Belltown Boulevard and South Lake Union
I came across two interesting developments covered by the Seattle Times: 1. With all these construction projects over the last few years, ever wonder if Belltown will get greener? I remember [...]
Condo Purchase Timing
Interesting read in the NYT last week. Below is one excerpt but the whole article is worth a good read: Buyers who sign before construction is completed have always taken a risk [...]
Ballard Condos Update
Danielle, the newest project in Ballard is slated for completion in 3-4 months. 31 homes will be offered in this boutique style condo. Unlike the larger condos like Canal Station and Hjarta, amenities will be minimal, [...]
Escala Scaling Prices Soon
The developer for Escala has brought a new sherrif in the front office, Rennie Marketing System from Vancouver will manage the sales of project. Team Builder JLS will be the listing [...]
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 [...]
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.) [...]