Real Estate in The Palm of Your Hand (Or at least on your "Smart Phone")

The Responsive web design from www.TheCascadeTeam.com will resize and reformat page content in response to screen size and resolution. In short, our responsive website is one that looks good and performs well on traditional computers, tablets and smartphone. Its one size fits all – no separate mobile version required!

If you consider that many potential buyers may start their home search on their laptop and then switch to their smartphone throughout the course of the day, it’s only logical to make sure they have the same user-experience from one screen to the other. Having a separate mobile site – that usually has less content and different navigation – doesn’t make sense. Our responsive design performs the same across all devices and delivers a…

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Sammamish Tops the U.S. in Household Income

Sammamish, Washington, is tops in income. Nerdwallet.com recently published a new study putting a whopping 73.7% of households in Sammamish at more than $100,000 per year. More than a quarter of the households top $200,000 per year.

In all, six suburbs in the Seattle metro area are in the top 100 including Mercer Island, Redmond, Bainbridge Island, Maple Valley and Mukilteo.

Click on the map below to get the high-income housing statistics.

See all of the updated Sammamish Market Stats Here!

Learn more about Sammamish Schools here:

Finding a neighborhood with great schools is one of the more important concerns when shopping for a home. You can click on the picture below to do some wonderful comparisons at the Great Schools…

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New Search Behavior Statistics on Home Buyers

Search Online For The Perfect Home

Searching the world wide web to find that perfect home to buy has become really popular. Ninety percent of people today use the internet to search for their home. There are many ways to search the internet to find a home. You can use search engines or general websites. You can also use digital maps found online, or applications on your mobile device.

In the past four years there have been a two hundred and fifty three percent jump in real estate online searches. The average person will search eleven different searches before trying to purchase a home.

Mobile Influence

Mobile devices play a key role in internet real estate searching today. Twenty percent of all online searches are made from a mobile…

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Comparing Sammamish, Issaquah and Snoqualmie Schools

Finding a neighborhood with great schools is one of the more important concerns when shopping for a home. You can click on the picture below to do some wonderful comparisons at the Great Schools website. Then by clicking HERE or on the Advanced Search tab one of the selections you can choose is to search by homes that are aligned with the school or schools of your choice be they High School, Middle, Elementary or some combination. Other detailed information available from our community reports includes nearby public amenities, shopping, demographics, and median household income.  

Have A Home To Sell Or Wonder What Your Home Is Worth?

Community & School Reports

The Cascade Team Real Estate has made it easier than ever to…

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Trossachs Home Listed AND Sold by The Cascade Team Over Asking Price in 5 Days!

Beautiful Trossachs Home Listed AND Sold by The Cascade Team Over Asking Price in 5 Days! Check out our Home Seller Marketing plan HERE and see how we can do the same for you. Right now www.TheCascadeTeam.com is selling 60% of our listings in the first 3 days and 47% are receiving multiple offers!

Price $850,000

• Beds 4
• Baths 2½
• Sq. Ft. 3,213
• Lot Size 13202
• Built 1996

2223 273rd Ct SE, Sammamish

Picture perfect Buchan home, in elegant Braemore enclave of Trossachs. This home has it all; newly refinished hardwoods, formal living and dining, 2 cozy gas fireplaces and ideal floor plan with main floor den and upstairs bonus room. Epicurean kitchen with shaker cabinets, high-end stainless appliances, planning desk and slab…

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FREE Neighborhood, Community & School Reports

Are you looking for more than just property listings? Would you like to learn about neighborhoods in the local real estate market? We have tons of great information about market conditions, nearby amenities, local schools, and much more in our communities section. Simply select the community or neighborhood you'd like to read more about, or call me for the inside scoop. I would be happy to share my knowledge of the area with you. Get a Free Community Report HERE:

The Cascade Team Real Estate has made it easier than ever to learn more about your local schools and neighborhood. The Cascade Team community and school reports are your local source for demographic and school district information. Compare local demographics, neighborhood amenities and…

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Smart Home Technology Helps Homes Sell Faster

Smart home appliances and technology are becoming more mainstream in homes throughout the country. Products and features once reserved for only the highest priced properties are now found in homes across the United States at various price points. The proliferation of this technology is not only changing the way Americans live, it’s also changing their tastes and expectations when shopping for real estate—so much so that making your home “smart” may be smarter than you think.

A survey of more than 500 Real Estate Brokers found: 

• Buyers are asking, “How smart is this home?”: Nearly two in three (64 percent) of the sales associates surveyed agreed that buyers today are more interested in homes with smart home features and technology than they…

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Bank robber's bunker found in Sammamish

SAMMAMISH, Wash. - An underground bunker apparently built by a prolific criminal who had been on the run for five years was found Tuesday morning near Lake Sammamish by a joint team made up of local and federal law enforcement personnel.

The FBI released the information below about a bunker they found on a hillside near the East Lake Sammamish Parkway 7-11 convenience store:

Shortly after 10 am on Tuesday, March 10, a joint investigative team located an underground bunker allegedly used by a convicted bank robber. The bunker was discovered through investigation of Bradley Steven Robinett, who pled guilty in January to federal charges of escape, being a felon in possession of a firearm and interstate transportation of a stolen vehicle.

The FBI…

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Spring Brings Record Sales Levels AND Homebuyers Who Face Inventory Drought

Early Spring Brings Bumper Crop of Homebuyers Who Face Inventory Drought  

Brokers around the Northwest MLS service area are clamoring for listings:

1.  "Hopefully, more potential sellers will seize this market window of opportunity as a good time to sell before the regional real estate market does finally start to level out and take a breath; which it will eventually." -- Gary O’Leyar, Berkshire Hathaway HomeService Signature Properties.
2.  "We desperately need inventory. Potential sellers of all shapes, sizes, price ranges and locations should be contacting their brokers and jumping off the proverbial fence." -- Diedre Haines, Coldwell Banker Bain.
3.  "Sellers haven’t experienced a market this favorable since those frothy days (of 10 years…

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New Multi-floor Features in The Cascade Team 3D Showcase

3D Virtual Tour Showcase

The Cascade Team is happy to announce its new 3D Walkthrough Showcase and these very exciting new enhancements. 3D Walkthrough Showcase Tours are available for every Cascade Team listed property. We use Matterport's 3D technology and cloud service to create a one-of-a-kind 3D Virtual Tour Showcase.

Engage buyers. Delight sellers:

The Cascade Team 3D Showcase is the most realistic, immersive way to experience a property online.

Ultimate Experience: Any Time, Anywhere

The Cascade Team 3D Showcase™ is an online experience that lets home buyers move through a property and see it from any angle. Even get a completely unique sense for the place with our “dollhouse” view.

Real Emotion

Image galleries,…

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