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Summer Home Projects

Lawn chairs have emerged from hibernation, flowers are in bloom, and the smell of barbecue is in the air—summer is finally here! With all the fun activities filling our weeknight and weekend calendars, carve out a little time to check these easy summer home maintenance to-dos off your list to keep your home in tip-top

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Spring Market Update 2022

As rates reached over 4.5% last week for the first time in several years, the market continued to stay smoking hot. We expect that if rates continue to rise, we will start to see a material slow down on pricing and perhaps activity, but that has not happened yet. Today’s rates start at 4.625% and

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April 8th: Homeless Solutions in Seattle with Charles Durrett

Friday, April 8, 2022 7:30 PM 9:00 PM UFM- University Friends Meeting 4001- 9th Avenue Northeast, Seattle, WA, 98105 Come join us in creating a ground swell of movement to help get Seattle homeless citizens safely and affordably housed. Author/ Architect and Activist will be speaking about his book, “A Solution to Homelessness in Your

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April 1st Open House celebrating Together/Apart

Office Happy Hour – Friday April 1st 4:30PM-7:00PM Come celebrate our office exhibit Together/Apart by local artists Julie Graber & Daphne Minkoff featuring photos taken and shared between two friends during the pandemic to stay connected during times of separation. In/Outdoor Event Email to RSVP eva@infinitiRED.com   We are excited to host this thoughtful art

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2022 Real Estate Market Forecast

As 2021 comes to an end, everyone is still feeling the pandemic’s influence on the world. In the real estate market, it was challenging year to buy a home. The key factors in this year’s market were low inventory, low interest rates, high demand and fierce competition. If you were lucky enough to win a competitive offer,

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Celebrating Lake City Partners Permanent Shelter

This holiday we are celebrating the success of the Lake City Partners, a non-profit serving the unhoused community in North Seattle and Shoreline. This year they received funding from King County to purchase the Oaks residential apartment building in Shoreline to serve as a permanent home for up to 65 unhoused residents. Lake City Partners

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Join us for Trick or Treat in Fremont from 2-5pm on Halloween

Once again, the Fremont community is joining together to provide our community with a chance to Trick-or-Treat, in the daylight, at familiar shops and restaurants throughout the Center of the Universe. On Sunday, October 31st from 2p – 5p. we are excited to safely join our fellow businesses in this annual tradition. We will hand out treats to

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Passive House

passive [pasiv] house [haus] by Rob Harrison The term passive house (Passivhaus in German) refers to the rigorous, voluntary, standard for energy efficiency in a building, reducing its ecological footprint. It results in ultra-low energy buildings that require little energy for space heating or cooling. Although it is mostly applied to new buildings, it has

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Fall Market Update 2021

As we approach the end of the year many fatigued buyers wonder whether we will continue to see a rise in real estate prices. According to Reuters and other news outlets prices are expected to rise into 2022, perhaps just at a little slower than the pace we have seen in 2021. What has caused

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Spring 2021 Real Estate Market Update

Spring Market 2021 Update A recent Seattle Times article said the Seattle Real estate market was “on steroids.” That seems like an understatement as low inventory and more buyers in the market are making the competition as stiff as ever, with average Seattle area home price escalations of $100,000-$200,000 above asking price and even $300,000-$400,000

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