Just Listed-38 1/2 Pasatiempo Dr. Santa Cruz, California. USA

Feb 29, 2012 — Sally Lyng, David Lyng Real Estate

38 1/2 Pasatiempo Dr. Santa Cruz, California. USA 2,289,000 Newer Pasatiempo custom home… gorgeous, recently built, craftsman style home on 1/2+ acre lot overlooking the 10th fairway of the golf course. 3,700 sq.ft. This home has open great room floor plan with 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. Absolutely top of the line craftsmanship and attention to detail. Fabulous gourmet kitchen, custom cherry cabinetry and slab granite counters throughout. Stunning oak and stone floors. Beautiful setting...fabulous home!

Leap Year Day...a found day just for you!

Feb 29, 2012 — Liane ("Li") Read, Sea to Sky Real Estate

February 29, 2012. Yes...it's still February! Love that Leap Year addition. A gift of an extra day...and you are going to do what? Maybe it's the day to spoil yourself a little? As we ease from winter to spring, we need to remember to care for ourselves. Is it a spa day? An individual yoga session? A massage to slough off winter tenseness? Is it a day to stay quietly at home, to fast a little, herbal teas instead of snacks...a moment in time to stop a cycle, to interrupt it with the kind of care we would be happy to do for another, but rarely allow for ourselves? A hike in Nature, a wander through an inspiring art gallery, a tourist in your own home town...searching out architecture that illuminates a cityscape, a special show & dinner at an amazing restaurant...there will be something that will remove you from the expected, just for the day. What is the old adage? A change is as good as a rest? A found day. A gift for sure! Not to be wasted.... Enjoy your "extra day"!

Relocating to Canada was ones my dream - held by many people

Feb 28, 2012 — Ursula Morel, RE/MAX Sea to Sky Real Estate

I just came back from my trip to Europe to revisit my newly formed  real estate partnerships from 2011 in Germany, France and UK. While in Europe I promoted my listings and learned about real estate opportunities in Europe as I like  to add more value to the service of my clients . If you have any European real estate needs I am happy to refer you to my new partners in Germany, France and UK .

40 Story Apartment Tower Planned on 9th & Pine

Feb 28, 2012 — Betsy Q Terry, Ewing and Clark - Our Distinctive Home Shop

Holland Residential has plans to build a 40 story Apartment building on 9th & Pine across from the Paramount theatre. Currently a parking lot, plans for construction are set to begin this spring, as the tallest building in Seattle's Apartment construction boom. Holland has signed a contract to buy the lot from Seattle-Based Security Properties, a major property owner and developer in the Seattle area. Seattle has plans to build more apartment properties this year than anytime over the past 2 decades.

West Coast Contemporary style awaits your pleasure, on Salt Spring Island!

Feb 28, 2012 — Liane ("Li") Read, Sea to Sky Real Estate

Beautiful Homes by a Salt Spring top builder! Plus a rare rural acreage for them to create your dream! 1. Panoramic ocean view, sunny private acreage, in one of Salt Spring's prime areas (Pringle Farm), with superbly designed and custom built, light-filled residence. This fine home displays an exemplary blend of function and style, with many special features, both interior and exterior, to promote ease of living and enjoyment. Attention is paid to ensuring high quality in finishing, appliances, and sustainable eco-friendly building materials. Perfect for family living and entertaining, this beautiful home exudes a sense of warmth and welcoming natural luxury. Make this a "must see" in your search for your Gulf Islands dream property! 2. Forested, pastoral, private acreage with custom design home, quality built and outfitted. Energy efficiency features, extensive decking with outdoor kitchen, landscaping with pond, wrap-around drive, cathedral ceilings, pocket views of the ocean, zoning allowing additional accessory and agricultural buildings. The fine home is complemented by a 600 sq.ft. well appointed and fully serviced guest cottage. Land and residence are appealing and offer several options for enjoying a Gulf Islands lifestyle - perfect for family and entertaining, opportunity for "hobby-farm" agricultural pursuits, a B&B, and certainly relaxing. This one is a "must see" in your search for a Salt Spring dream property! 3. Six+ magical acres, pastoral ambiance, adjacent to huge swath of park reserve (hiking/walking trails galore, here!), and with excellent all day sun exposure and the allure of dramatic sunsets, too. Zoned for main home, separate guest cottage, and upto 5000 sq. ft. barn, plus multiple agricultural accessory buildings. Property's arable land would also allow for gardens and one could happily keep some sheep! In an area of fine homes, this beautiful development opportunity also enjoys privacy and a sense of calm. The driveway into the property is off the end of Pringle Farm Road, and so the property itself is not visible from the road. On community water. Bring your architect, and let's walk this beauty soon.

Second & Seneca Building Sold at a Fraction of the Cost

Feb 27, 2012 — Betsy Q Terry, Ewing and Clark - Our Distinctive Home Shop

The signature blue domed 2nd and Seneca building  in Downtown Seattle, has been sold for 19% less than what it cost five years ago. According to county records, A San Francisco based Real Estate investment company picked up the building from Tishman Speyer of New York for $186 million. Tishman had payed $230 million for the building in 2007, just around the peak of the commercial real estate boom. Washington Mutual had occupied roughly 16% of the building previously, and when they failed to make ends meet, the cost of rent went up and vacancies went way down.

Award winning Garry Oak Vineyard, on Salt Spring Island, is for sale!

Feb 27, 2012 — Liane ("Li") Read, Sea to Sky Real Estate

Looking for your next adventure? Here it is! Superlative opportunity!   In the heart of the Fulford Valley/Burgoyne Valley, with excellent sun exposures and dramatic valley, mountain, and ocean viewscapes...a short stroll to beach and to miles of riding and walking/hiking trails...this land is superb.   The gift?   This ten acres is the home of renowned Garry Oak Vineyard...award-winning wines, often showcased at Hastings House and other luxury venues, and featured in fine dining establishments.   The home is a custom architect designed gem (Osborne & Clark, from Vancouver...famed for their country ethic)...you will be immediately eased into the Salt Spring lifestyle as you enjoy this stellar property.    The Fulford Valley/Burgoyne Valley are at the same latitude as the Loire Valley in France.    The micro-climate enjoyed by Salt Spring Island is known as "cool Mediterranean".     Salt Spring features as an artistic haven, with painters, writers, musicians, fabric artists, potters, sculptors, actors, dancers all calling this Island beauty "home".    The slow food movement is also alive and well on amazing Salt Spring Island: a sustainable farm ethic is a part of the Island culture.    Farmers markets are an almost year round feature of our temperate climate zone.   The Island also offers all services/amenities required in our 21st Century lives, and yet also enjoys that wonderful sense of being "apart".    Close to major centres (Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle), and with a year round lifestyle...easy to do daytrips to other regions, and yet not necessary to leave the Island unless one wishes to.    Hospital, three elementary schools, a middle and a state of the art senior school, seniors activities, a growing digital network of the tech culture, the voice of the artist well represented, a sense of sanctuary without being isolated...it is a premier location for either a seasonal or a year round experience.

Canadian Southern Gulf Islands properties...awaiting your pleasure!

Feb 25, 2012 — Liane ("Li") Read, Sea to Sky Real Estate

Gulf Islands Gems...dreams to consider: 1) Stroll your private beach...warm ocean swimming here...expansive views, dramatic sunsets. Appealing country home...orchard, flower & veggie gardens...pastoral charms. Ahh...peace that restores. Welcome to Thetis Island! 2) Create your dream on Pender Island...sunny Browning Harbour vistas, swimming beach, privacy...walk to shops...quiet area of fine homes. Best buy oceanfront opportunity! 3) Oceanfront point on tranquil Thetis Island...deepwater dock plus gentle crushed shell cove...great swimming, here! Stylish modern ethic in the authentic West Coast Contemporary design format. Master wing, guest wing...Zen inspired living...just move in & call this sunny & private beauty "home". 4) Private Island treasure...just off Canoe Cove. 170 foot dock, home, studio, terrific boatyard outbuildings...a WOW...let's go view! Johnstone Island is connected to mainland power, too. 5) North Trail Island, 33 acres of pleasure just off Sechelt...arrive easily from Vancouver. Pasture, outbuildings, keep horses or sheep, orchard, forest privacy with walking trails...gazebo with a view forever! Bays, coves...views, views, views! Main home plus caretaker's cottage. Here's your next adventure! 6) Stunning Kolb Island, just off Canoe Cove, connected to mainland power & water...so appealing main home, gracious guest cottage, forest trails, studio, outbuildings...coves...sunny privacy awaits your pleasure! Two docks...deepwater...power & water to both...large vessels welcome! 7) Pym Island...style in the heart of the best protected boating waters in the world! 5 acres of privacy, a dramatic main home, four guest cottages, caretaker's residence...expansive dock, gazebo, wonderful views, sunrises & sunsets...beaches, tennis, "lake", indoor pool, walking trails...a WOW experience. A true estate property! 8) Saturna Island beauty...an 11 acre oceanfront point, two homes, guest cottage, beach and deepwater dock, tennis...barn, outbuildings, pond, pasture...orchard! So lovely...when one imagines a Gulf Island retreat, this is the dream...ready for you to slide into it, and to call it "home". Call me! More ideas? I look forward to introducing you to your special Gulf Island beauty...looking forward to your call. How may I help you to buy your Gulf Island property?liread33@gmail.com

Staging Your Home to Sell

Feb 24, 2012 — Brad Miller, Goodale Miller Team - Century 21 Miller Real Estate Ltd.

Think back to the first time you walked through your current home… It may have been a weekend Open House, or an agent showing, but there was a combination of factors that drew you in; and ultimately SOLD you that home. Then you moved in. You created memories, acquired mementos, imbedded your personal style. Perhaps your household has grown, and you’ve updated or renovated accordingly. Your lived-in old friend has served you well. However, at this stage of your life, you feel you need more space or a change of scenery. You’re ready to sell. Or are you?

Summer dreams...keep a Pacific Northwest Coast person going!

Feb 23, 2012 — Liane ("Li") Read, Sea to Sky Real Estate

As we segue towards the close of February, those of us who live on the famously "wet coast", in the great Pacific Northwest, dream of summer...the grey days, continuing rain squalls, pineapple express winds & storms mixed in with the occasional Arctic Front (which reminds us of what the rest of the country has to put up with!), they all conspire to make us focus on the summer season...it gives us all heart!
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