My thoughts on Four Seasons
(Photos from Nyhus Communications, LLC.) Four Seasons's open house took place on last Thursday. I was curious if the completed project would really live up to the Four Seasons brand and whopping [...]
Gallery Update
Gallery Condos has started moving in home buyers. Approximately 50% of their inventory has sold with more than 30 homes closed so far. If you are thinking of touring this building, [...]
Seattle Condo Market Update
October numbers are in. They could be worse but they aren't very encouraging. Seems like half of the buyers who might have been in the market decided to wait and see in [...]
Leona Update
Now that the election is over and we have a new President(!), there will be fewer political programs for me to watch and more time for blogging. Here are some thoughts on the [...]
Veer Lofts Update
(Pictures are provided by Veer Lofts.) Veer Lofts, one of Vulcan's project in South Lake Union has recently completed construction. The condo is a few blocks away from Vulcan's other projects (Enso, Rollin and 2200 Westlake) [...]
Escala Update
Since we won't be hearing of new projects breaking ground anytime soon. I thought I would focus on condos completing next year. Let's start in Midtown. Escala (currently, Seattle's largest condominium project under construction) [...]
Future Pipeline for Downtown Projects Slows to a Trickle
There was a good article in the Seattle Times today about how after the existing projects get finished, there's unlikely to be many more commenced for a few years. Aside from the obvious [...]
Some Good News
Yes, we're almost definitely in a recession. Yes, our banking system is scratching its way out of a crisis. And yes, there are a ton of condos sitting on the market [...]
Rental Prices Continue to Climb in Seattle
According to the Seattle Times, rents are up 10% over the last year and some analysts project rents to increase a further 17% by December 2010. The biggest demand is for [...]
Slowdown Reaches Seattle Real Estate Tech Stars
Looks like more folks are "battening down the hatches" as Zillow's Barton said. Here are some excerpts from Seattle real estate startups regarding their cut backs. I have to say I hope [...]