By Molly Cartwright, Realtor, Cooper Jacobs Real Estate, Molly@CooperJacobs.com, 206-841-6800, on March 20th, 2010
Seattle’s Amazon Gets A New Home!
We’ve all heard about the changes occuring in the southern edge of Lake Union for some time. Mercer Street getting a facelift, the new street car quietly tracking up and down the south side roads and Amazon moving it’s headquarters.
201 Boren Avenue is the site for the new giant e-retailer. I think it’s a sure bet to say housing will become highly precious starting right now.
Read the full Seattle P.I.’s article here.
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Queen Anne: Lower Eastside. You want to walk or bike to work? Then Queen Anne is the place for you. Loaded with tasty eats, cool record stores, and a walking path to work.
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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By Courtney Cooper, Realtor, Cooper Jacobs Real Estate, courtney@cooperjacobs.com, 206-850-8841, on February 10th, 2010
Queen Anne Blog About Queen Anne Neighborhood and Homes For Sale: Queen Anne Real Estate Update 2010
Queen Anne has been MOVING! Lots of new inventory to choose from, too. There are 102 Active Residential Queen Anne listings right now! Homes range from a $249,000 for a “multi level” which usually means townhouse by the way to a $4,950,000 for a newer beauty on Highland Drive.
 At $649,000, you can get a Queen Anne view townhome with sweeping views of the Puget Sound listed by my friend Claudia. This is a really great place, by the way. I sold the one next door just a couple months ago and these places are a knock out!!! They have high end finish work and the builders are dolls. The listing agent was also a dream to work with. I also happen to personally know that the neighbors are nice. Claudia also has a commercial space on Aurora listed for very cheap if you are interested – $138,000 in Queen Anne for commercial!
Queen Anne Townhomes: There is a large segment of these active residential listings that are townhomes and you can get some nice views from the newer ones that are laid out to take into consideration the view. Take the Ward Street Townhomes, for instance. I just sold one of those last month – they are amazing! I sold 566C which had an amazing roof top deck with a gas fireplace and sweeping views of the city, bamboo floors, and more – very cool and one of the buildings which happens to be under that Sterling Saving special right now where you can get the lender to contribute up to $20k towards your closing costs, etc.
Queen Anne Pending Sales – Right now under contract, there are 19 homes for sale in Queen Anne waiting to close – they range from $325,000 for a short sale to $1,965,000 for one of the wonderful West Queen Anne School units (- the Gym:) I am pretty sure my kids’ great grandfather must have gone here as a boy. I love that they converted these back in the eighties and this unit is spectacular. )
It’s a Queen Anne blog post about real estate so let’s look at sales… There have been 133 Queen Anne residential homes sold in the last six months! Queen Anne is selling! Average listing price of these was $695,827 and the average selling price was $667,349. Average $ per square foot on selling price for these Queen Anne homes for sale was $284.
Queen Anne real estate tips: if you have a home to sell, now is a good time – Queen Anne is known to be a strong real estate market and there is a good demand for homes that are priced well and presented nicely – both in person and definitely on the internet. Buyers want well maintained homes and view homes are of course popular, but proximity to Queen Anne Ave and the Boulevard for shopping and trails is also important. Look at your WalkScore and see how your home rates. Walk ability and accessibility is becoming more and more important to many Queen Anen buyers.
By Molly Cartwright, Realtor, Cooper Jacobs Real Estate, Molly@CooperJacobs.com, 206-841-6800, on February 5th, 2010
January 2010 outshines January 2009 home prices: rising 3.8% in the city for King County.
This shifts the median price from $400,000 to $415,000. Median being half the homes are lower and half the homes are higher than this figure.
According to a Seattle Times article today, people are searching for homes that are closer to the city’s amenities because now homes are more affordable. They want to live closer to work, their friends, schools, and community. So buyers want the whole package and now they can take their pick from some amazing homes on the market right now.
At Cooper Jacobs, we’ve noticed walkability has been a big trendsetter lately. Our buyers want to walk to grocery stores, bus stops, theaters, great local restaurants and even schools. We use www.walkscore.comfrequently to help our buyers get a better idea of what is less than 1 mile around the property.
Unfortunately, the suburbs have dipped a bit in the red, dropping 2%. High gas prices back in 2007 didn’t help homes being foreclosed on in these areas either. Less time in the car is what people want. They no longer have to drive until they find a home to financial afford.
By Courtney Cooper, Realtor, Cooper Jacobs Real Estate, courtney@cooperjacobs.com, 206-850-8841, on January 23rd, 2010
Queen Anne Boulevard: Buying a Home Along Queen Anne’s Boulevard. I have been writing about the various highlights along Queen Anne Boulevard on Queen Anne’s crown, but it is amazing how many people I show Queen Anne homes to that have not heard of this 80 plus year old loop around the top of Seattle’s Queen Anne neighborhood.
 Queen Anne Boulevard has been the source for much love and hate through the years and a big part of that involves the fact that very little people moving into the area have even heard of it. It is now largely marked by trees and various signage you might miss if you sneeze, but Queen Anne locals know all about it…hopefully.
The trees are gorgeous, but what do you really need to check for when it is time to buy a home along Queen Anne Boulevard? Buying a Home Along Queen Anne’s Boulevard. It is important to really look at that title report you get when you are buying Queen Anne real estate along the Boulevard so that you know exactly what you are getting. The city condemned sometimes as much as 16 or 17 feet on either side in some places as part of public lands turned over to the parks department. Many Queen Anne residents have gone through the years not knowing that half their front yard is fact not theirs at all. Many Queen Anne home buyers have been quite surprised to find out that they bought a home along a Boulevard they had not heard of and that they don’t own part of their property.
If you are interested in reading more about this great neighborhood, QueenAnneBoulevard.com is a funQueen Anne Blog! Let us know if you have something to post or if you have had an experience with real estate along Queen Anne Boulevard!
By Courtney Cooper, Realtor, Cooper Jacobs Real Estate, courtney@cooperjacobs.com, 206-850-8841, on January 21st, 2010
Queen Anne Blog: Queen Anne Seattle School Update:
The Queen Anne neighborhood of Seattle just had Old John Hay renamed to Queen Anne Elementary as reported by the Seattle Times. According to the Times, Queen Anne Elementary will reopen as an option school. The school originally opened in 1905 and has a long history in the Queen Anne neighborhood. It is one of Seattle’s oldest schools and luckily got some love and care after falling into complete disrepair. Today, it is a gorgeous focal point in the neighborhood – you can find it at 411 Boston St. on Queen Anne Hill.
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By Courtney Cooper, Realtor, Cooper Jacobs Real Estate, courtney@cooperjacobs.com, 206-850-8841, on January 13th, 2010
 Builder perks here from Sterling!
I was please when I got my latest Sterling flyer from Matt:
Sterling Savings has extended their awesome 3% up to $20,000 towards your closing costs program for qualifying Seattle area properties.
Purchase and sale contracts need to be written prior to 1/31 and close by 2/26. This credit is a great way to help finance a new home – there are some great projects that qualify, too!
Let us know if you need more details or want to look at some of the great places that qualify! There are some wonderful Queen Anne townhomes that I know of that fit right into the program – some listed – some not yet. You can also find additional home listings for the neighborhood here: Queen Anne real estate
By Courtney Cooper, Realtor, Cooper Jacobs Real Estate, courtney@cooperjacobs.com, 206-850-8841, on December 27th, 2009
Queen Anne Seattle Roasty Toasty Winter Holiday Festival:
When? Saturday, January 23 from 5 – 7pm
Where on Queen Anne is it? Counterbalance Park at QA Avenue & Roy Street
How much? FREE!
According to the Seattle Greater Queen Anne Chamber website: “Enjoy a warm bonfire to make smores, hot cider, live music, a light show, games with prizes and news from neighborhood organizations and the City of Seattle”
They also would love it if you could bring a non-perishable food donation for Uptown’s Feeding Program at Sacred Heart Church.
**Sponsored by the Uptown Alliance, with support from the Greater QA Chamber of Commerce
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By Courtney Cooper, Realtor, Cooper Jacobs Real Estate, courtney@cooperjacobs.com, 206-850-8841, on December 25th, 2009
Queen Anne Seattle: I have my nice festive red sweater on and I am parked with my red netbook waiting for my clients between Queen Anne real estate appointments. The wind is crazy today -Lake Union is tossing around and even Green Lake was a bit rough when i drove by earlier!
I started this one a couple days ago and my Queen Anne buyer clients showed up just a bit early for me to complete it in the time I had, but good news! We did indeed put in an offer on this gorgeous green view home and got mutual acceptance yesterday! They are so excited and thrilled to get to go into Christmas with a signed contract ensuring that they get their dream home….at a great price!
There are some wonderful properties on the Queen Anne real estate market right now – whether you are looking for view homes – both city or Puget Sound views, foreclosures, short sales, and more, there are some pretty great houses and townhomes.
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!
By Courtney Cooper, Realtor, Cooper Jacobs Real Estate, courtney@cooperjacobs.com, 206-850-8841, on December 23rd, 2009
CleanScapes Contest in Queen Anne $50,000:
Queen Anne is one of the five Seattle neighborhoods being offered $50,000 by CleanScapes to reduce their overall garbage, recycling, and yard waste output. Queen Anne, Magnolia, Downtown Seattle, Capitol Hill and South Seattle were the five Seattle neighborhoods chosen for the contest because their output is higher than other neighborhoods in Seattle.
According to CleanScapes the neighborhoods North of the Ship Canal produce about 18 pounds of garbage per week and those South of the Canal are at about 22 pounds per week per house. The goal is to of course reduce output of waste, but also to probably raise some major awareness.
Tips offered:
Cancel junk mail, catalogs, and the phone book: http://www.DMAchoice.org is a great place to go for canceling junk mail – I personally did it and it doesn’t take a ton of time.
Print double sides
Mulch your grass clipping instead of putting them in the green bin
Cloth towels instead of paper
Donate reusable items instead of throwing them away.
Stop buying water bottles!!!!
Compost your food scraps
The winning Seattle neighborhood will be the one with the most reduction in output by weight will beannounced in May by CleanScapes and the $50,000 will be awarded to the neighborhood’s residents to decide how to spend the money.
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