Seattle Real Estate

Seattle’s housing market has seen sellers retain the upper hand as we head deeper into the spring buying season, and Zillow reports that Seattle comes in at #4 on the list of top sellers' markets across the country. The top five all fall west of the Mississippi, with San Jose, Calif. occupying th...

The Seattle-area housing market is running full speed ahead and shows no sign of slowing down as the spring buying season progresses. With a steady stream of buyers attracted to the area’s strong job market, King County’s 1.3-month supply of homes is being far outpaced by demand, resulting in dou...

S&P/Case-Shiller released its housing numbers for January on Tuesday, and while Seattle’s home-price index is up 6.8 percent over the year, it saw a slight drop of 0.5 percent over the month. By comparison, both the 10-city and 20-city indexes grew by slower yearly rates of 4.4 percent and 4.6 pe...

Spring has officially sprung for the Seattle-area housing market, with a now all-too-familiar story playing out: inventory is at a historic low of less than two months’ worth of supply, while strong demand for homes is fueling a continued rise in prices. In King County, the median price for a sin...

Every realtor wants that spectacular overhead shot of their listing, and recently, the use of drones (or “unmanned aircraft systems”) for real estate photography purposes has become a hot-button issue in the industry. Despite privacy concerns from neighbors and aviation-safety concerns from the F...

    *Synced from Seattle and Real Estate Historically, mid-winter has been a sluggish time for home-price growth for the national housing market, and while the median price for a single-family home did decline from December to January this year, it fell by a mere 1.2 percent, signaling a stronger...

*Synced from Seattle and Real Estate Blog Cutting back on that daily latte, or happy hour with coworkers might help you save a few bucks, but if you’re saving for a down payment, you’ll need to make some larger lifestyle changes in order to help you save the fund you need. The market is improvin...

*Synced from Seattle and Real Estate Blog The local housing market continues to grow on a yearly basis, with prices for single-family homes in November 2014 having risen by 6 percent over November 2013, but the market also saw slowing monthly growth for the third month in a row, according to the...

*Synced from Seattle and Real Estate Blog This houseboat on Lake Union in the Eastlake marina has off street parking and is now listed for $1,795,000! With a scenic setting, this home offers fine design, amenities, convenience & a  once in a lifetime unique lifestyle opportunity. Solarium with g...

*Synced from Seattle and Real Estate Many homeowners will tell you that they entered and exited the real estate market several times before making the final offer and closing on their home. As a buyer, you’re not always tied down to a time frame, priorities might shift and unexpected things happ...