The lights are off and the doors are locked at Meridian Market (2201 N 56th St). The market has been a fixture in Tangletown for three years.  It has been struggling since last winter, and was officially put up for sale two weeks ago.  A craigslist ad lists the sale price at $250,000. When I [...]

Tangletown’s Meridian Market (2201 N 56th St) is being put up for sale.  Owner Wally Wright says that he will be meeting with a broker today (Wednesday, August 11, 2010) and a listing will be available shortly. While the entire business will be for sale, Wally says that there is another scenario that may work: [...]

Ed. note: My Green Lake thanks Michael Cornell, a local REALTOR®, for sharing his knowledge about Green Lake real estate.  Do you have expertise that you would like to share with the neighborhood?  Please drop us a line! ________ Everyone wants the highest possible price when selling a home. Not everyone understands pricing strategy, the [...]

I recently attended a class about the real estate market. The economist and number-crunchers said the area of Seattle encompassing Green Lake, Ballard, Fremont, Wallingford and Phinney usually has the lowest foreclosure rate, most stable values & offers some of the most secure real estate investment in the Northwest (possibly the entire West Coast). I [...]

News from Aurora|Seattle: Aurora|Seattle received confirmation today from Rod Swift of JSH Properties, Inc. that a lease agreement has been reached with the new tenant of the former Stupid Prices building at 7906 Aurora Avenue. Aaron’s rental, a rent-to-own store with over 1700 locations in the U.S. and Canada, hopes to open its doors by [...]