Seattle Real Estate news
If you're like many homebuyers sitting on the fence and wondering what is going to happen to the downtown condo market, here's an interesting article from the Seattle Post Intellingencer. [...]
Mortgage Meltdown?
A month ago, American Home Mortgage, one of the nation’s top 50 mortgage companies stopped funding loans leaving some homebuyers unpleasantly surprised at their closing appointments. Countrywide recently announced that they [...]
Condo Investments – Not for the Faint of Heart
A lot of my clients are experienced investors. However, I also work with first-time investors as well. For those folks who aren't planning on using their new property as a primary [...]
Upsizing from Condo Living
I’ve been recently working with some clients to move out of their condo. Initially, they thought they would still have a few more years before moving out of their lovely two [...]
Belltown Market Analysis
May 2007 data came in fairly strong – despite all the pessimists who were forecasting a steep decline in the making. In Belltown/Downtown, inventory shot up from 120 active listings in [...]
Seattle Condo Expo Update
Sponsored by the Seattle Times and The Seattle Post Intelligencer, the “Mega Open House”, Seattle Condo Expo and Realtor Symposium took place yesterday with approximately 2,500 visitors. The expo included exhibitors [...]
Seattle Real Estate Update
According to data released by Dupre + Scott to the Seattle PI, a typical Seattle rental house now costs $1,604 a month, up 4.6% from a year ago. In general, the [...]
Homeless shelter in Belltown?
I received this flyer today in my building. I'm not sure if this is true. If it is, it could be a cause for concern for Belltown residents and investors. Has [...]
New construction’s impact on existing resale pricing
How are all the new pre-sale projects impacting existing resale condos? I recently posted a poll and more than half of voters felt that the new construction is only going to [...]
Rent a condo or hotel?
A 900 Sqft 2BR in new condo PARC and a 750 Sqft 1BR in new fancy hotel/condo OLIVE 8 cost about the same to purchase. Which one do you think will [...]