Finding Yourself a Contractor
The Divas know finding the perfect contractor for your renovation is not an easy task. Good contractors are hard to find for a reason, but nothing makes or breaks your remodel experience like a contractor. Here is our list of ways to ensure you pick the right contractor for you. We LOVED our contractors. The […]
Let’s Go Green: Green Building Resources
Team Diva believes that green construction is not merely a luxury available to a select few. Everyone deserves a safe and sustainable home. A house built with substandard materials can be toxic, both literally and figuratively, harming its residents with hazardous materials and depressing its neighborhood with poor design. Beyond this, poor building practices deplete […]
Diva-Approved Seattle Contractors
Team Diva takes the time to personally use and interview service providers, contractors, real estate lawyers, plumbers and anything that might remotely be a resource that our Diva Dwellers and Fans might need for their home. The Divas also love going out and looking good for every event. But it takes a team. In our […]
Maintenance Resources
Team Diva’s general perspective on life is that one should be fabulous and make sure your home reflects how fabulous you are. Many folks think that once we help you buy or sell a home we lose interest in what happens to you or your home. That might be true for some in this industry, […]
Short Sale Resources
The past couple of years have been very trying for families and individuals as they face declining home values, job losses and changes in their financial situations. Team Diva has seen an increase in the number of folks coming to us whose agents have left the real estate business, who have relocated to another city […]
The Diva Difference
Selling a home in the current Seattle real estate market can be a challenging to say the least. Effective marketing requires years of preparation, knowledge, and creativity. Our sellers’ homes look picture perfect when they hit the market and sell faster and for more money than homes listed by the competition. This is also because […]
Swanking Up for the Sale
Preparing your home for the open market is a critical step. A buyer’s first impressions could make or break whether they even get through the front door. Most buyers develop an opinion about your property within the first 15 seconds. That’s why creating a favorable first impression is the key to a successful sale. Here […]
New Listing: The Seaview Condo in Queen Anne
Live in one of Seattle’s premier Art Deco condo buildings – The Seaview in lower Queen Anne. As soon as you step through the door of this beautiful studio you will be charmed by its gleaming hardwood floors, period perfect details, sweet remodeled kitchen & bath and, even the peek-a-boo Space Needle view. […]
Diva Dwelling: Newly Renovated Craftsman in West Seattle
(Under Contract) Fully renovated Craftsman home on an amazing 1/2 acre lot that is waiting to become an Urban Farm. Enjoy two huge decks, bright living space, huge dining room, gourmet kitchen with lots of storage, five large bedrooms, one and three-quarters bathrooms, and to top it off head downstairs for a fully finished basement […]
Diva Dwelling: Plaza Del Sol in Capitol Hill
This stunning, fully renovated two bedroom and two bath home with two parking spots and its own private patio is perfectly situated to take in the best of the hill. Sit by the stone fireplace with friends while taking in the full view of the Seattle Space Needle this fall. Or enjoy brunch on your […]
Diva Dwelling: The Moana in Capitol Hill
Classic beauty reigns in this lovely garden level co-op at the Moana in the center of Seattle’s Capitol Hill. This spacious one bedroom / one bathroom home was redone down to the studs. Features include an updated kitchen, wood floors throughout, and tons of windows that let in natural light. The Moana has been excellently […]
Diva Dwelling: The Lorington in Capitol Hill
(UNDER CONTRACT) The swankiest studio co-op on the market is here at the Lorington! This adorable home boast a large updated kitchen with new cabinets, butcher block counters, tile backsplash with stainless steel appliances, a sweet spacious bathroom, hardwood floors, and large sleeping alcove. Laundry is just down the hall with plenty of room for […]
We Love Our Diva Dwellers
Happy Season of Love to all of our favorite people in the world: our Diva Dwellers! We’ve been out of touch for some time now because there is so much going on in Divaland these days it is hard to even find time to write about all of it! But we would never forget to […]
Are You a Co-Op or a Condo Diva Dweller?
Let’s first get some definitions out of the way. A Co-Op building is not the same as a food Co-Op or one of those fancy co-housing situations that are popping up in the Bay Area. A Co-Op is a was of describing a building that is vintage special. Back in them old fashion days folks […]
Divaland Has Become Seahawks Country
The 12th Man(Diva) rumble started this last fall. The first sign that Sundays were changing came around last October as the Seahawks were on a winning streak. I was hosting an open house in one of my favorite condo buildings The Plaza Del Sol. The inventory was low. Condo looked great. First weekend on the […]
