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Bonney Lake Panorama West Affordable new construction!

View from Panorama West

New construction, ramblers starting at $239,950! All standards include 2 car garages, spacious lots, Hardy Plank siding, White MIllwork, Cathedral Ceilings.  6 plans to choose from. Bonney Lake’s newest Master Planned Community. No better value, period. Limited lots availables program.

Seattle’s top neighborhoods???

Seattle Magazine’s July addition released a rating of the “110 top Seattle Neighborhoods.” Rankings were  followed by characteristics of the areas: Median home price and % of change from 06 to 07(cant wait to see next years) , # of crimes per 1000, avg. # of bedrooms & baths, % of 4th graders passing WASL, Park acreage, Commute to downtown in minutes, Pop. est. and neighborhood characteristics. The rankings are also broken down into Seattle and Suburban areas.

Good stuff no doubt, but before you get upset with the ranking or a little over confident about your ranking. Lets start our own forum to discuss what really makes a great neighborhood and more improtantly what we can do to make our own a little better. It is called “Seattle Magazine,” for a reason, so bare that in mind.

Two of the top four rankings in the Seattle poll were Braodmoor and Windermere, median home price of $1,997,500 and $1,325,000 respectively. In the top ten of suburban neighborhoods were Mercer Island, Clyde Hill and Medina for and average median price of $1,550,416. Who said money can’t buy happiness?

So you ask, where does my slice of heaven rank? What makes you so fond of it or not? Would you recommend it to someone relocating to the area? What parameters would you use to rank one neighborhood over another?

Crime(violent or all), schools, community infrastructures, median age of buildings, local government, arts, entertainment, restaurants, recreation. Add more please.

email me a mattcaldwell@windermere.com for a complete listing.

Seafair schedule

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Seattle Area Farmers Markets

Hope this is helpful! this is a quick reference guide in a PDF file giving you locations, dates and times. if there are any updates please list.

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Life in the Northwest

Seattle and the surrounding area is a great place to live! I personally have live throughout the US and Europe, only to return to Seattle time and time again. I love the friendly attitude of the people(most of them) and the shear beauty that the Pacific Northwest has to offer.  

5 favorite places in the northwest to visit.

Mt Rainier

San Juan Islands

Downtown Seattle

Take in a game: Seahawks, Mariners and maybe the Sonics

Mt St Helen’s

I have lived in many different neighborhoods in the Metro Seattle area, also worked with UPS for 20 years. My knowledge of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue area is vast, if I don’t know the answer, I know where to find it, just ask.

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Lake Tapps is full!, we are just waiting on summer to arrive. Until Tanning is still paid for!

84 homes on the lake for sale…..we need some sunshine.