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The Top 10 Reasons to Live in Seattle or on The Eastside

What are your top 10 reasons to live in the Seattle or on the Eastside? What are your fave 10? I read a post this morning about the Ten Reasons People Move to Seattle  from the BINC blog.  Pretty interesting list. I think most of the reasons listed in the post fit either Seattle or the Eastside. Here’s…Read More »

What 700k Buys in a New Condo Tower in Brooklyn and on Seattle's Eastside

Here’s what you can buy in a new glass condo tower in Brooklyn and on the Eastside of Seattle. On my way back from Inman News Real Estate Connect, I sat next to John who makes a monthly commute from NYC to Seattle meetings at The Cancer Care Alliance.  John and I had a long…Read More »

An Answer to Bellevue, WA Traffic-The Future NE 10th Overpass

 A better downtown Bellevue commute is coming!  Here’s the start of the new NE 10th overpass over 405.  It will run between Overlake Hospital on one side and the new Group Health facility on the other. (Hence the Emergency Department sign) This overpass should help reduce traffic on NE 8th heading into downtown Bellevue. I…Read More »

Real estate and Home Remodeling and Construction are Turning Green, Are You?

Suggestions for reducing your carbon footprint. The hot topic, the cool color, in today’s real estate is green, built green, sustainable materials, carbon footprint, LEED certification. These are all becoming familiar terms. On my Kirkland blog, I wrote about a free Built Green seminar at Kirkland City Hall.   Ironically, I was already signed up for a…Read More »

What Were The Chances of Selling a Condo on Seattle's Eastside in January, 2008?

Here are the condo stats for January, 2008. Sellers had a 14% chance of selling a condo on Seattle’s Eastside in January of 2008. ( click on 2008 year to date statistics in the link above for a chart showing the condo report) January, 2008     1059 condos for sale, 149 condos sold, 14% chance of selling. December, 2007    949 condos for sale,…Read More »

What Were The Chances of Selling a Home on Seattle's Eastside in January, 2008?

  The chances of selling a home on the Eastside in January 2008 ranged from a low of 7% to a high of 15.8%, with an average of a 11.6% absorption rate.  Here are the real estate statistics for single family home sales activity on Seattle’s Eastside:  January, 2008       2963 homes available,  346 sold, 11.6% chance of selling.   December, 2007   …Read More »

"Price reduced" or "New Price" Real Estate Signs, Which is Better ?

The front page of last week’s Puget Sound Business Journal had an article written by Barbara Clements about the abundance of new signs decorating homes for sale.  According to the article, of the 7000 homes on the market in the Tacoma area, 1000 are reduced and displaying a sign that states: “Price Reduced”. Dick Beeson,…Read More »

Seattle's Sound Transit on The BNSF Rail Line? Where is our Eastside Walking Trail?

I took a moment to read yesterday’s Seattle Times.  In The Eastside section, Ashley Bach reported on Sound Transit’s interest in the BNSF rail line.  It sounds as if Sound Transit is very interested in the eastside’s BNSF rail line now that Proposition One has been defeated.  So, it’s hard to know where we are…Read More »


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