A few weeks ago, the Wall Street Journal and Mansion Global asked me to help them write an article on waterfront homes around the country. To my surprise, the article was focused on houseboats and floating homes around the country, such as my new $3.85M USD modern houseboat.

Three waterfront and houseboat expert Realtors from around the country were featured in the article. Myself (representing Seattle WA), Steve Sekhon (representing Sausalito CA), and Amy Sedgwick (representing Portland OR).

Seattle, being the quintessential city for houseboats thanks to Tom Hank’s Sleepless in Seattle, received the most attention in the article.

“Floating homes often sell at a premium, generally between $600 to $1,100 per square foot, and necessitate their own classification of inspections. They are also taxed differently than homes on land, according to Danny Varona, a broker with Realogics Sotheby’s International Realty in Seattle. In that city, floating-home owners pay personal property tax, said Mr. Varona, and if the slip where the residence is docked is owned and not leased, they also pay real-estate taxes.”

Read the article here.

Earlier this month I received another request from the Wall Street Journal to help them write an article on Mid-Century Modern (MCM) homes in the Pacific Northwest. While I didn’t have a MCM home listing at the time, I am honored to have been selected again, this time to provide my expertise on houseboats, the quintessential Seattle lifestyle.