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 […]
Eastside Real Estate Did Condo Prices Drop on Seattle’s Eastside in August, 2012? First, a word about condo prices on Seattle's eastside:  Even though the news media said condo prices were down in King County, they appear to be holding steady in the Seattle's eastside cities of Bellevue, Redmond, Kirkland, etc, when compared to August 2011 pricing.  This is good news for condo sellers who have gotten beaten […]
Eastside Real Estate The Strong Real Estate Market Continued Through July on Seattle’s Eastside How hot was the Seattle Eastside real estate market in July? The market was still hot, even if our summer has only been hot the last couple of weeks! Ironically, it looks like July was almost a mirror image of June. Real estate stats for the two months are almost the same.   The exact same […]
Bellevue Real Estate The Seattle-Eastside Condo Market is Amazing! Our amazing Seattle-Eastside real estate continues! How low can the supply of eastside condos go?  In July there were only 463 condos for sale all over the Eastside, less than half the number of condos for sale in July of 2011!  The supply is low and the prices have dropped considerably over the last few […]
Bellevue Real Estate Did July’s Real Estate Prices Really Go Up By 7% on Seattle’s Eastside?   The Seattle media had screaming headlines recently about the 7% increase in King County real estate prices this July when compared to last July.  Were the newspaper headlines right? As I've mentioned before, yes and no. What did the media get correct when they said prices had gone up from July, 2011 to 2012? […]
Bellevue Real Estate Strong Signs Continue for a Positive Real Estate Market on Seattle’s Eastside How hot was the Seattle Eastside real estate market in June?  In May I mentioned the market stats over the next few months would dictate whether Seattle-eastside real estate will remain a hot seller's market.  In May I asked the following questions about Seattle eastside real estate.  Now I'm asking those same questions about June's […]
Bellevue Real Estate Were June Condo Sales on Seattle’s Eastside Still Hot? What an amazing condo market on Seattle's Eastside!  Since June of 2011, the number of condos for sale has continued to drop, and drop by alot.    Last June there were 1139 condos for sale and this June there are less than 500!  What a huge difference!  Not only are there fewer condos for sale, […]
For Homeowners It’s A Great Time in Seattle To Get Your Camera and Take Photos of Your Yard I love this time of year in Seattle. I was out taking pictures of my yard the other day.  Even if it's gray outside, which it often is, the flowers, the plantings and all the trees look just gorgeous.  My yard is starting to look its best.  Your yard is probably looking great, too.  The […]
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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 May Was a Strong Real Estate Market on Seattle’s Eastside With a 46% chance of getting a home sold in May, home sellers in Bellevue, Kirkland, Redmond and other eastside cities had great odds of getting their home sold. We saw a slight uptick in the number of homes for sale, but that did not change the fast paced nature of the market.  When almost […]
Bellevue Real Estate Was May The Best for Condo Sales on Seattle’s Eastside in the Last 5 Years? Even fewer condos were on the market in May on Seattle eastside and sales were still strong.  There were 6 fewer sales, but because there were fewer condos for sale, a slightly higher percentage sold. Slightly over 44% of the available condos sold in May, which could very well be the best odds of selling […]
For Homeowners Free Shredding Event This Saturday In Kirkland Got piles of important documents you no longer need to keep?  Have you been meaning to dispose of these documents, but haven’t had a chance to do so? This weekend at my Windermere Real Estate office in Kirkland, you’ll have the opportunity to dispose of all your outdated documents responsibly and safely. I’m heading off […]
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, […]
Eastside Real Estate How Do You Compete With Multiple Offers?   Multiple offers for a home in the Seattle area?  Yes! You heard me correctly, there are multiple offers happening all over the eastside suburbs of Bellevue, Kirkland, Redmond and Sammamish. The real estate market is going hot and heavy right now.  If you’ve followed my posts regarding the Seattle-Eastside real estate market, you’ll know […]
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 […]