Inman News, a real estate media site, recently spotlighted a series feature several innovative Seattle-based real estate related companies at InmanTV.com. The interviews were conducte at Zillow’s office by Joel Burslem and provides some interesting insights.
Click on the links below to view the interviews:
Zillow
Getting ready for the Seafair Tourchlight Parade outside the office.
(Oops, banner’s a little crooked)
John L. Scott - Seattle Center Office in Belltown
The Sellisius Blog Tour USA made a quick stop in Seattle on Wednesday, the latest on their zig zagging cross country real estate blogging trek (view route) which started in New York eons ago. Their final destination is the Inman Blogger Connect in San Francisco.
During their one-day visit, Rudy & Joe of Sellsius, plus a handful of local and Canadian real estate bloggers, toured the headquarters of Zillow and Redfin and hung out at the Pike Place Market.
I tagged along on the Zillow and Redfin office visits. I enjoyed the time at Zillow, meeting Drew and DavidG, listening to the lively debate between Joe and DavidG on Zillow’s tactics and partaking in their fantastic views high atop the Wells Fargo Center in downtown.
From the polished offices of Zillow we hiked over to Redfin in Pioneer Square. Claiming they’re in the process of moving to the Dexter Horton Building…cluttered, cramped & shabby chic came to mind walking around Redfin. They were friendly folk and I had the opportunity to meet Matt of urbnlivn.com fame. Plus, I scored a Redfin mug and toy plane (which doesn’t fly very well BTW).
The annual Street of Dreams begins July 14th and will run through August 19th. This year, the event is located at Quinn’s Crossing near Echo Lake in Snohomish.
The show features 5 homes ranging in size from 4,200 to 4,750 square feet priced up to $2 million.
The show is open daily from 10:00 AM to 9:00 PM and tickets cost $18 for adults with parking and bus shuttle at Woodinville High School.
Four of the homes are in the MLS, click here to view the listings.
Belltown seems to be center stage for urban city living lately. From shootings to night club noise, Belltown residents endure and persevere. Now it looks like the newest battle is over trash, so says the Seattle PI this morning.
As part of the Belltown community, my John L. Scott office participates in the Adopt-A-Street program and cleans 1st Avenue a few times every year. Though only a small gesture, we hope we’re doing our part to be good neighbors. We’ll be out on the morning of August 11th, picking-up trash and sweeping 1st Avenue. Say “hi” if you’re out and about.
Ok, not really a showdown but a significant homeowners association vote is coming up on July 17th, whether or not to extend concierge services 24 hours. Extending concierge to 24 hours can add more than $100 per month to owner’s monthly dues which are currently around $.55/square foot, about average for the services at a downtown area complex.
Some owners are not particularly happy, though, with the high additional expense for 24 hour concierge, especially since the board recently passed a non-refundable $1000 move-in/move-out fee.
Update: The increase will be approximately 10% above current dues. In addition to the 24 hour concierge, it will also provide for expanded janitorial services and facilities technician.
