Seattle Condo Market Update
July figures continue to show a slowdown in activity in Seattle. Total active listings for July were 2.3% lower than the previous month but still 14% higher than same period last [...]
Housing and Economic Recovery Act
Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008. The Bill is expected to be signed by the President this week. This is a [...]
Seattle Condo Construction Update
A number of projects are either on hold or delayed -- while most are coming later, some of them will be bigger than originally planned when they do arrive. If you [...]
Seattle Condo Market Update – Belltown Inventory Dips Below 2007 Levels
With the weather warming up, is Seattle condo market doing the same? The 2nd quarter report has some interesting data with most metrics as soft as last month but one number [...]
Seattle Condo Tidbits
Hope everyone had a nice 4th of July. Here are some interesting stories from around the web that caught my eye. Fire Sprinkler Installers strike and slow construction. Not sure too [...]
New Condo Law: Reserve Studies
If you are buying a condo soon, a new law is going to help you make better decisions on the financial health of the condo. Effective today, home buyers will receive [...]
Seattle Condo Market Update
Anxious about what is happening to the condo market over the next few months in Seattle? Join the club. May numbers are in and here are some highlights. The bad news [...]
Seattle Condo Pipeline Drying Up?
According to the PSBJ, developers are waiting for the next few years' inventory to get absorbed before breaking ground for new projects. The pace of development has slowed so sharply that [...]
Conversions and Rental Market Report
Dupre + Scott Apartment Advisor has reported on the rental market for King County and Seattle for March 2008. Here are some interesting highlights from their report. In March, 4.1 percent [...]
The Standoff Continues as Sellers Refuse to Roll
Here's a good article in the Seattle Times describing "sticky pricing" and the fact that Seattle sellers are largely refusing to make giant price reductions -- even as most buyers refuse [...]