Living Green in Seattle

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Live in the greater Seattle area? Get em while they're HOT!

                                        

Get em while they're hot!  Seattle's Chinook Book 2009 is filled with coupons, maps and resources for living green here in the Puget Sound.  I am usually not one for coupons and in fact get a kick out of people who cut them out from various stores, then drive around to each store thinking they are saving so much ....but what about the gas money?  Ok, I am getting off track...

My daughter's school is having a fundraiser in which half of each book we sell goes to her preschool.  The book sells for $20 (ten goes to the school) and, in my honest opinion, is well worth it.  There are over 400 coupons and you can basically redeem your money back just by using one coupon:

Need snowboarding gear for the upcoming season?  Use the generous Evo coupon for $20 off of a $50 purchase.

Need food?  Kind of a given.  Use the $25 off coupon from Spud local and organic delivery or a total of $25 off at Central Co-op's Madison Market.  How about $15 dollars off at PCC....or another $15 off at Whole Foods?

As you can see you can easily make your money back with this awesome coupon book.  Plus, it has great resources and will connect you with businesses in the Seattle area that support a healthy and sustainable lifestyle. 

Other coupons in the book:  Four free bus passes, many grocery coupons, many dining coupons, entertainment coupons (2  tickets for the price of  1 at Seattle, Bellevue, and Tacoma's Art Museums, the Seattle Aquarium, and the Seattle Green Festival coming up in March).  There are coupons for apparel, dance classes, children's shops, for your yard and garden, and much more.  Check out the Chinook Book link to see a complete list of the valuable coupons.

If you would like a book, please contact me aberg@briorealty.com and we can figure out the best way to get it to you (I will probably just drive it over if you're in the greater Seattle area).   

Check out my website as well for other resources for living green or to search for Green Homes in the Seattle area:  LiveGreenNW.com

                        

Volunteer for the Third Annual Green Seattle Day on November 8, 2008

Calling all Seattle residents!!  Come and volunteer at one of 19 parks across the city.  The Green Seattle Partnership is dedicated to restoring 2500 acres of its cities forested parklands by the year 2025.  They need your help to meet this goal.

On November 8, 2008, choose a Seattle park and check for the work parties meetup time:

: SEWARD PARK- MAIN SITE      Burke-Gilman Trail     Camp Long     Carkeek Park

Colman Park   Cheasty Greenspace Mt. View           Discovery Park

East Duwamish Greenbelt      Frink Park       Hitt's Hill        Licton Springs

Longfellow Creek       Maple School Ravine      Orchard Street Ravine        Ravenna Park

South Portage Bay      St. Mark's Greenbelt   Yesler Creek   West Duwamish Greenbelt 

Bring a water bottle, wear sturdy work boots, and work clothes. Gloves and Instruction will be provided.

VOLUNTEERING=FREE MUSIC SHOW AT KING COBRA

The Twisted Green Seattle Day After Party is featuring:

Pearl Jam's Stone Gossard and the Roy K Trio, the Saturday Nights, DJ Bean One, DJ Kippy, the Maldives, Scribes, Sam the Human Beat Box and many more

Volunteers only reception at 6:00. Doors at 7:00 pm, Show at 8:00 pm) Show is 21+. Show will open to the public @ 9:00PM so get there early to save your spot.

Market Report for Green Homes Sold in Seattle in October 2008

385 Seattle residential homes sold in Seattle in October 2008. 

Of these homes, 25 of them were Green Homes, meaning they were...

 Built Green®, Energy Star®LEED®, or other third-party certified.

                   

    SOLD FOR $299,950                     SOLD LEED HOME                SOLD FOR $1,050,000

These homes ranged in price from $299,950-$1,050,000, with a median price of $361,000.  The homes sold had an average of 75 CDOM (cumulative days on the market) and sold for an average of 98.86% of their listing price.  The average square footage of the green homes sold was 1510, selling for an average of $265.24 per square foot.  22 of the 25 sold green homes were certified Built Green (12 of these homes were also certified by Energy Star).  One home was LEED and Energy Star certified.

 

 

Interested in touring Green Homes in Seattle?  Want more information on Seattle's Market/Trends?

http://www.LiveGreenNW.com
Direct: 206.854.0074
aberg@briorealty.com