Location, Location, Location
Friday, November 13
So where are Seattle buyers flocking? Let's take a look at Seattle neighborhoods with the highest number of real estate transactions for single family home sales in the last 30 days:Ballard/Green Lake - 150West Seattle - 140North Seattle - 87SE Seattle - 61Central Seattle - 52Queen Anne/Magnol...
Finding NWMLS Deals
Thursday, November 12
Who says you can't find deals on the NWMLS?There are 54 single family home listings in Seattle on the NWMLS currently priced under $300,000. Six of these have the word "fixer" in the marketing description. Of these, one is a pre-foreclosure; one is a bank-owned REO; three are listed as possib...
NWMLS Expireds
Wednesday, November 11
Where can an investor find the best deals on the NWMLS?One place to look is at expired listings this time of year. These sellers have given up for the winter, and many will wait to re-list until the spring.There are 33 single family home listings in Seattle that have expired in the last 30 da...
City Design and Cars
Tuesday, November 10
Another option for "living small" is to stop driving an automobile. Cities today have been designed for the automobile, but this has caused attendant problems of pollution, noise and trafftc hazards.What happens to the design of cities, if cars are prohibited from them? Oslo, Norway has begu...
Living Small
Monday, November 09
The other week I blogged about expensive homes in the Seattle area. This week I will be blogging about more affordable, less expensive, working class homes. As Seattle becomes more expensive, there is more talk about creative solutions for managing living expenses. Here are a few innovative ...
Looking for Seattle Sellers
Friday, November 06
Newly released figures from the NWMLS for October show pending sales are up 7.8 percent from a year ago, rising from 8,643 transactions to 9,317. Nearly half the counties in its service area reported double-digit gains in the number of mutually accepted offers. For the four-county Puget Soun...