Team Diva is a real estate team in the Coldwell Banker Bain family of brokers with a high level of integrity, market insight and a focus on supporting local businesses and organizations. Our team has over 15 combined years of real estate buying and selling experience. Our goal is to not just to help you buy or sell a home but to create community in all interactions. Contact Team Diva for buying and selling a home and/or resources on renovating your current home. The coffee is on us!

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Buyers

The Divas have seen a steady increase in our community of Diva Dwellers over the past few years. Seattleites are saying goodbye to renting and hello to the joys of home ownership because, for many, the prospect of dealing with crappy landlords and skyrocketing rents just isn’t cutting it. Meanwhile, people outside of the city are realizing just how much this city has to offer and they want to be here for the long term. Team Diva has always attracted a fair amount of first time home buyers, but now we even have a mix of folks who are motivated to buy because that house they bought back in 2005 is way to small with the two kids and 5 pets. We even have some of you who just want to become investors in Seattle’s hot housing market, which is on fire right now. But the bottom line is our Diva Dwellers make one diverse bunch of great people who all have at least one thing in common: living in great homes and creating vibrant communities around them! Want to be a part of our community? Read on and contact the Divas today!

Sellers

Selling a home in any Seattle real estate market is exciting, challenging, and super fun for the Diva team. Start to finish we are hands on with each one of our sellers making sure that their homes shine above the competition. Let’s just say we learned a few tricks during the downturn that have allowed us to get a higher than average sale price for our Diva Dwellings. Hence we want you to expect more from your listing team.
What does the Diva Team to Make Our Diva Dwellings Look Fab and Sell for Top Dollar?
  • Intense House Preparation: We pull in the whole team of stagers, cleaners, contractors, painters, etc to make sure that not only does your house look awesome but there are NO unexpected inspection issues.
  • Professional Photography: Building blocks for our ENTIRE marketing strategy.
  • Professionally Shot Video for Every Home: Nothing makes buyers more excited than a video of a home. It also helps with the search engine optimization all of those smart kids talk about.
  • Massive Online Presence: The more eyes on your home on the interwebs means more bodies through the house as buyers. Meaning our Diva Dwelling are syndicated throughout ALL the listing portals with 20+ photos, extra information about the home, and more.
  • Email Marketing: Targeted email marketing
  • Social Media Domination: The Divas have been nationally recognized for their innovated usage of social media for their Diva Dwellers and Dwellings. We deploy every last little nugget in our cultivated web of social goodness to make sure everyone knows about our Diva Dwellings.
  • Transaction Management: The remnants of the recession means that lending requirements are more restrictive and buyers are more nervous about every last detail. The Divas take extra time to engage buying brokers and everyone involved in the process to make sure the Diva Dwellings go from “Under Contract” to “Sold”.
Whew sounds like a lot but we make it fun throughout the entire process. 

Renters

Renting in Seattle’s core neighborhood can be rough. You are at the mercy of landlords, spam Craigslist ads, and skyrocketing rents. It has a lot of our Diva Dwellers asking “Where the hell are all of the apartments and houses to rent in Seattle?” This is a question we get all of the time. The rental market out there just sucks right now and I would not expect it to get better any time soon. It is a very aggressive market and you should expect to fight for an apartment the way they do in New York. In the last year alone rental prices have gone up 10%. In some neighborhoods, the jump has been way  more significant. On Capitol Hill, you should expect to pay over $2,800 for a two bedroom and at least $1,900 for a one bedroom with parking. Here are some steps to help you get in the game and find your own Diva Dwelling Rental of your own:
  • Do It Yourself: Follow the link to our DIY rental blog »
  • Hire a Pro: Give us a ring at 206-786-3884 or email us at [email protected] and we can connect you with our Rent Guru.  You can hire him to do the big search for you. Now this does cost money but for those of you relocating to Seattle, it is money well spent.