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Likability is a powerful force to get prospects and your peers to trust you more. Deceit isn’t behind the following tricks to make you more likable, recently featured at Forbes.com, but a few traits to keep in mind that can unconsciously influence others to see you in a new light. Here are a few:

1. Use silence to your advantage.

“When you ask someone a question and they’re slow to respond, don’t feel pressure to move the conversation forward,” Forbes columnist Travis Bradberry notes. “Remaining silent plays to your advantage. Moments of silence make people feel as though they should speak, especially when the ball is in their court.” Silence can be a golden tool in negotiations and when in difficult conversations.

2. Open hands and open…

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Holiday Tree Lighting in Snoqualmie!

 

Join us for our 10th Anniversary Holiday Tree Lighting in Snoqualmie!

Located at Railroad Park in Downtown Snoqualmie:  7971 Railroad Avenue SE, Snoqualmie WA

Saturday, December 12th at 5:30pm

Children of all ages will enjoy this special evening of community holiday fun!

  • Enjoy Cookies, Cider, Caroling and Live Holiday Music!
  • Watch for Santa's Arrival on a Reindeer Fire Engine
  • Free Horse-Drawn Carriage Rides
  • And, Free Pictures with Santa!

In the spirit of giving, visitors may bring a non-perishable food item to donate to Encompass and the Respectful Giving Campaign.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you would like more information on this event please call…

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Holiday Tree Lighting in North Bend!

Enjoy a fun-filled afternoon and evening with music, entertainment, fire pits, food and drink, children's activities, photo opportunities with Santa, a holiday tree lighting ceremony and a traditional community sing-along in downtown North Bend.

Saturday, December 5th from 4pm to 8pm

The Cascade Team booth will be giving away Free Hot Cider!

If you would like more information on this event please call 425-313-4752. To see our other upcoming Holiday Events click HERE

We hope to see you there!

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At The Cascade Team Real Estate events like this are a part of who we are. We want to be more than just your local real estate agent, we are part of your…

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Enjoy Free Horse Drawn Carriage Rides in Gilman Village!

Located in Issaquah's Gilman Village:  355 NW Gilman Blvd, Issaquah WA

Saturday, November 28th from 1pm to 4pm

While you are out "Shopping Local" in Issaquah, stop by our booth in Gilman Village and enjoy a FREE horse drawn carriage ride! If you would like more information on this event please call 425-313-4752.

We hope to see you there!

Ride the FREE Hop-ON, Hop-OFF Trolley!

Saturday, November 28th from 11am-5pm.  Highlands Council is proud to be a sponsor of the 3rd annual Shop Local Street Trolley!  The trolley will run a loop from Blakely Hall, through Grand Ridge Plaza, Front Street, and Gilman Village.  Hop on and hop off to shop local and then hop back on to head home! …

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Guess who Cary ran into today right outside the corporate headquarters of The Cascade Team in Issaquah Washington..... Yep, Bigfoot himself; and even he could believe the amazing service along with savings provided by The Cascade Team!

High Impact Real Estate Marketing & 1% MLS Listing Commissions For Today’s Home Sellers

The Cascade Team Real Estate is a company like no other because of the marketing, service and home seller savings we provide. We understand that in today’s real estate & home selling environment, we need to provide a high level of real estate service and wide spread marketing of the home for sale, utilize technology to keep our home seller clients in the communication loop and provide added value to both buyers and home sellers…

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  • "Halloween" is short for "Hallows' Eve"  which was the evening before All Hallows' Day celebrated on November 1.
  • Ireland is typically believed to be the birthplace of Halloween.
  • The word "witch" comes from the Old English wicce, meaning "wise woman." In fact, wiccan were highly respected people at one time. According to popular belief, witches held one of their two main meetings on Halloween night.   
  • According to Irish legend, Jack O'Lanterns are named after a stingy man named Jack who, because he tricked the devil several times, was forbidden entrance into both heaven and hell.  He was condemned to wander the Earth, waving his lantern to lead people away from their paths.
  • According to tradition, if a person wears his or her clothes…

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Please join the Terror At Trossachs team this Saturday for some fun on Halloween Night, October 31st from 6:00 until 8:30.

The Haunted Graveyard “Terror At Trossachs” will feature several good scares, live actors in costume and animatronic characters full of mischif…. With FULL size candy bars as a reward at the end for those brave enough to make it to the front door!

There is no charge for the event and it’s open to all ages (Though there are some pretty intense scares so little ones should be ready).

Canned goods are gladly accepted if you would like to donate. All donations will go to NW Harvest. While we celebrate being scared on this night, there is nothing more scary than being hungry and your donations are greatly appreciated. Several…

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Keenan and Kemper giving The Cascade Team Real Estate some tips for selling homes over the holidays and also selling some DECA items as closing gifts for their marketing class! Ordering deadline is October 20th and items will be delivered by December 2nd and 3rd.

If you are interested please follow this link and select either Keenan Porter or Kemper Jolly so they get credit in their Marketing Class at school for the sales.

www.eastsidecatholic.org/DECA



  1. People who look at your home over the holidays are serious buyers.
  2. Serious buyers have fewer homes to choose from over the holidays as most sellers take their homes off the market. That means less competition for you and more money for you.
  3. Since the supply of homes will…

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As you look at brokerages to call home and build your real estate career, there are two very important questions you should always ask yourself. The answers to these questions are critical to the success of your career as a real estate professional.

  • Does your real estate brokerage help you sell homes?

  • OR
  • Does your brokerage sell “things”to the real estate agents?

At most brokerages there is a split with the brokerage, then desk fees, transaction coordinator fees and on top of that either franchise fees, technology fees, or some legal defense fund you have to pay for. Then with what’s left it’s…

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Just taking a moment to be a proud Dad on today’s blog. Tomorrow morning my son Keenan will be getting up around 3:30 AM and heading with the rest of the Eastside Catholic Varsity Football Team to travel down to San Diego for the 2015 Honor Bowl. While they will be missing a few days of school each one of them are expected and required to keep up on their studies and homework while traveling, along with having daily practices in advance of the game. 

It’s been great to see Keenan mature into such a great young man, maintain good grades, and excel at a sport he loves so much. While keeping an A-B grade point average last year, the freshman team he played on went undefeated while last year’s varsity team won the State 3A Championship (We beat…

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