By Courtney Cooper, Seattle Realtor, 206.850.8841, courtney@cooperjacobs.com, on March 31st, 2013%
Green Lake Home Owner Selling Tips: If you are thinking about moving right now, there are some different approaches you need to take to be successful. We have a list of qualified Green Lake buyers waiting for the right house to come on the market. You won't have any trouble selling your house. No one can argue that fact right now.
Inventory is low and it is common to have multiple offers numbering in the teens.
The issue is making sure you take full advantage of the the situation by maximizing the terms to your benefit.
Some of the considerations
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Where are you planning on moving and what are the market conditions there? If you plan on purchasing a Seattle home in Green Lake or another hot neighborhood, then you should be well prepared for making a competitive offer. Many people like to sell before moving, but in today's market if you have the ability at all to purchase and then sell your Green Lake home, then you have a safety net of making sure you secure your new home before you sell your current one.
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Pricing: We can get you far more money then you probably imagined for your home. That is just the reality of the situation right now. Let us know what your timeline is and we can give you a better idea of price as well as provide you with a detailed market analysis to show you what is going on on a day to day basis. Real estate changes daily and it is important to rely on an expert on the street.
Inspections, Preinspections, disclosures. Be prepared for buyers to preinspect your home before making an offer. This is so they can safely waive their inspection and offer you a stronger contract. Many buyers are also just waiving the inspection without preinspecting. In addition to a traditional structural inspection, many buyers are having a sewer scope performed on homes they are putting offers in on. Be prepared to possibly disclose newly discovered information about your home as a result of things that could come up in negotiations if you accept an offer subject to inspection. Choosing an offer that has either completely waived the inspection or has waived it based on a preinspection protects you from the possibility of having to disclose additional information you may not otherwise have knowledge of.
There are more things to consider. I am happy to sit down with you and discuss your particular situation to help you gain the biggest return on your hard earned investment.
Green Lake is a wonderful Seattle neighborhood – if you are interested in Green Lake homes for sale, please let us know what we can do for you. We have excellent Green Lake listing agents and also some of the very best Green Lake Realtors for buyers.
courtney@cooperjacobs.com
By Molly Cartwright, Realtor, Cooper Jacobs Real Estate, Molly@CooperJacobs.com, 206-841-6800, on September 22nd, 2010%
 Handsome 1910 Green Lake Home Just Listed! Spacious and charming offering an expansive remodel to encompass a friendly floorplan and functional spaces. Nestled between Green Lake and Greenwood, this home offers double dynamic neighborhoods with a walkscore of 83!
Gleaming hardwood floors, tuftex stainmaster carpet, and porcelain tile floors envelope these serene walls. New stainless steel kitchen appliances, Richlite wood countertops, and nifty eating nook takes center stage in the kitchen.
The gas fireplace is the perfect centerpiece between the large dining room and the casual great room to entertain.
2,450 square feet is complete with 4 bedrooms and 2 3/4 bath plus loads of storage space. A perfect resource room or kids corner is smartly designed on the main floor next to the kitchen. Separate heating zoned for upstairs and downstairs for your comfort.
This modern bungalow sits on a quiet, residential street with exclusive driveway, and a huge private backyard.
By Molly Cartwright, Realtor, Cooper Jacobs Real Estate, Molly@CooperJacobs.com, 206-841-6800, on March 4th, 2010%
Green Lake Neighbor: Wallingford Real Estate In Seattle…February Statistics
Wallingford Real Estate has been busy! Since February 1, 2010, we’ve had 33 properties actively on the market. And of these 33 properties, 19 are still available to YOU.
First let it to be known that the radius of Wallingford is, in general, roughed in and not necessarily fixed, but they may be thought of as Stone Way N to the west, beyond which is Fremont; Lake Union to the south; Interstate 5 to the east, beyond which is the University District; and Woodland Park and NE 60th St. to the north, beyond which is Green Lake.
Within this proximity, they are hundreds and hundreds of sweet little bungalows, stunning Dutch Colonials, eco-built craftsman townhomes, and some Mediterrean mixed in too.
So for this sought after neighborhood - 33 new properties in one month is quite impressive.
Let’s get back to the breakdown: Of the 33 listings: 19 Active listings, 9 are pending, and 5 have sold within the last 34 days.
The average DOM (day on market) for the 5 that have sold is 47 days with an average price of $586,680.
A property just listed for $385,000 for a 2 bedroom 1 bath went straight to pending within one week. It’s not often a Wallingford single family residence gets listed for under $400,000. When it happens, people know the value of the Wallingford area so they go fast.
See more of Wallingford Real Estate - See more Green Lake Real Estate while you are at it, too!
By Molly Cartwright, Realtor, Cooper Jacobs Real Estate, Molly@CooperJacobs.com, 206-841-6800, on January 6th, 2010%
A Little Gem Called Maple Leaf sits contently just Northeast of Green Lake in the active North Seattle area. It’s a quaint rural suburb community annexed from Seattle in the 1950′s. There are different stories on adopting the name Maple Leaf but I still like the story of being a neighborhood so far north it’s nearly to Canada.
Since I help people buy and sell homes, it’s my nature to know interesting quirks about the community and a snapshot of the type of homes that are resting here. When I think of Maple Leaf, I think beautiful brick Tudor style homes that transpire individualism.
So to give you an idea of what your hard-earned money will buy you in Maple Leaf, within the last six months of these mostly Seattle bungalows and Tudoresque style houses, 65 residential homes have sold.
The median price is $450,000 for (on average) a 1900 square foot, 3 bedroom, 2 bathrooms house and a decent size lot. Half of these 65 homes were on the market for less than 30 days and sold for at or near list price.
Maybe the downside of Maple Leaf is the lack of sidewalks off the main Roosevelt drag that runs North and South. Street lamps light up the roads for safety though.
But the goodness far outweighs the “no sidewalk downer” in the 20,000 residents of Maple Leaf. Best known for – believe or not – the water tower and reservoir that sits atop the rounded hill – if 500 feet is rounded to you.
Speaking of the reservoir, the city decided to bury all reservoirs under ground to make room for 15 acres of park and playgrounds! To read more go here.
There’s a dynamite Olympic Elementary School, an ACE Hardware store that will knock your socks off and an awesome diner called Blue Saucer. I give it four out of five stars for food and ten stars for $ and 20 stars for serving locally brewed Stumptown Coffee. Shopping is close too with Northgate Mall right up the road. It was one of the first malls to be constructed West of the Mississippi.
Maple Leaf ranked 29th on the list in Seattle for walkability, scoring a healthy 73!
I hope this gives a good idea of what Maple Leaf can offer for you. It’s a great community with 20 active homes on the market right now just waiting for me to show them to you! Find more Maple Leaf Listings!
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