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Seattle Eastside Condo Sales Were Still Strong in February

The positive Seattle Eastside condo market continued through February! Seventy percent of the available condos sold last month in, on average, 2 months time. The median price for condos increased from $247,000 in 2013 to $263,000 this past February. There's a strong demand with little supply, which translates to higher prices. Since condos were harder […]
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A Fabulous Start to 2014 Real Estate on Seattle’s Eastside

Ironically this January started out just like last January, when there were not enough homes for sale to meet the demand from buyers. Last year appreciation soared into the double digits for the first time in years because of this lack of inventory.. The difference between last year and this year? Because of the lack […]
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Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Know About Seattle Eastside Real Estate 2009-2013

Looking for a terrific picture of the state of real estate on Seattle's Eastside? Here it is! Since we're at the beginning of a new year, it's good to see where we've been over the last 5 years. It gives a good indication of where we're headed for 2014. The above chart highlights the most […]
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Seattle Eastside March Real Estate Marched On!

Finally, there were a few more homes for sale on Seattle's eastside in March, the first month since August of last year! Did this increase in inventory dampen the number of sales? So far, nothing has slowed down the rate of sales. In fact, the rate of home sales in Bellevue, Kirkland, Redmond, and […]

Bellevue, WA Seattle Eastside Condo Sales Were Still Strong in February The positive Seattle Eastside condo market continued through February! Seventy percent of the available condos sold last month in, on average, 2 months time. The median price for condos increased from $247,000 in 2013 to $263,000 this past February. There's a strong demand with little supply, which translates to higher prices. Since condos were harder […]

Bellevue, WA A Fabulous Start to 2014 Real Estate on Seattle’s Eastside Ironically this January started out just like last January, when there were not enough homes for sale to meet the demand from buyers. Last year appreciation soared into the double digits for the first time in years because of this lack of inventory.. The difference between last year and this year? Because of the lack […]

Bellevue, WA Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Know About Seattle Eastside Real Estate 2009-2013 Looking for a terrific picture of the state of real estate on Seattle's Eastside? Here it is! Since we're at the beginning of a new year, it's good to see where we've been over the last 5 years. It gives a good indication of where we're headed for 2014. The above chart highlights the most […]

Bellevue Real Estate Seattle Eastside March Real Estate Marched On! Finally, there were a few more homes for sale on Seattle's eastside in March, the first month since August of last year! Did this increase in inventory dampen the number of sales? So far, nothing has slowed down the rate of sales. In fact, the rate of home sales in Bellevue, Kirkland, Redmond, and […]

Bellevue, WA Seattle Eastside Real Estate Sails into The New Year! In January, buyers were lining up to buy the few available homes on Seattle's Eastside. Sixty-five percent of the homes on the market sold! There were so many buyers that most homes attracted multiple offers and sold for over full price. For many months now, I've repeated myself. I've been reporting that the number […]

Bellevue, WA Seattle Eastside 2012 Real Estate Ends the Year on a High Note What a year we had in real estate on the Seattle eastside! December real estate was on fire, just like much of 2012! Just over 1000 homes were for sale, about 1/2 as many as were for sale just a year ago. It's been over 15 years since there have been so few homes for […]

Bellevue, WA Will There Be Any Condos to Buy on Seattle’s Eastside in 2013? Will there be any condos available to buy on Seattle's eastside in 2013? If we look at the chart, it sure looks like the number of available condos could disappear! Right now, if no more condos were to come on the market, it would take less than 2 months to sell those currently available. We […]

Bellevue, WA Many Homes on Seattle’s Eastside Are Selling For Over Full Price! In the third quarter of 2012, almost 30% of the homes that sold in the cities of Bellevue, Redmond, Kirkland, Sammamish, Woodinville, Issaquah sold for over full price! The demand by buyers for homes and the lack of inventory is creating this huge uptick in competition for a home. When more buyers are competing for […]

Bellevue, WA On September 29th, Go to Your Seattle Eastside Supermarket and Donate Food to The Eastside Month of Concern for the Hungry Please think about shopping and donating to the drive on September 29th all over the eastside at supermarkets in Bellevue, Kirkland, Redmond, Issaquah, Woodinville and Sammamish. The Eastside Month of Concern for the Hungry campaign to fill Seattle-Eastside food bank shelves is happening this weekend. Many supermarkets all over the eastside will have volunteers […]

Bellevue Real Estate August Real Estate Keeps Moving on Seattle’s Eastside How was the real estate market on Seattle's eastside in August? The market has been" steady as she goes!" This is a very good thing. We are experiencing a great real estate market that has followed a trend over the last few months and is far better than last year at this time. The number […]

Bellevue, WA How Safe Is Your Neighborhood? Crime Mapping Has Come to Bellevue and Kirkland A public website where you can find out what types of crimes are happening in a neighborhood? You can now find this online in Bellevue and Kirkland and some other Washington cities. The City of Kirkland used a grant from Washington State to buy a crime mapping program that is available to anyone with a […]

Bellevue Real Estate How Do You Go From For Sale To Sold on Seattle’s Eastside? How do you get from “for sale” to “sold?” It’s the price! Even though the real estate market in Bellevue, Kirkland, Redmond and other eastside cities is red hot, the price is still critical to getting a “sold” sign posted on the “for sale’ sign in your front yard. Almost half, 48%, of the […]

Bellevue, WA The Real Estate Sales Numbers in Redmond, Kirkland, Bellevue Continue to Be Fabulous This tells it like it is in the Seattle area real estate market. The entire region, with the exception of Vashon Island in yellow, is a sellers market, which is indicated by the color red. The top sales rate, not the most sales, once again goes to Redmond and East Bellevue near Microsoft. In March, […]

Bellevue, WA April Showers Brought Lots of Real Estate Sales to Seattle’s Eastside The Seattle eastside real estate market is still hot! Real estate sales’ numbers on Seattle’s Eastside are terrific. April sales numbers were similar to March when 46% of the available homes sold. In April, because there were about 100 more homes for sale, the odds of selling dropped slightly to 42% sold. Home sellers […]

Bellevue Real Estate Condo Real Estate Sales Are Blooming All Over Seattle’s Eastside, But Should You Sell? The Seattle eastside condo market sales are still great. Sales numbers for April were similar to those in March, which is good news. Thirty-seven percent of the available condos sold in April of this year, whereas in March, 39% sold. March and April have been the best months to sell a condo in Bellevue, […]

Bellevue, WA Real Estate Sales in Bellevue, Kirkland, and Redmond, Etc Are Hot! Red is busting out all over the map of Seattle Real Estate Sales! Red means it’s a sellers market in which homes, on average, are selling in less than 3 months! The numbers are really strong in all of the eastside cities, but top sales go to the 80% sales rate in Redmond and […]

Bellevue Real Estate Seattle Eastside Condo Sales are Popping! The Seattle eastside condo market is pretty incredible. Thirty-nine percent of the available condos sold in March of this year. Quite an eye popping number, since the high for last year happened when 20% of the available condos sold in a month. Sales are up and supply is down, causing the huge increase in […]

Bellevue, WA A Stampede for Homes in Bellevue, Kirkland and other Eastside Cities in March The chart tells it all! Look at the huge, and I mean huge, jump in sales over the past few months, a 56% increase in sales since January. Forty-six percent of the available homes sold in March. There’s a big stampede out there for homes in Bellevue, Kirkland, Redmond and other eastside cities. This stampede […]

Bellevue, WA Animals in King County Need Your Help! Calling all pet owners and animal lovers in King County. Pets in King County need your help. Several eastside cities, Bellevue, Kirkland, Newcastle, Redmond, and Mercer Island, are thinking of canceling the contract with King County for animal control services . Each of the above cities would be responsible for animal control issues within its […]

Bellevue Real Estate Negative Headlines for Seattle Real Estate? I thought we were finally past the negative headlines in Seattle real estate, but apparently not. Both The Seattle Times and the PI had articles about the decline in prices. The articles take a look at the latest Case-Shiller Index for January, 2012, which shows closings for December of 2011. The offers for the […]