My Seattle blogging colleagues and I began taking a real-estate fundamentals course this week, in preparation for sitting for the Washington State real-estate salesperson licensing exam. One of the first lessons involved the extent of a parcel of real property. Turns out I not only own my house and its land, but also the sky […]

Attention all Agents and Sellers! Today, a tragic thing happened when I was appraising a townhome for a purchase; And I have to let my readers in on this because this story is one of those, “…don’t let this happen to you situations.” I was assigned to appraise a 2000 sq/ft. 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bath

If you have reached the end of your tether looking for a house to buy because you just can’t find one that meets your needs and prices seem to bear no relation to reality, you might want to consider building your own “flatplak” home. I’m not talking about getting your next home from Ikea (although

One of my favorite pastimes is heading to Urban Ore in Berkeley and wandering the aisles. Many times I go with notions in my head of a door that needs replacing, maybe shelving for the garage, or I take a friend with me who is in the midst of remodeling hell or just needs to