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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 […]
For Buyers King County Assessor Lloyd Hara to host Town Hall Meeting in Kirkland, Washington Are you questioning why your property taxes may have gone up?  Many people do.  Every year I get phone calls from neighbors and clients asking me why their taxes have increased.  Most people hope to contest King County's tax assessment if they think the property tax increase is unfair.  Before you decide to contest your […]
For Homeowners Donate Your Used Clothing This Saturday At Windermere/Yarrow Bay in Kirkland
Eastside Real Estate April Showers Brought More Real Estate Sales on Seattle’s Eastside Seattle Eastside real estate sales keep climbing!   Home sales have increased by 35% since January of this year.  Buyers don't despair.  We're starting to see a significant increase in the number of homes for sale, which is good for buyers.  Sellers still have the advantage in the marketplace, though, because the supply is still low […]
For Homeowners Free Shredding Event at Windermere/Yarrow Bay in Kirkland on Sunday, May 5th
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 […]
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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 Real Estate Seattle Eastside Real Estate in October, 2012? Fabulous!   How did this past October's Seattle eastside real estate compare to October of 2011?  Can you say FABULOUS! This October was a fabulous real estate market in every way, fewer homes for sale, more sales, shorter market times, and a clear trend of increasing home values. Here are the specifics: 51% of the available […]
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 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, 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 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, 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 […]