2010 - The Year Ahead Our greater Seattle-Bellevue real estate market is really in a state of flux right now, with lots of opposing forces trying to push parts of it around. In the Market Overview section below I will try to show what those opposing forces are, and then in a following series o
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01/25/2010
This year's show of Garden d'Lights at the Bellevue Botanical Gardens in the Wilburton-Glendale area of Bellevue was simply spectacular. I know I did a short post earlier, but wanted to share some of the pics I took when Diane and I went through. So here they are: Main Garden: Peacock: Spider: E
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01/01/2010
In Newcastle, as in many places, some homeowners really put on a show with their holiday light displays. Thanks to all those who do the work to make such lovely displays for us to enjoy all through the season! Here are three of my favorites this year: This one is a close neighbor - neat patter
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01/01/2010
Every year we hear people talking about the holiday season slowdown in the real estate market, and asking questions like "Is it a good time to buy?" and "Is it a good time to sell?" So I decided to take a look and see how strong the effect is in our Greater Seattle-Bellevue market, and what the
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12/26/2009
It's time for d'Lights - the wonderful annual holiday light show at Bellevue Botanical Gardens. Amazing images of plants and figures crafted out of thousands of strings of tiny colored lights. This can be a real family treat. The picture below is from a very good article on this year's show in
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12/19/2009
Real Estate Market Overview Our real estate market is continuing to look solid on an ongoing basis, and of course is starting to look very good compared to the crash months of last Fall. Last Fall, home sales, both residential and condominium, fell precipitously from October to November. Not so
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12/11/2009
The graphs below are the result of a study I did on the condominium market in the greater Seattle / Bellevue urban area, including all of Seattle and the Eastside from Renton Highlands to Bothell and out to Sammamish. There is good news for both Buyers and Sellers in here, but not in the same pl
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11/22/2009
Real Estate Market Overview Our Greater Seattle / Bellevue / King County real estate market is continuing to look solid, with median prices on both condominiums and single family homes holding pretty steady for nearly 7 months now. Inventory continues to drop in both categories, as does Month
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11/14/2009
