City Cabins in Seattle getting close to lock-up

City Cabins in Columbia City

City Cabins in Seattle getting close to lock-up The new high-performance City Cabins in Seattle’s Columbia City neighborhood are just about ready for “lock-up.”  Typical when the frame and trusses have been completed, the exterior walls are up, windows and doors are fitted and roof has been completed the new City Cabins in Columbia City [...]

Framing begins in next-gen City Cabins in Seattle

High-performance homes in Columbia City

Builder Martha Rose’s latest collection of high-performance City Cabin homes currently under construction in Seattle’s Columbia City will be a nice fit in the existing neighborhood. Rose purchased the last 4 remaining lots in the first phase of Rainier Vista, many of the existing homes were built between 2006-2007. The new City Cabins™ at Columbia Station are [...]

Sustainable style: Green homes in Seattle

Green Built Homes in Seattle for sale

What’s there not to like about a green built home? Most of these homes are designed with utility, functionality, and energy efficient in-mind. Building a healthy, durable and efficient home may be considered by many as being very altruistic by builders choosing to differentiate themselves by green building. Just from a basic standpoint green homes [...]

The Green Energy Minute

Green Built Homes in Seattle

The Green Energy Minute Looking to reduce your home energy cost? And who isn’t here’s a quick way to help save money and time when drying clothing. The Laundry Spinner An energy saving alternative to conventional dryer, a wastebasket sized gadget that can spin wet clothes at 3200 rpm, quickly taking out almost half of [...]

Back to the future Green Built Homes

Green Built Homes in Seattle

Back to the future Green Built Homes The homes in Rainier Vista are all built using green building practices in what is being modeled as Green Living is Good Living. Looking for cutting edge home building technology? Two of the most innovative homebuilders are in construction or in planning stages of their new collection of [...]

Finding the Real Estate Diamonds with Your Seattle Real Estate Agent

Seattle real estate agents know where the diamonds are in the housing market. They stand out like $1 million when compared to the other homes. This is not to say that these homes are worth $1 million or more, it is just that these homes are situated in a good area, offer good value for [...]

Do I Need A Real Estate Lawyer?

A home represents a large investment of time and money. As such, you want to be sure you are making the right decision. You can surround yourself with an army of experts to help you with the process of buying a home. Should a real estate lawyer be one of them? It depends on how [...]

Recent Yahoo Survey Shows Buyers Opting for Views, and a Cottage in the Woods

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Recent Survey Shows Buyers Opting for Mountain Views, and a Cottage in the Woods A recent survey conducted by Yahoo Real Estate of future and current homeowners believed that real estate is still a good investment, and most buyers surveyed said they were looking for sustainable building materials and energy efficiency features in new homes. [...]

Is Your Home Ready for the Cars of the Future?

Is Your Home Ready for the Cars of the Future? Seattle builder, Martha Rose, makes sure her new homes will be equipped to handle auto-charging stations by pre-wiring their new homes, City Cabins, for electric charging stations. Several major auto makers like Audi, BMW and Volkswagen are leading the way utilizing lightweight auto body materials [...]

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