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More How are inventory shortages impacting the housing market? The shortage of homes for sale has been a major concern for buyers and real estate agents over the last few years. Windermere Chief Economist, Matthew Gardner, explains the impact these shortages are having on the housing market.
More 6 Extreme Interior Paint Makeovers Today we're looking at how paint has changed your rooms, from the kitchen to the bedroom, from the living room to the laundry room.
More Windermere Hosts Chinese Real Estate Leaders During Four-City U.S. Tour Last week Windermere hosted 16 members of the China Alliance of Real Estate Agencies (CAREA) during a daylong tour of Seattle and Bellevue, WA. CAREA is a coalition of the largest regional and national real estate companies in China, representing over 60 percent of all Chinese real estate sales. Their stop in Seattle was a part of a four-city tour that also included Chicago, New York, and Dallas.
More 11 Ways to Uncover Your Personal Color Palette Where do you find the colors you love? And just because you love a hue, does that mean it's right for your walls? Let's take a closer look at color inspiration. Here you'll find tips for how to get your creative juices flowing and zero in on the color palettes that speak to you.
More Windermere Foundation Has Raised over $1,500,000 So Far This Year! Thanks to the generosity of Windermere agents and the community, the Windermere Foundation collected over $1,537,000 in donations through the third quarter of 2017. This is an increase of nine percent compared to this time last year! Individual contributions and fundraisers accounted for 62 percent of the donations, while 38 percent came from donations through Windermere agent commissions.
More How to Decide Where to Put the Toilet in Your New Bathroom From the beginning of your bathroom renovation, your plumbers and framers need to know where your toilet should go — whether it’ll be mounted on the floor or wall and where the water supply should be positioned. If that’s not complicated enough, wall paneling, tile installation, shower doors and baseboards will all factor into the equation for your toilet location, too.
More 6 Dramatic Exterior Makeovers to Inspire Your Own Upgrading your home’s exterior has many benefits, not the least of which is a nice welcome home every day. Whether you freshen up your finishes, add a new garage door or redo your landscape, there are many ways to elevate your home’s curb appeal. These six before-and-after projects offer a sample of what can be done. See the exteriors, then take a look at the rest of each home.
More Perk Up Your Home’s Exterior With a Splash of Green Whether you choose a softer, more neutral green that picks up hues in your landscape or you go for a bright hue, first consider the following examples of how to work in a green accent to the exterior, along with paint color palettes to try out on your own home.
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More New Home Construction Developers are not building enough single family homes to keep up with demand. The reason why? Cost. Windermere's Chief Economist, Matthew Gardner explains why new construction is so cost prohibitive and how to shift the trend.
More Angels In The Cockpit The following article appears in the August issue of Alaska Airline’s inflight magazine, Alaska Beyond, and features Windermere CEO, Geoff Wood, who currently serves as the Chairman of the Board of Angel Flight West, an organization whose volunteer pilots fly families in need of vital medical treatment.
More Welcome to the New Windermere Living Experience If you regularly receive Windermere Living magazine, you might notice something a little different about this issue. That’s because we’ve given the magazine a total redesign to better reflect Windermere’s passion for community, connection, and inspired living.
More How to Get Back to a Balanced Housing Market The housing market, especially on the West Coast is out of balance. Windermere's Chief Economist talks about why we are experiencing an affordable housing crisis, and how the market can gain equilibrium again, benefiting both home buyers and sellers.
More What You Should Know About Load Codes for Your Home Project Anyone who has built, designed or remodeled a home has heard the term “built to code” and people saying, “The code requires it to be like that.” And when we hear things like this, we tend to think we’re getting a house designed and built to the highest standard.
More How Homeownership Impacts the U.S. Economy Windermere's Chief Economist, Matthew Gardner, explains how a strong, stable housing market is critically important to the overall U.S. economy.
More Windermere Offices Help Fulfill Back-to-School Needs For school supplies alone, the average spend per child is $104, which can be a lot for parents who are having difficulties just trying to make ends meet. Thankfully, through donations from the Windermere Foundation, many of our Windermere offices are able to support local nonprofit organizations that provide backpacks, supplies, and other back-to-school necessities to children in need.
More How to Find the Perfect Paint Colors Homeowners and designers know what a difference color makes in a home. They can spend hours poring over print and online images in search of the perfect hue. But sometimes the color in the image doesn't end up looking the same on the wall. Why?
More Should You Wait out the Housing Market? The housing market is remarkably tight across the U.S., and you may be wondering if you should wait for home prices to slow before making your move. Windermere's Chief Economist, Matthew Gardner, shares why waiting could end up costing you more money in the long run.
More 6 Ways to Personalize a White Kitchen White-on-white kitchens have been a classic look for many years. Why does this trend endure? For starters, white connotes cleanliness, makes small spaces appear larger, and brightens rooms that are naturally dark. Although many all-white kitchens are just lovely, some can appear a bit stark or cold. Read on for inspiration for personalizing your white kitchen so that it stands out from the crowd.
More 6 Clever Ways to Disguise Trash Bins You probably don’t give much thought to your garbage cans, other than remembering to put them out on the right day. But we all have to store our trash and recycling bins somewhere, and doing so can be a challenge on a smaller property, especially if you don’t want them to be an eyesore. If you’re struggling to find a stylish way to store your bins, check out these smart and inspiring ideas.
More Why You Should Stay Put and Improve the Home You Have In "Staying Put," architect and writer Duo Dickinson has assembled a terrific and practical guide to help us make real improvements to our homes. Dickinson, an advocate of well-designed and affordable homes for all, has specialized in residential design for more than three decades.