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2011
The Northwest Seattle Real Estate update includes the area east of Puget Sound, north of the Ship Cannel, east of Aurora Avenue, and south of 145th street. *Area Report for the month of January *Compiled from NWMLS 1/2011 reports Ballard home sales made up just about ¼ of the sales,...
02/28/2011
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The Mini-B is a factory built structure built in the State of Washington as a prototype small dwelling unit that conforms to City of Seattle requirements for a "Backyard Cottage" as Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit (DADU) on a single family lot. Mini-B is short for Mini-Bungalow, designed under...
02/25/2011
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As average household incomes have declined so has the square footage of new homes according to a report done by Housing Intelligence Pro. In 2010 the average income of new home buyers was $67,000 and the average square footage of homes being purchased was just less than 2000 square feet. We al...
02/24/2011
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This morning I was doing an anaylsis of where my real estate business is coming from. I tracked a sale in 2009 and found it had come from a search that a past co-worker of mine and done and found me on activerain. I had just assumed it was from my sphere of influence, even though we haven't ...
02/24/2011
Sales for the 3 zip code areas were the at the highest level in 2007, with 497 closed sales, the decline started in July of 2007, represented by the 343 closed sales in 2008. What seemed like a very slow pace sales got even slower in 2009 registering 319 closed sales even with a flurry of sale...
02/23/2011
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Bothell new homes sales spiked in April of 2010 largely due to the Federal Tax Credits. After the tax credits expired we saw interest rates go lower along with local sales activity with it finally bottoming out in August 2010 with only 7 new home closed sales in 98011 & 98021 zip codes. Thi...
02/23/2011
With plans underway for a new city center project downtown Bothell could be the real estate Pearl of the northwest. The word on the street is, Bothell is on the threshold of creating something very special with hints of place-making comparable to Portland's Pearl District. In 2010 McMenamins, a...
02/23/2011
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Here is a slideshow presentation I gave to a group of agents last week. We covered the following areas; what are the new wave of buyers looking for in high-performance homes, sustainable design, newest features, building science, green buyer profile and a special first glimpse at Seattle's newest...
02/16/2011
Last year, 2010, in Northeast Seattle from Mathews Beach north to Sheridan Beach there were 13 waterfront properties that sold ranging in price from $671,000-$1,450,000. The Average market time was 168 days and sellers received on average 93.84 of their asking price. The median selling price wa...
02/14/2011
Last year in Northeast Seattle from Mathews Beach north to Sheridan Beach there were 13 waterfront properties that sold ranging in price from $671,000-$1,450,000. The Average market time was 168 days and sellers received on average 93.84 of their asking price. The median selling price was $1,...
02/14/2011