Seattle Real Estate

*Synced from the Seattle and Real Estate blogAs we head into the holidays, real estate experts in the area predict that the Puget Sound market will not see the typical slowdowns associated with the season. Listings often drop off during this time of year, as potential sellers are more focused on ...

*Synced from the Seattle and Real Estate blogCondominium property values were some of the hardest hit after the housing crash, with the typical condo in the U.S. losing a third of its value. But according to a recent Zillow survey, condos are finally making a long-awaited comeback and are appreci...

*Synced from the Seattle and Real Estate blogThe S&P/Case-Shiller Index numbers for August were released yesterday, and after a July where we saw average home prices decrease by 0.1 percent in the Seattle Metro Area (King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties), prices bounced back and increased by 0.7 ...

*Synced from the Seattle and Real Estate blogA home appraisal is a step of the mortgage process when an unbiased state-licensed professional determines a home’s value based on size, condition, function, and the quality of the home. To do this, the appraiser must first inspect the property. Then, ...

*Synced from the Seattle and Real Estate blogAfter the median selling price for a single-family home in King County dropped to $485,000 in July, prices bounced back to just a hair under $500,000 in August, representing a 14.4 percent annual gain, and the biggest yearly gain of any month in 2015. ...

Fall has truly begun in Seattle this week, with leaves changing color seemingly overnight, and warm temperatures giving way to crisp fall air. Before you begin cozying up inside for the months ahead, there are several things you can do to prepare your home and yard for wet, cold weather. Here ar...

*Synced from the Seattle and Real Estate blogThe Highway 99 Blues Club, established in 2004 and located in the basement of a hundred-year-old brick building, is possibly one of the best blues clubs in Seattle. As reported by The Seattle Times, in June, the business was notified that their rent wo...

*Synced from the Seattle and Real Estate blogThe National Association of Realtors 2015 report on generational trends showed that millennials make up the largest share of homebuyers, sitting at 32 percent. According to a recent TD Bank Survey of 1,002 adults, millennials who are currently between ...

*Synced from the Seattle and Real Estate blogHome prices in the Puget Sound housing market showed signs of cooling in July, but sales volumes were on par with the blazing temperatures we saw for much of the month. While the number of closed sales of single-family homes in King County held relativ...

*Synced from the Seattle and Real Estate blogS&P/Case-Shiller released its monthly home price index this Tuesday, and the numbers show that home prices in the Seattle metro area have reached a minor lull in the traditionally busy buying season, with the index up just 1.4 percent in May from April...