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	<title>The Seattle Specialist</title>
	<link>http://www.theseattlespecialist.com</link>
	<description>Jim Reppond and the Reppond Team discuss the vibrant, changing Seattle Real Estate Market.  Whether your a seasoned investor or a first time home buyer, Jim\'s vast knowledge of the Seattle Real Estate Market will captivate and educate...</description>
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		<title>Ruby Condos</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Located at the corner of Eastlake Ave and E. Allison, Ruby Condos is Eastlake&#8217;s newest new construction condos. Slated for completion for late 2008, Ruby Condos will be 4 stories (wood frame construction) over concrete structured parking, with 52 homes featuring one bedrooms and open one bedrooms.
Like a lot of new construction as of late, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.theseattlespecialist.com/seattle-real-estate/ruby-condos</link>
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		<title>Washington Legislature Proposes &#8220;Anti Common Sense&#8221; Legislation (satire)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You never know&#8230;
There is a coalition of consumer advocacy groups and legislators who will be proposing a law in the next Washington Legislative session that will outlaw the use of common sense in real estate transactions. According to an early draft of the bill Real Estate Brokers will be barred from saying &#8220;That doesn&#8217;t make [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.theseattlespecialist.com/seattle-real-estate/washington-legislature-proposes-anti-common-sense-legislation-satire</link>
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		<title>New Construction in the U-District</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With inventory being so low right now in the U-District, Duncan Place Condos is creating quite the buzz. Construction has just began but they are anticipating occupancy in early 2009. Located just above 45th Ave NE on 8th, the 6 story complex will feature 63 units, offering studios, one bedrooms, and two bedrooms. The building [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.theseattlespecialist.com/seattle-real-estate/new-construction-in-the-u-district</link>
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		<title>New NWMLS Form 22-NFW is Appropriately Named</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Most of us who text message or IM on our cell phones have incorporated at least some of the jargon into our daily lives. That&#8217;s why it&#8217;s going to be easy remember the new 22-NFW addendum. NFW means No F***ing Way -or- No Feasible Way. This is precisely what this addendum is trying to accomplish. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.theseattlespecialist.com/seattle-real-estate/new-nwmls-form-22-nfw-is-appropriately-named</link>
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		<title>Who You Callin&#8217; Short? - Seattle Homes Reach New Heights</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;If only I could get one of those new suburban homes and put it in a city neighborhood&#8220;. Most Seattle real-estate agents hear this wish from their clients at least once a week. People want to live in the city, they even love the look of the old homes, but when it comes to space [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.theseattlespecialist.com/seattle-real-estate/who-you-callin-short-seattle-homes-reach-new-heights</link>
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		<title>Grand Opening of Wing Luke Museum</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When most of us visit the International district, our purpose is usually going for the famous Chinese dim sum, some traditional Chinese sweet pastries, and the different varieties of fruits and vegetables you can get at the stores. Many of us, like myself, usually pass by the historic East Kong Yick building where the Wing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.theseattlespecialist.com/seattle-real-estate/grand-opening-of-wing-luke-museum</link>
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		<title>Trulia&#8217;s New Snapshot View</title>
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Today Trulia launched Trulia Snapshot, from that allows you to view properties in a visual way directly on a map. It&#8217;s pretty easy to use, just  search for any city in the U.S., can click around the map, scroll the slider through the most expensive/least expensive homes in your neighborhood, or just hit the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.theseattlespecialist.com/seattle-real-estate/trulias-new-snapshot-view</link>
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		<title>Co-op vs. Condo - What&#8217;s right for you?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many of today&#8217;s Buyers don&#8217;t understand the difference between a co-op and a condo. What is the distinction and how do the differences influence your decision? Co-ops are fairly prevalent here in the rainy city and it&#8217;s important to understand what you are buying into.
The main difference between a housing co-op and a condo is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.theseattlespecialist.com/seattle-real-estate/co-op-vs-condo-whats-right-for-you</link>
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		<title>Fisher Plaza going up for sale</title>
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Fisher Plaza


 The Puget Sound Business Journal reports:
Fisher Communications Inc. said it&#8217;s putting its 7-year-old Fisher Plaza in downtown Seattle up for sale.
The 294,000-square-foot building at Fourth and Denny streets, which currently features a four-story-tall image of Seattle Mariner Ichiro Suzuki on its side, is the home of Fisher&#8217;s (NASDAQ: FSCI) KOMO TV and KOMO [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.theseattlespecialist.com/seattle-real-estate/fisher-plaza-now-up-for-sale-2</link>
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		<title>Even Case-Shiller Shows Seattle as Relatively Strong</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I guess it&#8217;s all in how you look at it. The latest Case-Shiller statistics show the national housing market as dismal. But if you dig deeper, you&#8217;ll see Seattle is only down 1.3% from a year earlier, compared to 14% nationally. That means while most markets are struggling, ours has barely seen a dent in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.theseattlespecialist.com/seattle-real-estate/even-case-shiller-shows-seattle-as-relatively-strong</link>
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		<title>A Fresh New Pike Place Market</title>
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The Seattle Pike Place Market, which attracts about 10 million visitors each year from all over the world, just celebrated it&#8217;s 100th year anniversary. According to our Mayor Greg Nickels, &#8220;This is the market&#8217;s year&#8220;. After a century service, (it&#8217;s about time), the Mayor has announced a $75 million levy to renovate Pike Place Market.
The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.theseattlespecialist.com/seattle-real-estate/a-fresh-new-pike-place-market</link>
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		<title>Fencing with your Neighbor or &#8220;Lady, That Ain&#8217;t Your Fence&#8221;</title>
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The other day the landlord of the building adjacent to mine had the fence between our yards taken down. Not only did he not speak to me about it first but he denied planning to do it when I asked his crew of construction workers just the day before. When I complained about the lack [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.theseattlespecialist.com/seattle-real-estate/fencing-with-your-neighbor-or-lady-that-aint-your-fence</link>
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		<title>Seattle&#8217;s NIMBY-ism problem</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Seattle has become almost obsessive in it&#8217;s NIMBY (not-in-my-back-yard) attitude. This is actually developed over time from a good thing - community activism, to a bad thing - selfishness political correctness. There is definitely a place for urban planning and people who strive to restrict growth have good intentions. But sometimes their own self -interests [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.theseattlespecialist.com/seattle-real-estate/seattles-nimby-ism-problem</link>
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		<title>Summer Finally Hits Seattle!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It looks like Seattle&#8217;s dreary weather is finally going away (at least for this weekend), just in time for the opening of some of Seattle&#8217;s great neighborhood Farmer&#8217;s Markets!
One of Seattle&#8217;s newest, the Phinney Farmers Market is kicking off its second year this Friday, May 16th. Through October 3rd you can shop at the Phinney [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.theseattlespecialist.com/seattle-real-estate/summer-finally-hits-seattle</link>
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		<title>West Seattle Community Garage Sale</title>
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The massive event starts tomorrow, Saturday May 10th, from 9-3 and goes through Sunday! This event is now being hosted by the West Seattle Blog but was originally put on by Megawatt, starting in 2005. Printable maps can be downloaded here and any info pertaining to the event is best found at the home page [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.theseattlespecialist.com/seattle-real-estate/west-seattle-community-garage-sale</link>
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		<title>Con Artists taking advantage of Seller</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Q13 FOX News reports that a Bogus Home Buyer Cons Her Way into a North Seattle Home. This is just a good reminder that letting anyone into your home you do not know can be dangerous. Thieves prey on people who let their guard down. And Sellers are a perfect example of people who are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.theseattlespecialist.com/seattle-real-estate/con-artists-taking-advantage-of-seller</link>
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		<title>Downtown Seattle Condo Market Prices Holding Up</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Elizabeth Rhodes published an article on May 6th in the Seattle Times called &#8220;Buyers Drive Hard Bargains in Puget Sound Area Real-Estate Market&#8220;. While the gist of the article is true, especially for outlying areas, she failed to mention something outlined in her own chart. That is the Seattle downtown condo market has dropped less [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.theseattlespecialist.com/seattle-real-estate/downtown-seattle-condo-market-prices-holding-up</link>
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		<title>Seattle&#8217;s Outdoor Music Scene</title>
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Lions, Tigers, and Indigo Girls Oh My!
For Seattle music fans, summer marks the opening of the Gorge and White River amphitheatres, but what if you want to see &#8212;big names&#8211; without the long drive and hard benches- Although a past favorite in-town series, Summer Nights is still without a new venue, there are other close-in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.theseattlespecialist.com/seattle-real-estate/lions-tigers-and-indigo-girls-%e2%80%93-oh-my-seattle%e2%80%99s-outdoor-music-scene</link>
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		<title>Financing Addendum Still Vague</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The NWMLS revised the 22A Financing Addendum again. But it still doesn&#8217;t make the financing disclosure to the Seller clear.



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		<link>http://www.theseattlespecialist.com/seattle-real-estate/financing-addendum-still-vague</link>
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		<title>Ballard is Getting a Little More Green</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this year, the City of Seattle and Seattle Parks &#038; Recreation jumped at the opportunity to purchase 39,000 square feet of residential land near the corner of 70th Avenue NW &#038; NW 9th Street for a new Ballard Park and green space. The sale by The Seventh Elect Church in Israel is projected to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.theseattlespecialist.com/seattle-real-estate/ballard-is-getting-a-little-more-green</link>
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