Aug 25, 2005

Egis Real Estate Services

Egis Real Estate Services has four new employees. E.J. Maloney is a portfolio manager. Previously he worked for Cushman & Wakefield. Chris Lewisis a program manager at the Russell Investment Group campus in Tacoma. He worked for IDC Facilities Service at the Microsoft campus and has 15 years of industry experience. Connie Shyne is a facility manager at the Russell campus in Tacoma. She has 17 years of industry experience. Paul Kruglik is a controller. He provided financial oversight for a number of public/private development partnerships in Washington and Oregon.

Allen Brackett Shedd

Appraisal and consulting company Bruce C. Allen & Associates of Bellevue has changed its name to Allen Brackett Shedd. The switch recognizes the individual expertise of partners Murray Brackett, MAI, and Darin A. Shedd, MAI. Bruce C. Allen, MAI, CRE, founded the company in 1982. Harry B. Holzhauer, MAI, SRA, has joined Allen Brackett Shedd as a real estate appraiser. He has 27 years of experience.

Coldwell Banker American Tradition

Real Estate magazine named Terri Heyntsen of Coldwell Banker American Tradition in Burlington one of its Realtors on the Rise. In her first two year, she sold 53 homes, racking up more than $10 million in sales.

CREW

Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels and Greg Smith of Gregory Broderick Smith Real Estate will speak at the 11:45 a.m. Sept. 8 Commercial Real Estate Women Seattle meeting at the Washington Athletic Club, 1325 Sixth Ave. Cost is $35 for CREW members and $50 for others. Register at crewseattle.org or call (206) 417-5580.

Aug 22, 2005

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt

Lawyer Susan Peterson has joined the real estate practice at the law firm of Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt's Seattle office. She counsels clients on personal and estate planning, particularly for the owners of closely held businesses

Aug 18, 2005

Merit Financial

Ryan N. Kidd is the new chief financial officer of Kirkland-based Merit Financial, a national provider of residential finance and real estate services. He replaces Christine Clarke, who returned to being a full-time mom. Kidd previously worked for Hauser & Associates, a Bellevue-based public accounting firm. He was Merit Financial's CPA for four years.

Rental Housing Association of Puget Sound

Cameron Real Estate Group

Signature Destinations Club

Ian Morris, chief executive officer of HouseValues Inc., has joined the Signature Destinations Club Board of Directors to help with the company's expansion. Before joining HouseValues, he ran MSN HomeAdvisor, Microsoft's online real estate business. Morris was named One of the Real Estate Industry's Most Influential People by Realtor Magazine.

CB Richard Ellis

Cascadia Properties has sold The Parks, an apartment property in Bellevue near Microsoft's headquarters, for $40.5 million to Colorado-based Archstone-Smith. The per-unit price was $155,769, according to Jon Hallgrimson of CB Richard Ellis, who represented Cascadia.

Hendricks & Partners

Laurel Court Apartments LLC and Laurel Court Apartments I LLC sold the 52-unit Laurel Court, 4702 108th St. S.W., in Tacoma to Lakewood Investors LLC of Reston, Va., for $2.9 million. Robin Hays and Kenny Dudunakis of the Seattle office of Hendricks & Partners negotiated the deal.

Seattle Mortgage

Seattle Mortgage has opened its 35th branch at Stone Way North and North 44th Street in Seattle's Wallingford neighborhood. The branch has six loan officers, who offers home mortgages, refinancing, construction lending, reverse mortgages and insurance services. Ann Scharf is the branch manager.

Windermere Real Estate

Sales agents Chris Wetzel and Pia Jacobsen have joined Windermere's Queen Anne and Sand Point offices, respectively. Wetzel was the Queen Anne office office manager and Internet coordinator. Jacobsen previously worked for Nordstrom, most recently as the national couture director.

NAIOP

The National Association of Industrial and Office Properties' summer project, which will benefit Childhaven in Auburn, will be on Aug. 20 and 27. Crews of a dozen volunteers are needed both days to dismantle a play structure and install a new one. Write pam@poeconstruction.com to sign up. NAIOP's annual Community Enhancement project is Oct. 1 at Happy Medium School in Seattle, and sponsorships are needed. For more information, contact Gina Buzzell at (206) 382-9121.

REAPS

Building wealth by investing in apartments is the topic of two REAPS meetings featuring Dave Lindahl, founder of RE Mentor of Brockton, Mass. He'll speak at 7 p.m. Aug. 25 at Kane Hall on the University of Washington's Seattle campus. It's free for Real Estate Association of Puget Sound members and $15 for others. Lindahl will present a daylong seminar at 9 a.m. Aug. 27 at Lake Washington Technical College, 11605 132nd Ave. N.E., in Kirkland. It's $49 for REAPS members and $69 for others. For details, see reapsweb.com.