As one of the writers for The Seattle P I Real Estate Professionals Blog I was invited to be the judge on this weeks Carnival Of Real Estate.

Each week blog writers submit articles to be judged. This week had some very interesting entries. Click here for The Carnival of Real Estate #90

…also you will find Magnolia Park and our featured Home of the Month! This is one of our favorite neighborhoods in Issaquah Highlands. Very seldom does a house right on the park come up for sale. Almost no traffic and the park is just a few steps out the front door. Just right for inspiration for a new monthly feature on our Issaquah Highlands blog.

The house: 3448 NE Magnolia St, Issaquah Highlands, 98029

It has more going for it than just the park. It has obviously been very well maintained. It was built by Burnstead so you expect and get that quality of construction. The floor plan is very livable, approx. 2410 sq feet, it has 4 bedrooms and a den, along with 2.50 Baths. If you love jetted soaking tubs the MBR bath has that too. I noticed the kitchen has a very large pantry plus a huge storage area near by. All the kitchen appliances stay.

Other features: a fenced back yard and a 3, yes, a 3 car garage! If you want to see this house , call Larry Cragun at 206-618-3724. It is listed at $624,950.  MLS # 28070655

This house is listed by Jodi and Zack Hill, Agents with John L. Scott Realty, we used information and some of their pictures with permission.

The following pictures are of Magnolia Park that is almost in this homes front yard.

In the last two weeks there have been 20 homes and 30 condominiums closed and sold in Issaquah. Good news for those not living in Issaquah Highlands, much of the activity has been in Talus, Klahanie, Mirromont, and downtown Issaquah. Click here for the Issaquah Homes Sold Map.

Tags: issaquah, real+estate, sales

In Issaquah Highlands, the question is which park shall we go to???? Let’s see, there is

CENTRAL PARK………… DAHLIA PARK…………. SUMMIT PARK…………….

HARRISON PARK……….. VILLAGE GREEN…………….. ASHLAND PARK

BLACK NUGGET PARK……….. RAVENNA PARK…………. or perhaps

BARK PARK…………… LOGAN PARK…………. MAGNOLIA PARK……….

GRANDVIEW PARK………… KIRK PARK…………. MULBERRY PARK

Which do you go to? What is your idea of the best park in Issaquah Highlands?

Suspicious, mortgage activity has risen by over 40% from 2006. The number of suspicious activity reports had already grown by over 40% in 2006 from 2005. These statistics, while sounding very high, may understate the level of suspicious activity because many borrowers have or will refinance their loans.

For yourselves, your clients and your customers, please verify that people are who they say they are, be watchful for unusually complicated terms, and stay alert to behavior that indicates a lack of sincerity.

We have posted a few articles on http://IssaquahUndressed.com/ and http://IssaquahHighlandsundressed.com/ about our local bears. They were found by the Seattle Magazine and I was able to connect the reporter with a couple more people who have had bear encounters.

I am told you can read about it in the June issue.

In the meantime, here is an appropriate cartoon from the Bergen Record newspaper

Watch for Kathleens upcoming article on the Arbor Day Festival. She learned a lot of interesting info about bears there.

Tags: bears, issaquah, seattle+magazine

The data is taken from our MLS listed homes sold.

Larry Cragun: 206.618.3724 or you can contact me by email: larrykcragun(at)yahoo.com

Click for the Issaquah sold homes map.

Other classes will be offered as well including Yoga and Pilates. They are open to community interests as they determine them.

Following is part of an article on MK Ballet from IssaquahUndressed.com

MK Ballet has recently opened their doors after much hard work and effort to provide a beautiful studio for their students. Owners are Robert and Michiko Black. Pictured here is a photograph of Michiko. Michiko is a beautiful and gracious woman. She will undoubtedly cause her students to idealize her as she is extremely professional, kind and yet firm. I watched her teach a class of ten little girls, ages from 3 to 5 years. I couldn’t stop smiling as I observed even the very littlest try so hard to follow Michiko’s instructions.

Michiko has much to teach as she performed professionally for the Tokyo Ballet, and has had ballet studios in Tokyo and in Washington for many years. It is a pleasure to watch her dance.

One thing I noticed was how each child received individual attention. That is not easy with ten small fry. Her husband said that is not done by many ballet schools.

Follow the rest of our pictures and see if they don’t put a smile on your face…………….. CLICK HERE for related article from IssaquahUndressed.com.

For information and registration, contact Michiko at 425-442-3226 or

RABlack@comcast.net

For info on ballet classes and also pilates classes by Heidi Marten http://heidimarten.com/

click here for the recent Issaquah sales maps. (with asking vs sales prices)

Here for IssaquahUndressed.com