By Courtney Cooper, Realtor, Cooper Jacobs Real Estate, courtney@cooperjacobs.com, 206-850-8841, on October 20th, 2011%
Fall 2011 Queen Anne Real Estate in Seattle, WA
Click on any of the Queen Anne homes for sale below – This page has all listings from all Seattle real estate companies and is current from information swept from the NWMLS for changes every 15-20 minutes. You can find all Queen Anne real estate here including Queen Anne view homes or other Queen Anne listings on the Southwest slope, Southeast slope and other parts of the neighborhood.
Queen Anne Real Estate in Seattle WA – Find Queen Anne Homes For Sale
By Courtney Cooper, Realtor, Cooper Jacobs Real Estate, courtney@cooperjacobs.com, 206-850-8841, on July 28th, 2011%
Queen Anne Real Estate in Seattle, WA
Click on any of the Queen Anne homes for sale below – This page has all listings from all Seattle real estate companies and is current from information swept from the NWMLS for changes every 15-20 minutes. You can find all Queen Anne real estate here including Queen Anne view homes or other Queen Anne listings on the Southwest slope, Southeast slope and other parts of the neighborhood.
Queen Anne Real Estate in Seattle WA – Find Queen Anne Homes For Sale
By Courtney Cooper, Realtor, Cooper Jacobs Real Estate, courtney@cooperjacobs.com, 206-850-8841, on February 6th, 2011%
Queen Anne Real Estate Market Update – Queen Anne Homes For Sale January Wrap Up:
This is for residential Queen Anne Homes For Sale only – so no Queen Anne Condos. January closings are final and there were officially 78 Queen Anne Homes for sale at the end of January, 11 that got offers and went pending (so they were successful offers), and 20 closed transactions.
There are quite a bit of choices out there and prices have softened slightly again, but overall, Spring 2011 could be a better time to sell than Spring 2010 if interest rates can hold out. There are Queen Anne buyers out there, but buyers all over Seattle are taking the time to really pick through the inventory. Standing out has become more important than ever before.
By Courtney Cooper, Realtor, Cooper Jacobs Real Estate, courtney@cooperjacobs.com, 206-850-8841, on August 2nd, 2010%
 Queen Anne Real Estate Update: What Queen Anne Buyers Have Been Closing On – Queen Anne homes sales for the last 30 days in the MLS.
Looking at the Queen Anne homes that have sold over the last 30 days:
I did include Queen Anne townhomes, but excluded Seattle houseboats on the Westlake side and also Queen Anne condos. In the MLS over the last 30 days for the Seattle neighborhood of Queen Anne, there have been 19 closed homes – these are Queen Anne real estate sales that have closed in escrow and changed hands.
So what have buyers bought on Queen Anne Hill?
19 Queen Anne homes ranging in price between $339,000 (210 Boston St #A) and $2,250,000 (1425 Willard Ave W) with a median price of $750,000.
How Long Does A Queen Anne Home Stay On The Market Right Now?
The average days on market for Queen Anne homes that sold this last month was 80 days and the sales price to listing price ratio that was settled on averaged at 98% with a range of 90.18% ( a 4 bedroom/4.25 bath home at 1425 Willard Ave W with 5290 square feet built in 2006) to 103.66%(a 3 bedroom 1.5 bath 1941 home with 2460 square feet at 1114 8th Ave W).
Other interesting info? 3 of these were Queen Anne townhomes (Boston Street, Taylor Ave, and Olympic Place). Average dollar per square foot overall for all 19 of these homes that sold was $301.49.
By Molly Cartwright, Realtor, Cooper Jacobs Real Estate, Molly@CooperJacobs.com, 206-841-6800, on June 27th, 2010%
I wrote a blog earlier about Backyard Cottages in Seattle or Detatched Dwelling Units. Since then, I’ve had numerous questions about them.
Whether you are considering a Backyard Cottage on your at least 4,000 square foot lot as a rental property, for an elderly family member, or a grown child you need to know the max square footage the structure can be is 800 sq ft. This includes any carport, attached garage, or storage.
You can decide to go through a contractor and architect or get a panelized or modular fabricated design. Fabricated is the fastest, and designed much like building blocks. Panelized takes a little more time and can be more customized.
It’s no secret adding a Backyard Cottage on your property can add extra monthly income. However there are some costs involved. Here is a link to a handy worksheet that breaks down Hard Costs and Soft Costs. Example of a Hard Cost is demolition or site preparation. A Soft Cost is a mortgage, or fees for utility hookups. Which aren’t cheap, by the way! Seattle City Light recommends separate electricity meters. This will save you way more money in the long run.
Make sure you save room for a parking space for your Backyard Cottage – this is a requirement!
For more information regarding Backyard Cottages and self help steps to diagrams, permits, and more – this site wins, hands down.
Check back frequently to www.cooperjacobs.com for our Backyard Cottage listings in Seattle City Limits.
By Courtney Cooper, Realtor, Cooper Jacobs Real Estate, courtney@cooperjacobs.com, 206-850-8841, on June 24th, 2010%
Queen Anne real estate has been pretty busy this year so far!
There have been some Queen Anne short sales and Queen Anne foreclosures, but thankfully for the most part they aren’t affecting our market as much as other Seattle neighborhoods are seeing an impact.
Single family Queen Anne residential sales – Queen Anne homes in this category: there are currently 87 Queen Anne homes for sale (excluding floating homes in Westlake) ranging from $289,950 to $7,200,000. The median price of a Queen Anne home for sale in the Seattle MLS right now is $769,950 and average dollar per square foot is $317.13. Interesting homes of note to me in this batch is the hugely remodeled Fred Betts House at 700 W Kinnear which you can view in it’s earlier state while being lived in by Mr. Betts here. The other real beauty is at 120 Prospect St – it reminds me so much of the Ballard Mansion! It is a gorgeous classical Georgian Colonial and right in the heart of the Southeast Slope and only a block and a half east of Queen Anne Ave. right before Prospect curves up into Bigelow.
Queen Anne Mansions & Queen Anne Boulevard – a couple notes: I love Queen Anne mansions and homes on Queen Anne Boulevard are unique to other Queen Anne homes in a couple different ways. Queen Anne Boulevard is a trail that covers many streets as it circles the picturesque crown of beautiful Queen Anne. Many of the homes that align Queen Anne Boulevard appear to have large yards, but the fact of that matter is that in some cases unsuspecting buyers (and agents for that matter) have purchased (or sold) a home on Queen Anne Boulevard only to find out that the new buyers do not actually own a large portion of the front yard.
Queen Anne Boulevard is part of the parks system and the land surrounding much of it is also public land. This was not a pleasant surprise I am sure for someone buying on the Boulevard and finding a jogger or walker resting in their flower bed, but the Boulevard has great benefits, too – think of it as living front row to one of Seattle’s great trail systems or living along the crown jewel of the neighborhood of Queen Anne.
Pending Queen Anne Homes for sale in The MLS: There are a few categories of Pending in the NWMLS so I will go over each. Pending Inspection is just how it sounds and there are 9 Queen Anne homes under contract ranging from $359,950 to $1,180,000 with a median price of $529,500 and an average days on market of 93. Pending BU is a status that is for homes pending and waiting to close, but for some reason the owner or agent is asking for a back up. This does not always mean that there is trouble with the first deal. In some cases it is a tactic of the listing agent to attract more potential buyers to sell other homes to (sorry I call it how it is since I have seen this first hand a few times while selling a particular property.). There are 2 Pending BU Queen Anne homes on the market in the low $400k range. The other homes that are pending are just waiting to close – they have gone through any potential inspections, etc. These range in price from $299,000 to $2,495,000 with a median price of $744,500 and average days on market of 37 days.
Sold Queen Anne Real estate in the MLS: These are Queen Anne sold homes in the last 30 days out of the NWMLS and compiled as they are above by me. Twelve Queen Anne homes for sale in the MLS have sold in the last 30 days – these are single family homes and do not include Queen Anne co-ops and condos. These sold homes which have closed in escrow range in sales price from $472,500 to $1,515,000 with a median sales price of $777,500. They wer eon the market an average of 74 days with a low of 4 and high of 211.
Let us know if you need help buying or selling Queen Anne real estate. We are happy to help you get your Queen Anne home ready for the market so that it will be included in these sales numbers in the future:) As you can see from the numbers above, Queen Anne homes for sale come in all ranges and there is no clear trend as to what is selling except for price , condition, marketing, and presentation. Contact us here: Queen Anne Realtors
By Molly Cartwright, Realtor, Cooper Jacobs Real Estate, Molly@CooperJacobs.com, 206-841-6800, on June 19th, 2010%
Top 5 Selling Improvements On A Budget: You should know putting a new roof or stainless steel appliances in the kitchen won’t necessarily sell your home faster and you definitely won’t recoup the cost.
So what does help improve our home when it’s up for sale that won’t cost an arm and a leg?
Number 1: CLEAN UP. I mean take your home to the next level. Hire a pro and give it a deep cleaning. Remember how great it looks and smells afterwards? Keep that up with a weekly clean (either you or a pro) and it will really pay off with first impressions. Also make small repairs, ie: broken outlets, door latches, flaws that the buyer views as signs of deeper problems.
Number 2: STORE YOUR CLUTTER. $100 a month for a storage unit (or a good friend or relative’s use of their garage) to store those holiday decorations, extra kitchen pots and pans, arts and crafts, and extra clothes in the closets. It will make your house look bigger, brighter, and more valuable.
Number 3: TIDY THE YARD. Again, first impressions and curb appeal. It’s not necessary to uproot the junipers and jack hammer the cement pathway. Simple put color spots or planters in empty places, rip out any weeds and mow any grass.
Number 4: PAINT. Interior and exterior. It’s likely to cost less for you to do it before selling. You’ll recoup more in the long run.
Number 5: REPLACE HARDWARE: Instead of remodeling that kitchen, just paint cupboards and pick out new hardware.
For most, the value added is a mere fraction of the cost. So it’s in your best interest to do these small steps above by honing in on attention to detail for a greater return.
By Courtney Cooper, Realtor, Cooper Jacobs Real Estate, courtney@cooperjacobs.com, 206-850-8841, on April 28th, 2010%
Good Housekeeping: 5 Points To A Sale
The goal is to sell your house as quickly and as profitably as possible. To do that seller’s need to stage the house. Here are four-steps designed to maximize the value of your house.
- De-cluttering Tips
- Repairing Tips
- Cleaning Tips
- Revitalizing Tips
- Showing Tips
De-cluttering Tips
Make four distinct piles: Trash, Return, Donate, and Might Need.
It would be overwhelming if you tackled the whole house at once. Delegate the work to other family members accordingly and go at it. Put checkmarks next to each completed room. It’s important to know you’re making progress. Golden Rule – Consider hiring a garbage collection agency or rent a commercial garbage bin if you have a lot to throw away.
Repairing Tips
Buyers expect a trouble-free home. They want to buy a house, move in and start enjoying it right away. They don’t want to waste time and money fixing up the place. If you don’t repair your house, it will be seen as a fixer-upper and you will not be able to attract the right kind of buyers, nor will you get the price you want for it.
Know whether you need a pre-listing home inspection and understand the difference between repair and renovation can save you money and headaches. Golden Rule – Repair cracks in the foundation immediately.
Cleaning Tips
Cleaning your house for sale goes well beyond dusting, mopping and vacuuming. You must clean it like you mean it. You must minutely examine every square inch of your house and restore it to near-new condition. An advantage of a well-cared-for house is that you’re less likely to receive a low offer. When buyers can’t find faults they focus less on how much money they can squeeze out of you and start thinking that the house is right for them. If you don’t have the time to clean then you should hire a professional. It’s a smart investment.
Golden Rule – Clean the area around your fireplace and then the fireplace itself.
Revitalizing Tips
Revitalizing is not remodeling, which is usually expensive and delays the selling of your house.
Revitalizing starts with improving your curb appeal, follow up with lighting, and painting. Only then can you start staging your house for sale. Golden Rule – Home Office: Move your filing cabinet into the basement.
Showing Tips:
You’ll need to dust the undisturbed rooms once in a while but you can see how this strategy ensures your house is always ready for showing with minimal efforts. For the rest of the living space create three to-do lists:
A weekly must-do checklist, a daily must-do checklist, and a final checklist before the open house
Golden Rule – Put away personal valuables. Turn off your computer.
By Molly Cartwright, Realtor, Cooper Jacobs Real Estate, Molly@CooperJacobs.com, 206-841-6800, on April 8th, 2010%
FHA Accepts DocuSign
Here at Cooper Jacobs RES in Seattle, WA we’ve been using DocuSign for our buyers and sellers for years. It saves everyone time, money, paper, and trees. This news just in from the Chief Legal Officer at DocuSign:
http://www.trulia.com/blog/DocuSign/2010/04/federal_housing_administration_to_accept_docusign_for_real_estate_contracts
By Courtney Cooper, Realtor, Cooper Jacobs Real Estate, courtney@cooperjacobs.com, 206-850-8841, on February 25th, 2010%
Queen Anne real estate is still going strong in 2010 – Are Short Sales Impacting Us in 2010? A few times the question about short sales and foreclosures in Queen Anne has come up recently so I thought I would go ahead and quickly touch on it.  I wrote aQueen Anne Real Estate market update post on the corporate Seattle site this AM for more details in the numbers - it is interesting to see how very little short sales there are in this Seattle neighborhood. You can check it out for your self, but I think there were five or six in the active category. No Queen Anne Short sales have closed at all this year.
There are some really great Bank Owned Queen Anne Townhomes on the market right now - the bank is local and easy to deal with and the price is great! The finish work on the townhomes is wonderful and it is a great way to get a nice affordable Queen Anne view home. I sold one in the last month (although it was not listed in the MLS) and they are very cool – let me know if you want more info.
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