Windermere Home with Brian Bushlach

With the growth on the eastside the restaurant scene has expanded as well, led by locally owned, locally sourced themes including Masa Mexican Kitchen & Cantina. The popular patio here is often at capacity during happy hour as everyone enjoys the made fresh daily menu.

Seattle is booming, but now the focus is shifting to the eastside, where Amazon is moving thousands of workers, claiming land, and leasing office towers. With other corporate titans already in the neighborhood, it provides all the ingredients for a healthy housing market. Brian visits with top Windermere agent Karl Lindor to get a market update and learn more about luxury lakeside living.

Just 20 miles east of Seattle, the Cascade foothills reach into the outlying communities of North Bend, Sammamish & Issaquah, where Cougar Mountain, Squak Mountain and Tiger Mountain form the "Issaquah Alps". Brian welcomes Washington Trails expert Anna Roth to guide us through the best hikes for friends & families.

Consistently voted one of America's best small towns, Walla Walla continues its growth thanks to the wine industry, higher education options, and affordable real estate. In this episode, Brian visits with Walla Walla native, Windermere's Doug Simcock, to get a feel for what makes Walla Walla so special.

Walla Walla is the epicenter of the Washington wine industry, and L'Ecole No. 41 is one of the area's founding family wineries. After a hearty breakfast at Bacon & Eggs in downtown, Brian & Marty Clubb head out to the winery to revisit the history of the region and why wine has put Walla Walla on the map again.

Continuing our theme on small town America, Brian invites the stars of HGTV's "Home Town", Erin & Ben Napier to share their story. The creative and down to earth couple have returned to their roots in Laurel, Mississippi and are transforming their small town into something special. Thanks to HGTV and The Home Depot for partnering with us on this feature for Windermere Home & Wealth.

Windermere Founder John Jacobi partnered with the University of Washington rowing team back in 1987 to bring the top national & international teams to Seattle for the opening day of boating season. The Windermere Cup is now one of the premier rowing events in America, and this year the powerful German national men's & women's teams will compete. UW men's coach Michael Callahan previews what many believe could be the best event ever.

The Windermere Cup races coincide with the opening day of boating season across the Puget Sound region. America's leading authority on cruising resides in the Seattle-area. Mark Bunzel is the owner, editor & publisher of the Waggoner Guide, know as the "Bible for Northwest Cruising". Mark joins Brian to preview the 2019 season

After wild winter weather across the west, spring has arrived and with it, lower interest rates, rising consumer confidence, and a return to a "normal" real estate market, something we haven't experienced for 20 years. Windermere Chief Economist Matthew Gardner sits down with Brian to discuss the macro forecast along with real estate markets across the west.

Napa, Sonoma & Santa Barbara get all the publicity in the world of California wine, and that's just fine with the folks in the San Diego area. SD is a mecca for beer, but the wines Adam Carruth is producing in Solana Beach & Carlsbad are turning heads, and taste buds, to the world of fine wine. Brian is on assignment at the urban tasting room in Carlsbad on a weeknight when the joint is jammed with locals!