Seattle real estate

For Buyers Consider the Future When Making a Home Purchase What may happen in the Seattle area economy in the future? Appraiser Richard Hagar spoke with John Maynard about this topic on KPLU the other day. The piece was geared to the glut of high end condos in downtown Seattle that are now selling with significant price cuts, but then Mr. Hagar shared more about […]
For Buyers King County WA has 3000 More Properties For Sale King County has a lot more properties for sale than the first week of the year.  The first quarter of 2010 has passed and there are now 24% more homes and condos for sale, exactly 3000 more.  Each week of the year has seen an increase in the number of properties for sale with the […]
For Homeowners Are You Selling Your Home In The Next Five Years? Are you selling your home in the next 5 years?  Well, grab your camera now and take pictures of your yard. Seattle is beautiful right now, so take advantage of the natural color that surrounds your home.   You’ve got a few months coming up, so start now and take photos throughout the spring and summer […]
2010 Home buyer Tax Credit Seattle Eastside Real Estate Was "Normal" in February, 2010 The truly “hot” Seattle real estate areas in February, 2010, those in red, are in the core neighborhoods of Seattle itself.  However, almost all of the map is in “yellow”, which means the average market time for a home to sell in other Seattle areas is between 3-6 months. This means we’ve had another month […]
2010 Home buyer Tax Credit What Were The Odds of Selling Your Seattle-Eastside Condo in February, 2010? (The absorption rate, the percentage of condos selling, is the number of condos for sale in any given month divided by the actual number of condos sold that month.  So if the absorption rate or chance of selling is 10% that means out of 100 condos for sale, 10 received offers and sold.) February, 2010               1333 condos for sale,    […]
Bellevue Real Estate How Did February, 2010 Home Sales Stack Up in Your Seattle-Eastside Neighborhood? [googlemaps http://maps.google.com/maps?source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Seattle-eastside&sll=47.709762,-122.011414&sspn=0.310487,0.911865&ie=UTF8&split=1&radius=21.22&rq=1&ev=zo&hq=Seattle-eastside&hnear=&ll=47.709762,-122.011414&spn=0.310487,0.911865&t=h&output=embed&w=425&h=350] How did February, 2009 stack up to February, 2010 in your neighborhood? (Click on the cities below to see real estate trends for the past 5 years.  You’ll find the median pricing for each city and whether the number of homes for sale and the number of sales went up or down.  The […]
Bellevue Real Estate What Were The Odds of Selling Your Seattle-Eastside Home in Feb, 2010? The odds of selling a home on the Eastside in February, 2010 ranged from a low of 16.5% to a high of 29%, with an average 22% absorption rate. (The absorption rate is the number of homes for sale in any given month divided by the actual number of homes sold that month.) February, 2010        2706 homes for sale      599  […]
2010 Home buyer Tax Credit Should You Buy a Home on Seattle's Eastside Now or Wait? Should you buy a home now on Seattle’s eastside now or wait until after the tax credit expires at the end of April? People were talking on the Wall Street Journal site and on Zillow about this very issue.  Today people don’t just ask, “How’s the real estate market?”  They ask, “What do you think […]
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Bellevue Real Estate What Were The Odds of Selling Your Seattle-Eastside Home in January, 2010? The odds of selling a home on the Eastside in January, 2010 ranged from a low of 12% to a high of 28%, with an average 21% absorption rate. (The absorption rate is the number of homes for sale in any given month divided by the actual number of homes sold that month.) January, 2010         2588 homes for sale,      539 […]
For Buyers Predictions for 2010 Seattle Real Estate From Local Economist The first part of 2010 is going to be the best part of the year for Seattle area real estate. This was the message over 2000 Windermere Real Estate agents heard at last week’s kick off meeting held at Seattle’s Benaroya Hall.    The good news, according to economist Matthew Gardner, is “the recession is behind […]
2009 stimulus package 2009 Ends With a More Balanced Real Estate Market Around Seattle December, 2009 Seattle real estate finished the year off on a more positive note.  With so much of the Seattle area real estate market showing “yellow,”  there was a solid return to a real estate market more evenly balanced between buyers and sellers.  This is more like the real estate market we saw in the […]
Bellevue Real Estate What Were The Odds of Selling Your Seattle-Eastside Home in December, 2009? The odds of selling a home on the Eastside in December 2009 ranged from a low of 11% to a high of 20%, with an average 16% absorption rate. (The absorption rate is the number of homes for sale in any given month divided by the actual number of homes sold that month.) December, 2009     2584 homes for sale,     419 […]