Weekly Real Estate Update

Check out these articles for great information about our community and the real estate industry.  Feel free to use these on Facebook, your website or e-mail to your clients.

 

MORTGAGE & FINANCE news

 

Future mass exodus of Millennials from parent’s households predicted, expect boom by 2025

http://money.cnn.com/2014/06/26/real_estate/harvard-millennials-housing/index.html    

 

4 things to do before you start the house hunt

http://portal.kiplinger.com/article/real-estate/T010-C006-S001-financial-steps-to-take-before-buying-a-first-home.html 

 

Homeowners Armed With Knowledge (HAWK) program aims to educate and provide mortgage insurance discounts

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlerealestate/2014/06/25/hawk-program-aims-to-expand-first-time-buyers-access-to-mortgages/ 

 

 

REAL ESTATE news

 

11 ways to create an inviting front entry for your home under $100

http://www.houselogic.com/home-advice/home-improvement/front-door-entry-ideas/#. 

 

Hexagonal home organization system inspired by bees

http://www.wired.com/2014/06/a-killer-home-organization-system-inspired-by-bees/ 

 

7 tips to design the best outdoor kitchen

http://advice.porch.com/7-tips-best-outdoor-kitchen/ 

 

Easy to use interactive map shows natural disaster risk by state

http://money.cnn.com/interactive/pf/real-estate/natural-disaster-risk-map/index.html 

 

 

LOCAL news

 

Washington State a national leader in the green home revolution

http://www.seattlepi.com/realestate/article/Washington-among-best-for-green-homes-5565301.php 

 

328 residential units coming to South Lake Union

http://seattle.curbed.com/archives/2014/06/another-massive-residential-tower-coming-to-south-lake-union.php 

 

Study shows Seattle’s older districts foster creativity and have more jobs per commercial square foot

http://crosscut.com/2014/05/22/mossback/120197/why-low-rise-older-neighborhoods-really-drive-seat/ 

 

New Target store planned for Wilburton retail area in Bellevue

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/2014/06/target-targets-wilburton-district-of-bellevue-for.html 

 

Tacoma’s aggressive battle against pollution using hard data and forensics

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/13/us/with-data-and-resolve-tacoma-fights-pollution.html?_r=0 

 

Pierce County home values up 9.6 percent

http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2014/06/21/3710294/assessed-home-values-make-10-percent.html 

 

City Council to review Port of Everett renovation plan

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20140625/BIZ/140629541/1012/Port-of-Everett-renovation-plan-goes-before-City-Council- 

 

 

WEEKLY DOSE OF awesomeness

 

Star Trek holodeck-style virtual design studios coming to home improvement center chain

http://www.digitaltrends.com/home/lowes-new-holoroom-lets-try-home-improvements-virtually-buy/#!6eU9C