June 2008 - Krista and Rosie

Jun

Becoming Green, Go Solar Water Heating

Posted In: Home Improvement, Home Maintenance, Neighborhood Businesses

Most of you know that I am becoming, well, green. And to some people (like 4 year old JJ) I have been green for awhile.I am trying to do my part at protecting and sustaining the environment. Outside of the home I try to walk or BART as much as possible, I support local and green businesses, I combine errands [...]

Jun

Website rates “walkability” of a home

Posted In: First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, For the Heck of It

With gas prices reaching an all time high (last week I paid $4.89/gal) people in Seattle are turning to a new website called http://www.walkscore.com. The creaters of Walk Score measured the Walk Score of 77 Seattle neighborhoods and created a walkability map to help you find Seattle’s most walkable places to live. The site sizes up restaurants, schools, parks, shopping [...]

Jun

Networking in the Blogosphere- is there any value left?

Posted In: Web/Tech

Earlier this year I participated in a panel discussion at the California Association of Realtors in downtown LA. The topic? “Social Networking. Is there any value left?” I was humbled to be on the panel with such esteemed members of the real estate community. This title now has me thinking, what exactly is social networking? Social networking for you may [...]