Seattle Real Estate:

Did you know that there’s an Unincorporated King County newsletter? I confess, though we’re residents of Unincorporated King County, I wasn’t aware of it either until @kcnews posted a link to it on Twitter. Not only do they have a newsletter, it actually has some interesting tidbits.  For example: Marymoor Connector Trail Grand Opening – [...]

Thinking about living in Shoreline, WA?  You’ll find the next entry in our Seattle Community Information series interesting.  This installment covers Shoreline – from homes listed in Shoreline to information about the schools, utility companies, and more.  Check it out!

I attended a fascinating lecture Monday night about the concept of “Smart Growth” in development. What is Smart Growth?  According to one ubiquitous internet source: “Smart growth is an urban planning and transportation theory that concentrates growth in the center of a city to avoid urban sprawl; and advocates compact, transit-oriented, walkable, bicycle-friendly land use, including [...]

The Kirkland Reporter ran a story on the latest happenings in the ongoing Kirkland annexation issue.  “Kirkland City Council voted 5 to 2 to approve legislation to move forward with annexing the Potential Annexation Area of Finn Hill, North Juanita and Kingsgate neighborhoods following a City Council public hearing April 7.“ Google “Kirkland annexation” and take [...]

Thinking about living in Redmond, WA?  You’ll find the next entry in our Seattle Community Information series interesting.  This installment covers Redmond – from homes listed in Redmond to information about the schools, utility companies, and more.  Check it out!

Interested in what’s happening with Finn Hill real estate?  Since we live in the area, we’ve been tracking information for a while now.  It occurred to us that we should be posting the information for public consumption so we’ve created a page to do just that http://www.rionrealestate.com/finn-hill. Here’s a preview of one of the charts: [...]

The Seattle area is host to a number of small neighborhood parks.  Alex and I live within walking distance a lot of cool places and Edith Moulton Park  in Kirkland is one of them. Look how lovely it is even in February!     According to the informational sign at the park: “In 1967 Edith Moulton donated [...]

Thinking about living in Lake Forest Park, WA?  You’ll find the next entry in our Seattle Community Information series interesting.  This installment covers Lake Forest Park – from homes listed in Lake Forest Park to information about the schools, utility companies, and more.  Check it out!

Here is another installment in our Seattle Community Information series - Kenmore Real Estate & Community Information.  There are quick links to Kenmore Real Estate Quick Searches, a map, demographics, Kenmore neighborhoods, schools, utilities and information about relocating to Kenmore, WA.  Check it out!

Nope.  Being from the Midwest, where the summers are hot and humid, that’s one thing that Alex and I always notice.  Most people assume that, with the reputation for rain, Seattle is a humid place and typically don’t seem to believe you when you tell them, only when they feel it for themselves. At any [...]