Seattle Condo Neighborhoods
I took at look at some of the sold condo data over the last 3 years and put together a quick chart. It's interesting to see that 2009 was softer than [...]
Short Sales, Bank Owned and Foreclosure Condos
Over the last two years, we have seen an increase in short sale and bank owned condos on the market. It feels like 1 out of 5 or 10 condos I [...]
FHA Update
It seems like everyday we are hearing new updates from the financial industry. FHA has just announced the following changes: 1.) Increase in the up-front mortgage insurance fee, paid by borrowers, from 1.75% [...]
Top Seattle Condo Market Developments and Trends
Before we focus too much on 2010, here's a quick look back at some of the most notable elements of the 2009 Seattle condo story. 1. Auctions 2009 was the year for [...]
Top Seattle Condo Posts of 2009
In case you missed it the first time, here were some of the most read posts on SCR in 2009. Brix Condos, Revisited 1521 Tour Gallery and Brix Auctions Enso Update [...]
Escala Update
Prior to a couple of weeks ago, the last time I visited Escala was early 2009 so I was curious to see how the project has come along now that people are starting [...]
November Seattle Condo Market Numbers
November Seattle Condo numbers are in and overall, they look great. Pending sales were up almost 40% versus the same period last year. Closed sales soared and were 60% higher [...]
FHA Update
Last month, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development sent out a letter explaining some changes to the FHA in regards to condos. Here are some of the highlights. 1.) [...]
Matrix, the Marriage of MCM Group & Williams Marketing
MCM Group and Williams Marketing are merging. The two companies have decided to tap on each other's strengths and have formed Matrix Real Estate. Both have a pretty impressive list of projects they've taken [...]
Cool Seattle Real Estate Pricing Chart
Stumbled on a nice chart on NYT below using S&P/Case-Shiller data on Seattle and 19 other US cities. The takeaway is Seattle lagged rest of country by about 8 months on the way [...]