Seattle Houseboats: Yesterdays Weren't Always The Best Times
Historical Seattle Houseboats: Seattle houseboats were born of a brilliant cheap housing for people who could scavenge extra logs for floats.  It was economical housing at its best.  Although that isn't necessarily the case anymore, it is important to recognize our roots in any situation! Here is a great reminder of Seattle floating homes roots: This picture was taken in the early 1950's but it is a good

Seattle Houseboats: Creative & Part Of Nature
Seattle houseboat living is one of the most unique in Seattle:  Are you a creative person looking for your perfect Seattle waterfront nest?  As we go into the snowy winter this year, I wanted to share one of my favorite houseboat shots from this summer:  The "Duck Lodge" floating raft is located on one of the Eastlake

Current Seattle Houseboats For Sale
Have you seen the current Seattle houseboats for sale right now?  There is a pretty good mix of Seattle houseboats on the market right now including floating homes and even some vessels.  It was beautiful in Seattle today, but I imagine that the coming winter weather will have everyone snuggling up to their fireplaces.  Houseboats are surprisingly efficient for keeping warm if they have been properly weatherized.

Tax Credit Info: The Latest...
Home Buyer Tax Credit 2009:  It passed the house and the senate and Obama has signed it into law.  The IRS site is updated except for the latest version of tax form to accommodate the newest change to the housing credit.  The basics of the home buyer credit in this version?  In a nutshell, you can make more money to qualify, you have longer to find the qualifying home and even longer to close after that, and you don't have to

Eastlake Seattle WA Market Update: October 2009
Eastlake is interesting because although there are single family traditional homes, most of them don't come up for sale very often.  That has been the case for the last six month of sales and also for the current Eastlake homes for sale that are available now.  Excluding Eastlake condos, single family Eastlake homesare comprised of mostly townhouses, then houseboats, then regular single family traditional homes. Eastlake Townhomes have been the dominating factor for single family residential in this Seattle neighborhood re