Lakes Forest Mark's North Seattle Blog

Posted August 31st, 2008 at www.lakeforestmark.com   I just ran across a very cool website today at www.greendimes.com Basically, they  help you reduce the amount of junk mail you receive in your mailbox.   Their promise is 90% in 90 days. The basic free service helps you to contact companies in...

National Geographic Magazine selected The fifty next great adventure towns it's September Issue and Seattle, WA topped the list. Calling these cities " not just the best base camps for outdoor pursuits, but  smart investments", the article is just another small feather in our collective skull ca...

(From the City of Lake Forest Park Website) 24 Hour Ballot Drop Boxes King County is introducing seven ballot drop boxes throughout the county to provide absentee voters with another way to securely return their ballots without the cost of postage. Lake Forest Park is one of eight sites around th...

Doug Swan, Rabid Obama Supporter...   Great to see all of you at the Obama Fundraiser in Lake Forest Park last night (especially You, Doug. Serves me right to leave my camera unattended...)   As promised, there was music, there was food (lots!), and a nice, positive vibe throughout the evening. ...

    There will be an Obama Fund Raiser potluck tonight in the backyard of Sally Yamasaki & Dan Benson's home at 17868 40th Ave NE in Lake Forest Park. Bring your sharpened political mind and your checkbook.   There will be live music, lively conversation and good times. See you there! LFM

Posted August 19th, 2008 on www.lakeforestmark.com     As I set about my education into all things green and earth friendly (which has been exponentially accelerated by fellow blogger and my Newest Bestest Buddy Aaron Campbell of Campbell Energy), the one idea that I keep coming back to is, "How...

As a Realtor, it is easy to become frustrated with the lack of creativity or vision among builders.  The rows and rows of similar looking, poorly made townhomes, particularly in the Greenwood area of Seattle come to mind.   In a culturally savvy area of the world such as Seattle, it is hard to be...

Zillow.com released it's findings for the 2nd Quarter of 2008 for select markets around the country.   Seattle, as usual, fared better than most of the markets around the country, but the trend is definitely a down one.    According to Zillow, King County Overall had a 6.7% drop in home values ov...

I was in Kirkland last night with a friend who is also an agent (Known within this blog as "Big Dan") and I noticed that in a certain Kirkland brokerage's window, there were several printouts of short-sales and pre-foreclosure properties. The short-sales were advertised as "50 to 100 thousand dol...

You are probably eager to sample the different cuisines offered up at the various booths.  Maybe order a gyro or a kabob and chase it down with a slice of pizza or maybe a rack of ribs. Sure, and that is what The Taste is all about.    But were you aware that Edgar Winters is Back!    I didn't ev...