Latest Seattle green homes sales numbers are out!

The end-of-year sales numbers have been taken into account and the GreenWorks Realty ECert Report, a report showing a comparison of sales of environmentally-certified homes vs. non-certified homes in the City of Seattle and elsewhere in King County, has been updated.

The report covers from September 2007, when the Environmentally Certified Home checkboxes went into effect on the Northwest Mukltiple Listing Service web site, and December 31, 2009.


Environmentally certified homes in King County, the last three months of 2009, comprised 34% of the new home market, sold for $87,000 more per home, and were 9% smaller in size.

If you have any questions about this report and the value of investing in a healthy home for yourself and your family, both financial and otherwise, please send me an email or give me a call.

You can also visit GreenWorks Realty’s Facebook page for this and other updates and information regarding living a “green lifestyle” in the Northwest.

The “most divine” condos I have ever seen

Yesterday my company had its bi-weekly team meeting at The Sanctuary on Capitol Hill, and then took a tour of this historic landmark church-turned-condo. The model is now open, and the 4 and 5 story homes all have striking architectural features – many of them have the dome of the church as the ceiling in the individual homes.

Salvage and restoration was the primary goal of the new owners/builders, and he told us of the “Seattle seagrass” insulation that they found in the floor (albeit it was from NY), that they moved to the attic. It was impressive!

Most of the homes have private garages within the common garage, and two units also have private elevators. Most of the homes have some stained glass windows, and the sculpute work is just amazing. Oh, so are the bathrooms!!

For more information or a private tour, send me an email! I can’t wait to show this building to to my husband…I think we are going to go over there this weekend.

Photo: See photo gallery and read “Capitol Hill church now 12 new homes”

The Santuary’s web site has several other articles linked to it in addition to some artsy photos, but nothing can do it justice other than a real-life viewing.

Navigating the Home Affordable Modification Program (video)

The video “Navigating the Home Affordable Modification Program” is divided into two parts.

Part I is a basic orientation for viewers who may not have heard of HAMP, the objectives of the program, how to determine if your loan is owned by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, and how to find out if you qualify.

Part II discusses the information homeowners need to provide their mortgage servicer, demonstrates how affordability is achieved through a realistic example, and the steps homeowners need to take to ensure success in modifying their loan.

Use the drop-down menu in the video window below to skip to part 2 if you do not need to see part 1.

http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/mnr_lib/200910/players/player-multi.swf?job=41078