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Blog Front-door psychology: Summer styling that welcomes The Edmonds Effect Front-door psychology: Summer styling that welcomes By Ken Grant Edmonds Resident, Real Estate Broker Posted in the Edmonds Beacon: Monday, August 3, 2026 8:08 am Your front door speaks before you do. Not with words, but with color, condition, light, and the small cues that tell visitors what kind of welcome lives inside. In […]
Blog An Edmonds Kind of Fourth: Community in Action An Edmonds Kind of Fourth: Community in action Posted in the Edmonds Beacon: Friday, July 3, 2026 5:20 pm By Ken Grant Edmonds Resident, Real Estate Broker There’s a certain kind of magic that settles over Edmonds every Fourth of July. It’s not just the flags or the fireworks or the sound of kids racing down sidewalks. […]
Blog To graduates, from the town that watched you grow The Edmonds Effect To graduates; from the town that watched you grow Posted in the Edmonds Beacon:Sunday, June 28, 2026 10:26 am Every June in Edmonds, something subtle but unmistakable shifts in the air. The days stretch longer, the water glows a little brighter, and the city fills with a kind of hopeful anticipation. Graduation season arrives, […]
Blog Pride in Edmonds: The quiet signals of a safe city Pride in Edmonds: The quiet signals of a safe city Posted in the Edmonds Beacon: Thursday, June 25, 2026 12:23 pm By Ken Grant ~ Edmonds Resident, Real Estate Broker June brings a little more color into the world. Pride flags appear in windows, crosswalks brighten, and communities everywhere take a moment to celebrate belonging. But here […]
Blog Edmonds Parks: Where Neighbor Meets Neighborhood Edmonds Parks: Where neighbor meets neighborhood Posted In the Edmonds Beacon: Friday, May 29, 2026 11:48 am By Ken Grant Edmonds Resident, Real Estate Broker Edmonds is stitched together by its parks – 1 mile of shoreline, 47 parks and open‑space sites, 230 City‑managed acres, and another 362 acres cared for through partnerships.   From Seaview to […]
Blog Ready, Set: Summer Living, Edmonds-Style The Edmonds Effect Ready, set: Summer living, Edmonds-style Posted in the Edmonds Beacon: Friday, May 15, 2026 3:28 pm By Ken Grant Edmonds Resident, Real Estate Broker   Summer in Edmonds doesn’t arrive all at once. It eases in slowly, a little more evening light, a few warm afternoons, and that moment when you realize the yard […]
Blog Edmonds’ superpower: A city that GivesBIG for nonprofits The Edmonds Effect Edmonds’ superpower: A city that GivesBIG for nonprofits Ken Grant Edmonds Beacon: Posted Monday, May 11, 2026 3:43 pm Every spring, Washington’s GiveBIG campaign reminds us of something Edmonds has always lived out: Generosity isn’t a special occasion here – it’s part of the rhythm of our city. On May 5, neighbors across the […]
Blog Edmonds by the numbers The Edmonds Effect Edmonds by the numbers (the fun, fantastic, and fascinating ones) Ken Grant Posted in the Edmonds Beacon: Thursday, April 23, 2026 10:42 am Cleaning up Every day, the city’s sewer system treats about 4 million gallons of wastewater. Crews cleaned more than 170,000 feet of sewer pipe last year and unclogged 51 backups. It’s […]
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Blog Popcorn, community, and Throwback Thursdays The Edmonds Effect Popcorn, community, and Throwback Thursdays Posted Edmonds Beacon: Thursday, April 2, 2026 8:32 pm Ken Grant By Ken Grant Edmonds Resident, Real Estate Broker There’s a special kind of spark that happens when Edmonds gathers in the dark to watch a story unfold on the big screen. It’s simple, it’s shared, and it’s something […]
Blog House & home: Putting a spring in your prep The Edmonds Effect House & home: Putting a spring in your prep Posted on the Edmonds Beacon: Thursday, March 19, 2026 9:36 am By Ken Grant Edmonds Resident, Real Estate Broker I’m not an arborist. I definitely don’t play one on TV. But I do know a thing or two about getting a home ready for spring […]
Blog Cascadia Art Museum: A treasure hiding in plain sight The Edmonds Effect Cascadia Art Museum: A treasure hiding in plain sight Posted Tuesday, March 10, 2026 10:37 am in The Edmonds Beacon Ken Grant By Ken Grant Edmonds Resident, Real Estate Broker Edmonds has no shortage of gems, but now and then you walk into a place that reminds you just how special this town really is. […]
Blog Mortgage Trends Shaping 2026 The Edmonds Effect Mortgage Trends Shaping 2026 Posted Saturday, February 7, 2026 4:30 pm Ken Grant By Ken Grant Real Estate Broker Buying a home in Edmonds in 2026 looks different from what it did even a few years ago. Soaring prices make homeownership unaffordable for many. But technology is speeding things up, market conditions are pushing lenders […]
Blog The Other Edmonds: Discovering Highway 99 The Edmonds Effect The Other Edmonds: Discovering Highway 99 Posted Friday, January 23, 2026 12:01 pm By Ken Grant / Edmonds Resident, Real Estate Broker Many fine people picture Edmonds through its postcard moments, the waterfront, the cafés, the arts scene, the ferry slipping across the Sound. But there’s another Edmonds just a few miles east, still fully […]
Blog Edmonds 2025: A year in review The Edmonds Effect Edmonds 2025: A year in review Ken Grant Posted Friday, January 9, 2026 6:51 pm By Ken Grant Edmonds resident/Windermere Broker Edmonds has always been more than a city. It’s a community stitched together by moments. As 2025 comes to a close, looking back reveals a year filled with festivals, creativity, generosity, and neighborly spirit […]
Blog House and home: Holiday Glow-Up Edmonds Effect House and home: Holiday glow-up Posted Thursday, December 4, 2025 7:19 pm Ken Grant By Ken Grant Edmonds resident, Real Estate Broker Here are some tips on keeping your home bright during the Big Dark. Lighting secrets for warmth indoors and out As winter deepens and nights stretch long, Edmonds homes become canvases of light. The […]
Blog The Edmonds Effect The Edmonds Effect Why living here changes you – for good Posted Friday, November 21, 2025 12:27 pm Ken Grant By Ken Grant Edmonds Resident     There’s something about Edmonds. You feel it before you name it. Maybe it’s the way the light hits the Sound at sunset, or how the barista remembers your order even when […]
Blog From City Lights to Porch Lights   From City Lights to Porch Lights: Rethinking the Move to the Suburbs For years, the city was our pulse. We chased opportunity, soaked in culture, and wore our urban grit like a badge of honor. So when the idea of moving to the suburbs crept in — maybe for space, maybe for schools, maybe […]
Blog One Year In! Many More To Go…   One Year In: What Real Estate Taught Me About Belonging I didn’t become a real estate broker to sell houses. I did it to help people find their place — not just on a map, but in a moment. A year ago, I stepped into this world with curiosity, creative energy, and a healthy […]
Blog Renting vs Owning: Beyond the Math, Into the Heart There are thousands of articles comparing renting and buying. Most of them focus on numbers—equity, interest rates, tax benefits. And while those matter, they miss something deeper: how it feels. Because the truth is, home isn’t just a financial decision. It’s an emotional one. And when you’re deciding whether to rent or buy, you’re not […]
Blog Finding Home After Divorce: A Fresh Start with Heart Divorce is one of life’s most profound transitions. It’s not just the end of a relationship — it’s the unraveling of routines, shared spaces, and the vision of a future once imagined together. For many, it’s disorienting. For some, it’s liberating. For all, it’s a moment that demands courage. And in the midst of this […]
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Windermere Real Estate/M2, LLC
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