James Worthen, Broker

07/06/2023

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06/14/2022

07/12/2021

Beautiful, custom built mid-century modern, nestled on a court on the hill above the Kaiser Medical Center. Large formal living room with picture-window and double-sided fireplace. Formal dining room shares the fireplace. Open kitchen, Large bedrooms include master and two large secondary bedrooms.

03/15/2021

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07/08/2019

Leaning green? Here's how you can help the environment without revolutionizing your lifestyle.

A Beginner's Guide to Painlessly Going Green You’ve heard the warnings about global warming, you feel compassion for stranded polar bears and you worry about overwhelming the landfills. As a homeowner, you may not be ready for composting, but there are ways to become an eco-friendlier household. E...

07/01/2019

Building confidence in your children at a young age will have a profound effect as they mature and grow.

How to Help Your Kids Build Confidence Children gain confidence by exploring the world around them, trying new things, and learning how to process both successes and failures. The way you interact with your kids on a daily basis can have a profound effect on how confident they feel as they grow up.....

06/24/2019

Google isn't the first to attempt to deliver the homes of the future, but it may end up being the most successful.

Where's Housing Headed? A Google City, Maybe From AI and virtual reality to self-driving cars and solar mapping, Google’s reach extends well beyond the search engine—now, even in housing. Alphabet hasn’t ruled out the possibility of developing a city “from the Internet up,” confirmed one ...

06/17/2019

Gray is all the rage in wood flooring this year. Here's what else is trending...

Wood Flooring Trends to Watch When it comes to trends in flooring for the year ahead, what’s old will be new as vintage and retro looks take center stage in the hardwood flooring arena, according to SMART Carpet and Flooring. Here are their top five hardwood trends to watch:Wide plank hardwood flo...

06/14/2019

Short answer: Less often than you think, but more often than you do it. Read it.

Do You Know How Often Smoke Alarms Should Be Replaced? Most of us don’t. You may already be aware you should test the smoke alarms in your house each month. Did you know you should also replace those alarms every 10 years? Most homeowners, according to the National Fire Protection Association (NFP...

06/10/2019

Thinking about a renovation project? Find out if a HELOC is the way to go.

Should I Dip Into Equity and Renovate? Many homeowners will be taking advantage of winter savings on supplies and the off-season availability of contractors to use a home equity line of credit (HELOC) to finance home renovations. According to recent research from TD Bank, more than three quarters (8...

06/03/2019

Wildfires have become a much more pressing concern in homeowner community associations recently.

Does Your HOA Have a Wildfire Risk Mitigation Plan? Wildfires can ignite anywhere, even beyond areas with drier climates. As a homeowner, understanding your risk is important. Wildfire has become a topic of concern in homeowner community associations, a trend recently explored in the article “Wher...

06/02/2019

Would never have thought it possible, but 5:30 to 7:00am has become peak family time at our house. Love it that way!

How to Make Mornings More Tolerable Waking up on the right side of the bed comes naturally to some people. For the rest of us, mornings can be painful. Morning person or not, however, your habits upon rising have a lot to do with how the rest of your day will go. Here are some painless ways to turn....