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2016 Issaquah School Bond Feasibility

Bond Feasibility and Development Committee

A community Bond Feasibility and Development Committee will meet throughout May 2015 to determine essential facility needs and shape a potential bond measure to go before voters in Spring 2016. The committee will make its recommendation to the superintendent, who will in turn present a recommendation to the school board for final approval.

The committee will consider the proposed content, total cost, and tax impact of a potential bond. Recognizing the current economic climate, the committee will evaluate the bond proposal in terms of:

Ensuring the Issaquah School District has all the resources possible to meet its mission and Ends student learning goals Safely and efficiently maintaining facilities and…

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Three residential projects bring nearly 650 homes to the Issaquah Highlands

By Tom Corrigan

Three residential projects, all in the construction phase, could add up to nearly 650 new residences to the Issaquah Highlands.

The projects are designated as official Urban Villages, according to Lucy Sloman, land development manager for the city. All three projects are making use of the city’s standardized Urban Village zoning.

• Issaquah Terrace, also known as Lakeside Terrace, will consist of 268 rental units in 12 garden-style buildings with additional rental townhouses along Lupine Street in the narrow throat of the project site. It is being developed by Polygon Northwest, and sits northeast of the Issaquah Highlands Park & Ride.
• The Brownstones development, also a Polygon project, is rising southeast of the…

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Pent-up demand fueling record pace of home sales around Western Washington

KIRKLAND, Washington (May 5, 2015) – Northwest Multiple Listing Service members notched a record high level of pending sales during April, surpassing the year-ago volume by nearly 1,800 transactions. Both closed sales and prices also surged last month as the spring market kicked into high gear.

Buyer confidence and buyer ability to purchase are fueling activity, suggested Ken Anderson, the managing broker and owner of Coldwell Banker Evergreen Olympia Realty. "Long building pent-up demand is being unleashed," he commented.

• Pending Sales increase by 18.7%
• Closed Sales up 24.3% YTD
• Prices up 12.4%

MLS members reported an 18.7 percent year-over-year increase in pending sales, with the volume of mutually accepted offers rising from…

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Coming This May 16th/ Open House Treasure Hunt! Over $200,000 in Cash and Prizes!

Please join us for an amazing Saturday Open House Treasure hunt, featuring some of the best homes on the market in your local area! Homes will be featured on Star 101.5, KOMO Radio, Local Television, and publications like The Sammamish Review, Sno-Valley Star, Issaquah Press, and Woodinville Weekly along with extensive on-line and full Social Media exposure.

Home Sellers and Buyers can participate and make this an experience like none-other! Just click on the Seller or Buyer icons below to learn more or call us at 425-313-4752

Simply Outrageous Service!
The Cascade Team Agents are Full Service. We are a real estate company like no other, because of the tools, service and savings we provide our clients with. We…

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Questions You Need to Ask BEFORE Hiring a Broker/Agent to Sell Your Home

Your Home is your greatest investment! Know these questions and answers before you interview! The difference can cost you thousands!

1.  Do you provide a true website presence for my home? This is more than a splash site with a few pictures.  Click HERE for Answer!

2.  Do you syndicate my home, and PAY for premiere placement?  Click HERE for Answer!

3.  Do you advertise my home on Social Media: This is MORE than just Facebook!  Click HERE for Answer!

4.  Do you provide a full 3D Walkthrough Virtual Tour or just have shifting focus over still pictures and call that a virtual tour?  Click HERE for Answer!

5.  What is your strategy to generate multiple offers for my home?  Click HERE for Answer!

6.  Are you still using paper flyers…

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Frenzied Real Estate Market Frustrating Buyers

KIRKLAND, Washington (April 6, 2015) – Buyer anxiety is rising as the pace of home sales is faster than brokers are able to replenish inventory, according to members of Northwest Multiple Listing Service. Figures just released for March show 11,408 pending sales during the month while only 10,505 sellers listed their homes for sale during the same period.

"The frenzy market has returned and is in full bloom in King and Snohomish counties. Listings are selling as soon as they come on the market for sale," said J. Lennox Scott, chairman and CEO of John L. Scott Real Estate.

The multiple offer market has become commonplace on well-priced new listings, observed John Deely, principal managing broker at Coldwell Banker Bain. However, he cautioned,…

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Push-Pull Technology & The Most Advanced Home Selling Marketing Platform Around!

Right now in April of 2015 61% of The Cascade Team's Homes listed for sale are selling in the first 3 days AND 47% are receiving multiple offers!

The Cascade Team “Push/Pull” Technology is designed to not only “Push” your homes information out to the public and other agents BUT to also “Pull” potential buyers and multiple offers back in!

From Syndication, Text, Website lead capture, and Automated Feedback system we capture the contact information for every buyer and agent who looks at your home…. Then we can notify them of offers or Open Houses to help generate maximum interest and multiple offers!

Learn more about "Push-Pull" Technology and everything The Cascade Does to our market the competition when it comes to selling your home HERE!

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The Cascade Team puts your Home in The Spotlight!

It all begins with a Personal Property Website custom built for your home!

Your Home’s Personal Property Website becomes the center attraction of an all out media blitz to Websites, Other Agents, Buyers, and an array of Social Media outlets.

More than just a splash page or a simple 5 page website, The Cascade Team provides a fully responsive website for your home. Your website if fully optimized and can be easily viewed and shared on laptops, smart phones, tablets and through Social Media.

• Our site can have up to 100 photos of your home
• Full 3D Virtual Tour of your home
• Links to nearby schools
• Local amenities shown
• Demographics of the city where your home is located
• Map and Directions
• Bird’s eye view
• Request a showing
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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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