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Bellevue, WA Multiple Offers for Seattle Eastside Homes in February 2012!   The Seattle-eastside real estate market was hot in February. Buyers were lining up and multiple offers were often the norm.  Multiple offers? Yes, multiple offers.   When I check listings each day, I notice there are many homes that sell within a matter of days. Most days when I check listings, I’ve noticed they’re […]
Bellevue, WA The Top Ten Remodeling Mistakes for Seattle Eastside Homes   There are a million stories in Seattle about great remodeling projects that increase the livability and value of a home.  I’ve written a few myself over the years.   Rarely does anyone write about what you should NOT do when remodeling a home. One caveat here, what plays in Peoria does not necessarily play […]
Bellevue Real Estate How Was The Real Estate Market In Bellevue, Kirkland, Redmond, and Other Eastside Cities At The Start of 2012?   What a difference a month makes!  The January Real Estate Map shows a “Seller’s Advantage” in our market! There’s a lot of  “red” on the above Seattle area real estate map!  There’s more “red” than we’ve seen in years, and I mean years.  What does the “red” mean?  It means it’s a seller’s market. […]
Bellevue, WA My 2009 Predictions for 2012 Seattle Area Real Estate   Predictions for 2012 Seattle-Eastside Real Estate?   I’d just written a post with predictions for this year’s real estate market, when I happened to come across this post from 2 1/2 years ago with positive predictions about the 2012 Bellevue/Eastside real estate market.  Looking at the reprinted post below, how much looks like it could […]
Bellevue, WA How Was The Real Estate Market In Your Seattle-Eastside City in December 2011? The December Real Estate Map Showing a Balanced Market Between Buyers and Sellers   The cities below are grouped together to follow our MLS areas (multiple listing service).  This is how our statistics are reported. How was real estate market in your Seattle-Eastside city in December, 2011? 1. Redmond/East Bellevue The odds of selling a […]
For Buyers You Snooze, You Lose, in This Seattle Eastside Real Estate Market   Brooks and I just sold a home in Redmond which had multiple offers.  A contract was in hand, when the very next day I received phone calls from both an agent and a prospective buyer who wanted to see the home.  They were a day late. It was gone. It was sold. Here on the eastside, […]
Bellevue, WA Which Eastside City had the Fastest Selling Homes In October, 2011?   Homes in East Bellevue and Redmond near Microsoft sold the fastest on Seattle’s eastside in October. Homes sold in under 2 months, at 59 days. Market time for the other eastside cities, ranged from 99-117 days or just shy of 4 months.  This is a reasonable market time as it shows a more of a balanced […]
Bellevue, WA Which Seattle Eastside City had the Fastest Real Estate Sales in September 2011? Aubrey Cohen wrote an article about the fastest selling neighborhoods in Seattle, which prompted me to write this  post about the fastest selling neighborhoods on Seattle’s eastside.  What happens in Seattle, doesn’t just stay in Seattle, it also happens here on the Eastside! Homes in East Bellevue and Redmond near Microsoft sold the fastest on […]
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Bellevue, WA How Many Real Estate Sales Were in Your Seattle-Eastside Neighborhood in August, Seattle-eastside real estate sales results were so similar during June, July, and August I could have posted the same report with just a few exceptions each month!  Overall, 23% of the available homes sold in August, the same as June and July! [googlemaps http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Eastside+of+Seattle&aq=&sll=47.610377,-122.200679&sspn=0.123598,0.359459&vpsrc=0&g=Bellevue,+WA&ie=UTF8&hq=Eastside+of&hnear=Seattle,+King,+Washington&t=m&ll=47.615847,-122.302272&spn=0.338201,0.11521&output=embed&w=425&h=350] The only significant change happened in West Bellevue and East Bellevue […]
Bellevue Real Estate Real Estate Sales on Seattle's Eastside Are The Best in Years! The Seattle-eastside real estate market is only getting better and better!  August home sales beat July and were way ahead of last August.  This August was one of the best real estate markets in years! Real estate sales were hopping.  Thirty-three percent more homes received accepted offers this August than August of 2010.  Almost 20% […]
Bellevue Real Estate How Many Homes Sold in Your Seattle-Eastside Neighborhood in July, 2011? [googlemaps http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Bellevue,+WA&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=23.403932,58.271484&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Bellevue,+King,+Washington&ll=47.610377,-122.200679&spn=0.310148,0.910492&z=10&output=embed&w=425&h=350] How many homes sold in June, 2011 in your neighborhood? It’s uncanny to see how similar July real estate sales on Seattle’s eastside were to June’s sales results.  On most of the eastside, the numbers varied only slightly from June.  Twenty-three percent of the homes for sale on the eastside sold, with the […]
Bellevue Real Estate July, 2011 Seattle-Eastside Condo Sales-The Best for the Year? July, 2011 condo sales hit the highest number of sales in more than a year.  There were 1063 condos for sale on the eastside, 76 less than June, and 250 of them received offers.  Twenty-three percent of the condos for sale had accepted offers, great odds when compared to the odds of selling just a […]
Bellevue Real Estate Real Estate Sales Continued to be Strong on Seattle's Eastside in July, 2011 The chart above speaks for itself.  July real estate sales were going strong on Seattle’s eastside.  More homes sold in July than in any  month since May, 2010.  Will this surge in real estate sales continue?  Since the news regarding the stock market from last week, it remains to be seen if August will hold […]
Bellevue Real Estate How Many Real Estate Sales Were in Your Seattle-Eastside Neighborhood in June, 2011? [googlemaps http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Bellevue,+WA&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=23.403932,58.271484&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Bellevue,+King,+Washington&ll=47.610377,-122.200679&spn=0.310148,0.910492&z=10&output=embed&w=425&h=350] How many homes sold in June, 2011 in your neighborhood? June continued to be a strong month for real estate sales on Seattle’ eastside.  In fact, June may have been the strongest month for real estate sales on Seattle’s eastside in four years.  The Puget Sound Business Journal stated more homes sold this […]
Bellevue Real Estate June was a Great Month for Seattle Eastside Condo Sales June was a great month for Seattle eastside condos sales.  There were 223 condo sales, the most in any month for this year.   April of 2010 was a stronger month for sales, but the numbers were inflated by the end of the 2010 tax credit.  Buyers were scrambling to buy a condo before April, 30th, […]
Bellevue Real Estate How Strong Were June, 2011 Real Estate Sales on Seattle's Eastside? How strong were June, 2011 real estate sales on Seattle’s Eastside?  This summer’s real estate market is going to stay stronger than what we usually see during a Seattle summer. Traditionally, the highest number of homes for sale during a year comes near the end of July.  With this increased competition, it can make it […]
For Buyers It Could Be The Difference Between Selling and Not Selling Your Seattle-Eastside Home “It could be the difference between selling and not selling your Seattle-Eastside Home,” she said while sitting in her friend’s Redmond condo.  The “she” is not me, but a home owner who contacted me to talk about selling her home.  At one point, our discussion  moved towards the things she would need to do before […]
Bellevue Real Estate How Many Real Estate Sales Were in Your Seattle Eastside Neighborhood in May, 2011? [googlemaps http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Bellevue,+WA&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=23.403932,58.271484&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Bellevue,+King,+Washington&ll=47.610377,-122.200679&spn=0.310148,0.910492&z=10&output=embed&w=425&h=350] How many homes sold in May, 2011 in your neighborhood? May real estate sales are proof again that real estate is local. Seattle eastside real estate is doing relatively well when compared to the last few years and to other parts of the country.  Regardless of what the national news reports about real […]
Bellevue Real Estate How Many Condos Sold on Seattle's Eastside in May, 2011? Seattle eastside condos sales dropped a bit from April’s high, but sales were still strong.  Condos are still selling better than they have in the last few years.  The number of condos for sale has increased slightly each month since January, but the number is still really low when compared to last year. There were […]
Bellevue Real Estate May Real Estate Sales Were Strong on Seattle's Eastside On Seattle’s eastside, there have been 6 straight months with an increase in the number of real estate sales.  There’s clearly a trend here, although some people do not agree there’s a trend in Seattle real estate.  The trend in sales is matched by the slower increase in the number of homes for sale.  If […]