Jul 23, 2009

Paragon Real Estate Advisors

Jeff Stoner and John Stoner of Paragon Real Estate Advisors represented the seller of a six-unit apartment building at 6201 11th Ave. N.W. in Ballard. They said in a press release that the building sold at 95 percent of the list price for a final price of $660,000.

NAI Puget Sound Properties

NAI Puget Sound Properties agent Gordon Fouts handled sale of the Ananda Building at 6509 Roosevelt Way N.E. The single-story retail building has 2,450 square feet and sold for $640,000. The seller was R. Bruce McDonald and the buyer was Muhammad Salah Uddin. The co-broker was Mark Heach of Steele Development.

Koss Property Management

Tamara Simon of Koss Property Management is offered a class called “Landlord 101: Strategies for Managing Single-Family Homes and Small Multiplexes” on Tuesday, Aug. 11, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Lynnwood Convention Center, 3711 196th St. S.W. Simon said she is presenting the class free of charge to help others during this rough economic period. Topics include how to set the rent, tenant screening, evictions, marketing and managing. She has been a licensed real estate broker since 1983. For information contact Simon at (206) 729-3630 or rentals@kosspm.com.

CREW summer event

CREW is offering a summer event on Savvy Networking today from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at the Gallery Condos, 2911 Second Ave. in Seattle. The speaker is Zita Gustin, executive managing director of the Greater Seattle & Bellevue chapter of eWomenNetwork, offering tips on networking successfully and efficiently. Cost is $20 for members and $30 for non-members. For information see http://www.crewseattle.org.

NAIOP property tour

The NAIOP 2009 annual property tour is July 30 in Bellevue. The speakers are Matt Terry of the Bellevue Department of Planning and Community Development, Ric Ilgenfritz of Sound Transit, Dan Meyers of Kemper Development and Greg Johnson of Wright Runstad. The tour will go to Lincoln Square, Avalon Meydenbauer Apartments, Bellevue Towers, Tower 333, Skyline Tower, The Bravern and City Center Plaza. Registration is at 11:30 a.m. and the tour starts at 1:30 p.m. For information and registration go to http://www.naiopwa.org

Jul 16, 2009

Coldwell Banker Commercial

Coldwell Banker Commercial Advantage in Tacoma, formerly known as Coldwell Banker Commercial Hawkins-Poe, said David Gillespie recently earned the designation of Certified Green Broker. The Commercial Brokers Association and Cascadia Green Building Council developed the designation for the commercial real estate industry. Gillespie has been trained to help clients with buying, building or leasing green buildings.

Coldwell Banker Bain

Coldwell Banker Bain and Coldwell Banker Barbara Sue Seal Properties are offering a new tool that will allow consumers to post listings directly to Facebook and Twitter. The tool is available on CBBain.com and CBSeal.com. Visitors to the site will find Facebook and Twitter icons under each property listing. “We know our clients are connecting with family and friends on social media sites more than ever,” said Dick Fulton, executive vice president of CBBain and CBSeal.

NAIOP South Sound Networking

NAIOP South Sound will meet July 28 at Woody's on the Water, 1715 Dock St. in Tacoma, for networking, drinks and appetizers. The event is from 3 to 6 p.m. Cost is $15 for members and $20 for non-members.

NAIOP Developing Leaders

The NAIOP Developing Leaders will meet July 22 from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. on the 42nd floor of US Bank Centre in Lane Powell's offices to learn why it is important to become involved in government affairs. NAIOP Government Affairs Committee Chair Don Marcy, Board Liaison Glenn Amster and State Lobbyist Greg Hanon will brief guests on legislation affecting the industry and suggest ways to get involved. For information see http://www.naiopwa.org

NAIOP summer social and golf Aug. 3

NAIOP will hold its summer social and golf tournament on Aug. 3 at the Newcastle Country Club, 15500 Six Penney Lane, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., with a reception at 6:30 p.m. For more information see http://www.naiop.org.