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8 things to Consider before Buying a Rental http://activerain.com/blogsview/2757966/8-things-to-consider-before-buying-rental-property

8 Things to Consider Before Buying Rental Property 1. Location Are you looking to rent to college students, singles, couples or families?   Check with the nearest schools to see what the current rents are before  diving into making a commitment on a neighborhood. Look into how  walkable the location is to shopping or the proximit...

Seattle Based Walk Score gets a 2 million Funding http://activerain.com/blogsview/2743293/walk-score-rating-mandatory-part-of-your-mls-search-

Walk Score Rating Mandatory Part of Your MLS Search? Seattle Based Walk Score  Gets 2 Million investment dollars to expand into other regions of the world and plans to target every aspect of real estate. They hope that using a Walk Score in describing a homes attributes will be as common as describing the number of b...

Fred Meyer - Greenwood Major Commercial Expansion http://www.sonnykwan.com/fred-meyer-greenwood-store-expansion/

Fred Meyer Greenwood Store Expansion | SONNY KWAN | Real Estate The Fred Meyer and The Greenwood Market located at 100 NW. 85th St. in the Greenwood neighborhood will be getting ready for the bulldozers this month, in it’s place will replace a much larger and newer Fred Meyer store adding close to 112,000 square feet of retail space making this the largest comme...

http://www.sonnykwan.com/2012/01/05/buying-a-foreclosed-or-shortsale-home-is-not-a-bargain/

Buying a Foreclosed or ShortSale Home is not a Bargain | SONNY KWAN | Real Estate We specialize in Seattle Homes, Condominiums and Commercial Structures and have Chinese Joint Venture Capitols. We will look at all properties for acqusitions. If you or you know someone that may be interested in selling, buying or leasing their Seattle area property, call or text us today (206) 819...

Seattle Top Ranking for Commercial Property Investments: http://www.sonnykwan.com/2012/01/01/united-states-ranks-top-pick-for-foreign-investments/

United States Ranks Top Pick for Foreign Investments | SONNY KWAN | Real Estate The U.S. has the most reliable economic growth for foreign investment property acqusitions than any other country, because of the continued building infrastructure of many of the major port cities such as Seattle, Los Angeles and New York.

Triplex for Owner Occupied or Re-Development site http://search.idxnw.com/flyer.html?id=10034647&ln=305120&ff=1

14520 Dayton Ave N, Shoreline WA 98133 | MLS # 305120 | $499,000 | Sonny Kwan Great property to own just half block outside the Seattle City Limits. Live in one unit and use the other units as residual income or look at future re-development of 7529 Sq Ft site to build new building, Zoned R-18. (18 units per acre) Best use is another triplex with larger units. Current 2 bedro...

http://www.sonnykwan.com/2011/12/20/lennar-home-builder-moves-into-the-Another Major Home builder moves into the Seattle market!

Lennar Home Builder moves into the Seattle Market | SONNY KWAN | Real Estate Henly Homes of Australia bought 500 building sites in Seattle, Then came Newland Homes who acquired 6000 home sites, now comes Lennar home builder moving into the Seattle-Metropolitan home market with yesterday’s purchase of 650 development sites. The Pacific Northwest already has some of the bigges...

One of three largest estates on Mercer Island for sale. http://search.idxnw.com/flyer.html?id=10034647&ln=292681&ff=1

3051 84th Ave SE, Mercer Island WA 98040 | MLS # 292681 | $15,500,000 | Sonny Kwan This home was handcrafted over 16 years by a team of fine woodworking artists & craftsman, utilizing rare & exotic woods, some priceless. The estates' contribution to NW art history and horticulture is significant! The historic acreage has organic orchards, rare fruit & nut trees, & amazing gardens ...

Calling on Vancouver B.C. Chinese Speaking Agents: http://www.sonnykwan.com/2011/11/25/chinese-american-canadian-summit-vancouver-b-c-dec-19-20-2011/

Chinese-American-Canadian Summit ~ Vancouver B.C. Dec. 19-20 2011 | SONNY KWAN | Real Estate “The Chinese are Coming! The Chinese are Coming!” With the newly made millionaires being created in China on a weekly basis, The Chinese will surpass the wealthy in Europe and the United States within the next year, if they haven’t already done so. Most of the wealthy Chinese are between the ages of...

$160 Million Deal http://www.marketwatch.com/story/fisher-communications-to-sell-fisher-plaza-to-hines-global-reit-for-160-million-2011-11-17?reflink=MW_news_stmp

Fisher Communications to Sell Fisher Plaza to Hines Global REIT for $160 Million

Why My Home Won't Sell? http://sonnykwan.com/why-my-home-wont-sell

Why My Home Won’t Sell? — Sonny Kwan Real Estate Why My Home Won’t Sell? There are many reasons why some homes sell faster in the same market than other homes. There are four major factors when putting your home up for sale and getting a quick sale.