It’s only a bear market if you’re downsizing…
One of the mathematical realities is that when real estate prices have come down like they have here, you can often take advantage. Here are some of the key drivers and [...]
Seattle Condo News: Backing Out of a Purchase
A client of mine sent this news article today that I thought is worth mentioning. <Thanks Harold!> It doesn't come as a surprise given the bubble's bursting last year to hear about some [...]
744 Harvard Condo
Studio Meng Strazzara has designed another upscale condo project in the Harvard Belmont Landmark district. This time it's a boutique style 4-unit home on 744 Harvard Ave E. The architect's other prominent projects [...]
SCR Reader Feedback on state of the Seattle Condo Market
As of now, there were about 200 votes in the poll I posted about 10 days ago. Here are the biggest takeaways based on my read of the results: The bulls [...]
Escala Hard Hat Tour
I managed to take a hard hat tour of Escala yesterday. We started the tour from the restaurants and proceeded to the lobby. There will be two restaurants on both sides of the [...]
Madison Tower / Hotel 1000
Madison Tower/ Hotel 1000 was Seattle's first hotel/condo project completed in 2006. Fourty-seven homes sit above the Hotel from the 15th level to 24th floors. The building is located between Pioneer [...]
When will we hit bottom? How will the recovery look when it happens?
More and more economists in the national media are predicting the bottom for the US real estate market overall at the end of the year. What do you think lies ahead [...]
Zandi “very confident” we’ll hit bottom for end of 2009
Zandi sketched out his "timeline to recovery," which sounds fairly optimistic. The stock market bottomed out in the first three months of 2009, he believes. (He'd originally expected this to happen [...]
March 2009 Seattle Condo Market Stats
The March statistics are out. Are they looking as sunny as the weather we have been getting the last few days? Here is a quick look: Months of inventoryMonths [...]
Pontedera Condos
Pontedera Condos is a new construction project in the south edge of Central Seattle. This 6-story building offers 94 homes with 8 work/live spaces. The developer is HomeSight, a non-profit Development [...]