graph is the bottom graph and how every winter (December) for the last 10 years, we see a dramatic slow down in sales. So […]
Giving COAT DRIVE for NE Seattle school children
Market Info Where’s Robert…Neighborhood Series – Capitol Hill story Come hear more of the story at my Open House this Sunday 1-4p. 321 Coryell Ct. E. https://robertbjohnson.com/listing/88289118
Market Info Home buyers need to hurry, here’s why – in Seattle – My list for what’s driving the Seattle housing market:      * Mortgage Rates will climb when Fed raises prime rate early 2019. * Amazon announces HQ2 location(s), will Amazonians move? Not likely, Seattle is still one of the most desirable cities in US for tech workers. * Facebook just announced, increasing office space in […]
Market Info Seattle’s Rental Cost #3 in nation… Seattle still at the top for Rental cost, #3.     We’ve had a big runup for Rents over the last few years because of a lot of population growth and a shortage of rental units. While Seattle is the 3rd most expensive city in the US to rent, median is now $2600/month, our rents are […]
Market Info Western Washington Real Estate Market Update | Q3 | 2018 All things real estate in Western WA from our own Matthew Gardner. Posted in Western Washington Real Estate Market Update by Matthew Gardner, Chief Economist, Windermere Real Estate  The following analysis of the Western Washington real estate market is provided by Windermere Real Estate Chief Economist Matthew Gardner. We hope that this information may assist you with making […]
Market Info Where’s Robert…Neighborhood Series – Perfect Seattle Day My neighborhood series today starts with an idea I heard about years ago: What would you do in your city, as part of your perfect day? So my perfect day, or morning as I did it today, included coffee in my favorite neighborhood spot, Zoka, while reading an actual newspaper. A haircut at a new neighborhood […]
Home Info Home Inspections – What to know As your realtor for life, my job is to inform, educate and protect my clients during the buying or selling process. One of the most confusing times for a buyer is what to do with the avalanche of information from a Home Inspection. The group of articles below from the NAR, Nat’l Assn. of Realtors, […]
Market Info Where’s Robert…Neighborhood Series – Phinney Ridge My latest neighborhood series – Phinney Ridge in North Seattle just west of Greenlake. Get the scoop on this super popular Seattle neighborhood in my video and in person. I’ll be hosting an Open just off Phinney Ridge (Greenwood Ave) this Saturday from 11-2pm. https://robertbjohnson.com/listing/87675551 Neighborhood Series – Phinney Ridge from Robert Johnson on Vimeo. […]
Market Info Where’s Robert…Neighborhood Series – Bryant This weekend I’ll be in the Bryant neighborhood in NE Seattle.  This quiet destination neighborhood is just northeast of the UW campus with easy access to so many great things – Link station @ UW, Children’s Hospital, University Village shops & restaurants, I-5 + Downtown Seattle. Boasting some of the best schools in the city, […]
Market Info Where’s Robert… Hey, hey, we got new signs at the Wedgewood office. My first time out w/them tomorrow for a Twilight Open in Ballard. Come check out me and my signs @ 1542 A NW 17th from 4-7p. https://robertbjohnson.com/listing/87420948