- July 2nd, 2008
- by Galen
- Blog, Neighborhoods
San Diego neighborhood blogs: How’s the weather?
If you said, “nicer than Seattle’s,” I’d say, “bingo”. Is it nice enough to pack up, buy a house, and move there? One San Diego real estate blog is wondering if golf fans were enticed by the weather while watching the US Open. I think we can safely assume that Galen wasn’t watching it.
The San Diego Zoo, apparently, has its own Meerkat Manor, as the meerkats at the Elephant Mesa exhibit had a period of “general upheaval,” and Kasane appears to be pregnant. Who’s the father? We’re not even sure Kasane knows the answer to that question. They sure are cute, though, aren’t they?
The Kris Berg at the San Diego Home Blog has an interesting post about property value ranges (when the “seller will entertain offers between $535,000 and $595,000″). Why would a seller do this? Well, you’ll just have to read the post.
If you plan on being in San Diego–or, if you’re already there (lucky you)–the San Diego Blog has a good post about what you can do to have fun during the summer in San Diego. Be aware that alcohol has recently been banned from many San Diego beaches. If you’d rather be naked, you can always visit a couple clothing optional beaches in San Diego. Strangely, San Diego Blog doesn’t mention these beaches.
Also, there wasn’t much talk about it in the blogosphere, but the San Diego County Fair is in full swing until July 6th. There’s a lot of fun to be had there.
Join the discussion »- June 24th, 2008
- by Galen
- Interface Design, Neighborhoods, New Features
Property Details page: Packed with more detaily goodness
Where the heck did that “Nearby” tab go under Listing Details? I’ll tell you where: on the details page! All the same information is there: nearby schools, transit, parks, and places; however, you can now view where there nearby places are relative to the home you’re looking at right on the neighborhood overview map! If you’re not really in to green grass, trees, and nature, you can quickly hide parks from the neighborhood map by clicking on the parks tab and unchecking “Show Parks on the Neighborhood Map”. You can, of course, do this with the other three nearby categories. As Rachael Ray of Food Network fame would say, “How cool is that?” Unfortunately, no part of this update is “Yum-o!” (Another Rachael Ray saying. Sorry…)
See it in action on a random home in Seattle, Bellevue or Portland. Yes, Hung Far Low is just 1.8 miles, or a brisk 35 minute walk from that Portland home.
Join the discussion »- June 9th, 2008
- by Galen
- Neighborhoods
Portland Neighborhood blogs: we don’t pump our own gas
But Portland, apparently, doesn’t pump pollutants in to the atmosphere, either. At least they’re more sensitive to it than other cities, as was noted in a Green Building Forum a couple weeks ago. A choice quote: “‘Portland is definitely out near the front if not in the front [when it comes to green building],’ Scott Lewis of Brightworks said.” Impressive! When will we see Oregonians getting their electric vehicles plugged in for them?
I enjoy discussing green living and design, as it’s an inevitable change that we will have to make, sooner or later. The Portland Water Bureau’s Water Blog has a few nice tips on “blue living,” (you know, the wet stuff that’s two parts hydrogen, one part oxygen), such as putting a picture of John Edwards in your shower. Yup…
Portland is also serious about their mass transit. Apparently, the MAX trains trains are made out of the same stuff as those armored bank trucks. Nothing a pickup can contend with, at least. If riding on a MAX train sounds too extreme, it’s not too late to participate in the 17 event “Pedalpalooza,” (June 12-28) and other “awesomely ridiculous” events.
Are there any Portland neighborhood blogs we’re missing? Let us know in the comments.
Join the discussion »- June 6th, 2008
- by Galen
- Neighborhoods, real estate
Buzzing Capitol Hill home by Elemental Architecture
Both the design blogs and the local blogs are abuzz about 209 12th Ave E Seattle, WA (Capitol Hill) today. Our primary photo is still the pre-construction mock-up (which oddly looks worse – usually they look way better), but click on through for the rest. The Contemporist has a nice photo spread too. The home is on the corner of 12th and John.
- April 21st, 2008
- by Galen
- Neighborhoods, real estate
Featured home at the Capitol Hill blog
This “charmer” is the featured property on the Capitol Hill blog’s neighborhood recruitment program this week. Only in Capitol Hill, Seattle is a property well into jumbo loan territory be considered entry level. We do appreciate the Capitol Hill blog’s efforts and we realize that they really are looking at the less expensive properties (check out this orange charmer for example).
Capitol Hill blog seems ahead of the curve – I couldn’t find a neighborhood recruitment program on most of the other Seattle blogs I looked at.
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