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Bonney Lake Panorama West Affordable new construction!

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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.

Technology for the Real Estate Agent

What technologies are a must for you to be sucessful? (edit/delete)

1. Smart phone, Do your homework make sure the format has the tools you need.

2. A Website that offers your visitors can INTERACT with. Bring them infromation that they are not going to find anywhere else. Frame your site around other linked sites so it looks as if you are the one providing them that info.

3. High Definition Camera, customers want big highly defined pictures, you need to either find a photgrapher or become a good one. Think about what you are trying to pertray to the customers. Really is a bathroom pic a better choice then let’s say a picture of the nearby lake or park?

4. Actively become a part of your blogging community.

Let me know your thoughts and suggestions….