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Seattle Landslides: Slip Slidin' Away

In Seattle, there's a lot of potentially dangerous places where the soil could give way any moment. This is especially true in neighborhoods with good views. 

The City of Seattle publishes a landslide mapthat makes this abundantly clear.  On the map, landslide-prone areas are marked in red. And, boy, is there a lot of red! http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-943288.mp3

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The map also has numerous black dots showing where a landslide occurred. The graphic is published as part of a larger study on landslides within the city limits. 

Seattle-area Real Estate Appraiser  Richard Hagar says for those looking to buy a house near a creek or on a bluff - or beneath a bluff, for that matter - it pays to know as much as you can about the soil it's on, next to, or even below (think house at the bottom of a clay bluff). Otherwise,  you may end up with a lot of mud in your mud room!

John Maynard started working in radio in the seventies as a DJ at Seattle’s KJR AM which at the time was the dominant AM station in the Seattle market. After a brief stint as a restaurateur and night club owner, Maynard returned to radio with Robin Erickson, creating the hugely popular “Robin and Maynard Show.” In the more than 20 years under that marquee, Maynard flew with the Blue Angels, piloted the Goodyear Blimp, sang with Donny Osmond and hung out in a Universal Studios bar with Kojak (Telly Savalas).
Richard Hagar's real estate career spans more than 30 years. He currently serves as a real estate investor, real estate agent, appraiser, and an SRA with the Appraisal Institute.