Feb 05, 2004

Sentinel Real Estate

Cool computers and a hot new rig are among the tools that Sentinel, a new Seattle residential real estate company, are using to make its mark. Gerard M. Stannard, CEO and designated broker, says his company uses cutting-edge technology to streamline the process so it can eliminate mortgage and escrow fees without charging customers higher interest rates. Sentinel has equipped a 2004 Lincoln Navigator with wireless computers, phones, a high-speed printer and other gadgets to let buyers and sellers access and provide the latest data about properties from the field. Offers can be faxed from the property while copies are printed in the Navigator.

Housing Resources Group

Housing Resources Group, the Pacific Northwest's largest private nonprofit affordable housing provider, begins its 24th year with one new board member, Mary Kathryn (MK) Long, senior vice president at Wells Fargo Bank's Real Estate Group. Officers elected for 2004 are Bryan Friend, G.E. Asset Management, president; Laurel Spelman, Downtown Emergency Service Center, vice president and president elect; and Quentin Kuhrau, Unico Properties, secretary/treasurer.

Seneca Real Estate Group

Seneca Real Estate Group has named Mike Hassenger and Mike Stanley principals. Hassenger, a member of the state bar association, has more than 20 years' real estate experience. He currently is assisting Northwest Hospital develop a garage and medical office building, and he advises other nonprofits. Stanley, who holds an MBA, is a civil engineer who has been in construction and project management for more than 15 years. He works on a variety of projects, including office, health care and biotech.

Opus Northwest

Cane

Opus Northwest has promoted Tammy Cane to real estate representative. Cane joined the company in 1997 and has held positions in real estate development and property management. Her focus in 2004 is working on leasing and entitlements. Projects include Opus Park 167, Pacific Coast Corporate Park, Sumner Landing, Regal Logistics Building D in Fife and Williamson Place at Northwest Landing.

Quadrant Homes

Quadrant Homes recently recognized real estate agents Anna LaMotte of Coldwell Banker All American and Cheryl Farnham of Windermere Real Estate Paragon for selling the most Quadrant Homes of any outside agent in 2003. Each sold 16 Quadrant homes in 2003. Quadrant gave each a Rolex watch during a gala at the Space Needle. Quadrant officials say they paid more than $4.9 million in outside agent commissions last year when outside agents helped Quadrant sell 75 percent of its homes. Quadrant pays a 3 percent commission on the first $100,000 of the home's sale price and 2 percent on the balance.

Spring Cutsforth Realty Group

Cutsforth

Spring Cutsforth, who says she has been a top-producing Realtor in Portland for 10 years, has opened her own firm, Spring Cutsforth Realty Group. The office is at Willamette Park Plaza, 6420 S.W. Macadam Ave., Portland.

Windermere Real Estate

Daniel Greenfield joined Windermere Real Estate's Ballard office as an associate broker. He had been an associate broker for John L. Scott in Seattle for more than nine years. Renee Manier has joined Windermere's Wall Street office in Seattle. She writes the Condo Report for the Belltown Messenger and was a sales associate at Prudential NW

Healthcare office space

Cirrus Tenant Lease Services of Toronto will present a seminar for health-care providers on how to find office space and renegotiate leases. Participants will learn how to avoid common negotiating mistakes and how leases affect the value of a practice. The seminar will be presented at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 19 at the Bellevue Hilton, 100 112th Ave. N.E., and repeated at noon Feb. 20 at the Seattle Hilton, 1301 Sixth Ave. Cost is $129 and includes dinner and a lease analysis. Register online at www.cirrustls.com or by phone, 1 (866) 590-6854, Ext. 233.

Management seminar

Koss Property Management and The Rental Housing Association of Puget Sound will sponsor a seminar, "Landlord 101: Strategies for Managing Single Family Homes and Small Multiplexes," at 1 p.m. Feb. 21 at Ivar's Salmon House, 401 N.E. Northlake Way, Seattle. The three-hour seminar is for people new to property management and those in the industry for several years. Cost is $75 for association members and $100 for nonmembers. For more information or to register, write kosspm@earthlink.net or call (206) 729-3630.