Thinking About Selling Your Magnolia Home? Here Is A Little Secret…

It is interesting to look at the market research and figure out how buyers find theirMagnolia homes. Do they have a great Magnolia Realtor out there pounding the street? Maybe.. But , most Magnolia homebuyers start on the internet.  Don't get me wrong - I also am quite proficient at pounding the pavement for my clients, but if you want to get the most exposure when selling your home, then go with the best internet Magnolia listing agent possible.  We will surprise you.  I promise.

Here is an example of a Magnolia view home that we sold recently:

These Magnolia sellers had several of the TOP Magnolia Realtors out and all of them with the exception of us told them that their home was worth far less than what we at Cooper Jacobs ended up listing it for. Not only did we take the time and really evaluate the market price that would hold up in the Magnolia real estate market, but we also took into consideration the current homes that were on the market - the ones that the buyers would be comparing ours to while on tour.  Comparing your home to your current competition is a far better method of determining value than looking at historical sales.  Sold comps are valuable as well, but the buyers on the street don't care about those.  If they like yours better and the price is in line with the others they are looking at, then you are going to look good.  In addition, you have to take into account the Magnolia foreclosures and short sales on the market - there aren't a ton, but they do affect your value. This Magnolia home was sold for over list price in just 3 weeks with multiple offers and many Magnolia listing agents and appraisers have called us since asking us to explain.  The explanation is simple: take the time to really serve the client with both pricing and positioning.  You need more than them just sticking it on Craigslist or Trulia or Zillow or their own little site.  You need your Magnolia Realtor to seriously market your home on the internet. We do that.  You can see the above example of our proven success at MagnoliaViewHome.com, but here is a screen shot as well:

Again, as a seller it is important that when you are thinking about listing your Magnolia home you position it correctly not only for the Magnolia real estate market, but also for the internet and what these buyers are looking for. Here is what Magnolia buyers are looking for right now – these are just a few of the search terms used in Google and Bing which brought these buyers to my site (I can’t share all of them or the competition will try and copy what we do, but I wanted to at least show you what I mean):

• Magnolia Waterfront Homes
• Homes with views
• Magnolia neighborhood seattle real estate
• Historic houses magnolia seattle wa
• House for sale discovery park wa
• Magnolia homes for sale seattle
• Cooper 23^rd Ave W Seattle, WA 98199 house for sale magnolia (one of our Magnolia listings)
• Magnolia views
• Brick house magnolia village

The list continues, but you get the idea. These are true search phrases used to find us and our Magnolia listings. Call or text me if you need help making sure your Seattle Magnolia home is seen on the internet first as well. 206.850.8841 or you can email me at courtney@cooperjacobs.com..or you can fill out your info below and let me know when it is convenient for YOU to talk:)  

New Seattle Cooper Jacobs Real Estate Magnolia Listing!

3641 23rd Ave W, Seattle 98199

$535,000

4 Bedrooms and 3 baths

2 Car garage 

Newer Construction in Magnolia!

Super open floor plan is perfect for today's lifestyle. Granite counters plus hardwoods in kitchen and dining areas. Wood burning fireplace between living room and informal dining room. Three bedrooms on one floor including spacious master. Downstairs would be great for guest area with it's own exterior entrance, large family room,full bath and bedroom. Double car garage is attached for convenience and security. Just finished whole house interior paint and new carpets on main floor.

Listed by Jim Dougherty, Seattle Realtor, Cooper Jacobs Real Estate..

Are you looking for the best Magnolia Realtors? Let us help you sell your Magnolia home!

realestate@cooperjacobs.com

Recent Sold Magnolia Homes For Sale - Listed By Cooper Jacobs Real Estate!

Cooper Jacobs Real Estate is pretty active in the Magnolia real estate market with several Seattle real estate agents who specialize in the Magnolia neighborhood.  Here are a couple of our recent Magnolia listings that have sold.  If you are interested in selling your Magnolia home, please give us a call.  We market your Magnolia home differently than the other Magnolia brokers out there.  

Here are a couple of our recent Magnolia homes for sale: 

Looking for Magnolia fixer homes?  Here's one!

4214 Williams Ave W, Seattle 98199

(Emerson or Dravus west to Gilman Ave W, then make a left on Elmore and a right on Williams Ave West. House on right.)

Perfect starter or turn-key rental in this mid-century modern on a quiet residential side street with a view & large TRUE daylight basement. Original hardwood floors, soaring vaulted ceilings, stainless appliances in cute mid-century kitchen with huge picture windows to the generous territorial and canal view; great deck on back of the house that offers maximum enjoyment of the view and your privacy. Large backyard, new paint throughout inside. This house is opportunity incarnate.

Listed for $329,950

Sold for $315,500

Listing Broker: Katie Herrick

Looking for Magnolia View Homes?

2117 29th Ave W, Seattle 98199

(From Magnolia Bridge, go West and take Right on 29th Ave W to Boston. From Dravus, go West, L on 28th Ave W, R on Boston, Home on Left at 29th Ave W)

Dream House Recipe: Start w/ a grand, elegant home w/ open floor plan & main floor deck perfect for entertaining groups, large or small. Add in stunning un-obstructed views of Puget Sound & the Olympics from this 3 BR, 2 BTH Magnolia house & combine w/ corner lot privacy & quiet street location. Carefully blend in open kitchen, updated plumbing & interior w/ over-sized 1 car garage + add'l carport or covered deck option. Garnish w/ fruit trees, herbs & working vegetable garden. Serves many.

Listed for $750,000

Sold for $752,117

On the market just 3 weeks!

Listing Brokers:  Courtney Cooper & Molly Cartwright

Cooper Jacobs Real Estate brokers are so innovative and unique when it comes to your marketing, that we have had agents from Coldwell Banker and Windermere ask us to come give them our professional opinion on their Magnolia listings that have not sold.  If you are looking for the best Magnolia real estate brokers, then you need to interview many and find a Magnolia Realtor that works well FOR YOU. 

realestate@cooperjacobs.com

Magnolia Blvd..  Walking The Bluff in Seattle's Magnolia Neighborhood:

Usually we like to walk Discovery Park's Loop Trail or The North Beach Trail, but I wanted to be an urban hiker today in Magnolia.  Despite the 40 degree temperatures, after a short trip to REI for warmth reinforcements, we headed off from 34th Ave W straight up the A Hill side of Dravus.  I was suddenly reminded of the 4th of July when I hiked up a million stairs from Lake Union to East Queen Anne.  Once you go up the hill a few blocks you end up at the bottom of this wonderful multi-tiered staircase which rivals the steps at Golden Gardens.   It is an excellent start to walk and really gets your blood pumping.  It is also the hardest part and I love knowing that the hard part is over!

At the top of the staircase, when you finally get there, take a second and turn around because this is one of the MANY money shots from Magnolia.  Huffing and puffing and catching my breath, I was taken with the lovely view of the Space Needle and Downtown Seattle which seem like another world away when you are in Magnolia.   Further West as we kept going, we came across the wonderful Magnolia new construction development of Briarcliff.  If you are looking for new construction homes in Magnolia, then these large new Magnolia view homes might fit the bill.  There are some interesting floor plans and I would love to show you my favorite.  Briarcliff is nestled at the top of the hill with views of both Downtown Seattle and the Puget Sound and Olympic Mountains.

Keep walking back down the hill a bit going West and you will come to Magnolia Boulevard after passing many beautiful Magnolia view homes all in a large variety of styles, but every one of them beautiful and coveted by their owners.  There is a long list of Magnolia buyers who want to live here so if you are thinking about selling your Magnolia home, feel free to get in touch with me so I can give you some good tips on home selling tips and also current information on the Seattle Magnolia real estate market.

Take a left on the Boulevard and walk along the beautifully landscaped sidewalks with loads of charm and endless views all around you.  We walked for about a mile before cutting back over the hill to head back into The Village.  Magnolia Village homes have a great benefit of being right in the retail heart of this wonderful neighborhood.  Magnolia is truly a neighborhood that feels like an island and separate from the rest of Seattle.  Most people feel like they are in their own world there and The Magnolia Village is one of the key reasons why.

If you want to see some of my favorite Magnolia homes for sale, I would love to show them to you.  This neighborhood has it all and I highly recommend that you check Magnolia in Seattle out if  you are wondering which Seattle neighborhood is the best.

This is one of them.

Courtney Cooper

Magnolia Realtor

206.850.8841

Courtney@CooperJacobs.com

Gutters are always a big fighting point between me and my sellers when it comes time to list their home. Many sellers would like to skip this maintenance issue when they list their home becasue it just seems like a waste of money to them, but it is SO important and never more so than this time of year and in Seattle!

Magnolia View Home For Sale!!!

Renovated 1942 colonial-inspired brick home framed by professionally designed landscaping,a lovely fence, & private patio has undeniable architectural beauty!

inside, a great flow to the floor plan, gorgeous light/views, stainless appliances in beautiful new kitchen, all original hardwood floors, tankless hot water heater, all updated wiring/copper plumbing, heat (2006), marble, honed granite, view deck for admiring Mt. Ranier. A peaceful, stately house ready to welcome you home to Magnolia.

$550,000

More info?

Magnolia Home For Sale

Want to see all Magnolia homes for sale? We are happy to show them to you!

realestate@cooperjacobs.com

While walking Discovery Park in Seattle's Magnolia neighborhood, we discovered a recently abandoned fortress. Here are Brian's thoughts on it (you can find Brian Olsen's original post  as well as other Magnolia neighborhood info on our Magnolia real estate blog:

The closure of Fort Lawton located in Magnolia’s Discovery Park is bittersweet. Gone are the days of active United States military happenings and left behind are empty buildings, parking lots and opportunity. This urban park is about 534 acres and ready for new potential and protected wildlife refuge.

Fort Lawton

The most controversial issue regarding the space is what to do with former military property acquired by the City of Seattle around Discovery Park. In 2004, city planners announced it would purchase 23- 24 acres of U.S. Navy property within the park. The decision was ultimately made to demolish the structures and create open space. In 2008, plans to close Fort Lawton opened up debate over what to do with the former military base. Now that the military is gone it seems that plans for the future are moving forward. Much of the park is emptied out and decisions need to happen here, and soon.

Fort Lawton Gate

Discovery Park can attract wild animals. In the winter of 2008-2009 a coyote in the park made headlines and in May 2009 a black bear was seen. In September 2009…the park was closed because of the presence of a cougar. The animal was trapped and transported to the Cascade Mountains. Next time you hike into the park and down to the waters edge look for the Orca Whales that have been reported to be more South than usual because they are hunting salmon which are close to the rivers & streams that run into Puget Sound.

Fort Lawton – The emblem on the gate has been removed. The United States Stars and Stripes no longer waves from the flag pole. Let’s not forget this important part of Seattle history. It is truly a facinating area to explore and live close. Let us know if we can answer more questions about the area and what Magnolia has to offer.

Cooper Jacobs Real Estate:

 Successful Seattle Brokers Vs Poor Seattle Brokers

We have had some wonderful success stories this year from many of our brokers that came to us from large regional brands and find themselves THRIVING at Cooper Jacobs.

I am sure by now you have seen the wonderful Active Rain survey about what makes real estate agents successful or not.  If not, please go look at it and then come back for some more...

http://activerain.com/rich-real-estate-agent

Cooper Jacobs Real Estate is a Seattle real estate brokerage that utilizes the tools that make Seattle real estate agents successful and the best brokers in Seattle that they can be.  We still have to work hard for our money and we should because goodness knows that when we are working hard we are earning every penny of it and our clients thank us for it. 

In the last year especially, we have had numerous top Seattle real estate brokers join our firm from local companies like John L Scott and Windermere because they were interested in not only pocketing more of their hard earned commissions, but also using cutting edge technology tools.  This is contrary to the old standbys that the dinosaurs of the industry are still utilizing and swearing by.  If you have no clue what I am saying, please take a moment to view Sue Eller's video to explain it to you:

http://youtu.be/T2dlmtDIqQw

I divert.

 My point is, if this year has not been the best for you, join the club.  We have all had to work harder.  That is a fact.  The interesting thing to think about, though ,is that there IS BUSINESS out there and there are fewer real estate brokers fighting you for it. 

If you are interested in working at our great Seattle real estate brokerage, and think you are ready to use the top tools out there and dump the old mindset that is still unfortunately being pounded into otherwise talented brokers, then please, do email me at courtney@cooperjacobs.com or tweet me at @CourtneyCooper or come to my Facebook page.  We want people ready to start fresh while still being able to rely on their basic real estate skills..or common sense skills in many cases. 

And.... if you are interested in working with a Seattle real estate broker who can successfully help you buy or sell your next Seattle, home, then it is a safe bet to work with an agent who is efficient, effective, productive, and successful made only more so by the tools utilized in the field...  

BE SURE TO VISIT!

Magnolia Homes For Sale: Magnolia View Home Just Listed!

Katie Herrick with Cooper Jacobs Real Estateis having an open house at this new listing on Sunday, 10.23.2011 from 1 - 4PM. If you would like to tour this home prior to open house please contact Katie at 206/313-8548.

3056 23rd Ave W. Seattle, WA 98199

3056 23rd Avenue W. in Magnolia, Washington DETAILS: 3 Bedrooms - 2 Bathrooms - 2,360 SQFT - Home With A View - Listed at $550,000  

Magnolia Sellers:  Magnolia buyers are out there right now -

Magnolia is one of the Seattle neighborhoods that seems to have a lot of action on the buyer end of things right now and not enough inventory.

When buyers are looking on the internet for Magnolia homes for sale, I always find it interesting to see how they search and find our Magnolia real estate information.

As a seller, it is also good to know what Magnolia buyers are doing in order to figure out how best to position your home on the real estate market when the time comes.

Some of the most searched phrases that Magnolia buyers are using right now are:

Magnolia views, Seattle Magnolia Home, Seattle Magnolia house prices, Magnolia Blog, Magnolia View, modern house in Magnolia area, Seattle homes, Magnolia Seattle homes for sale with view, Magnolia waterfront, Magnolia neighborhood Seattle, Best homes with views, Magnolia Seattle view home, etc.

You get the idea.

If you want to sell your Seattle Magnolia home, please let us know so that we can get your home seen by the people looking for it.  Most serious buyers start on the internet for their home search and it is vital to get in front of them from their first search.  We help guide you every step of the way when it comes to selling your Magnolia home so if you are looking at top Magnolia Seattle real estate agents, then you should consider our approach.

Courtney Cooper, Seattle Realtor

Courtney@CooperJacobs.com

206.850.8841