Seattle Public Utility Bills to See an Increase in Rates
Seattle Public Utilities has issued a statement indicating they will need to raise rates nearly 30% over the next 6 years for residential garbage, sewer, water, and storm water collection to keep up...
View ArticleTech Cities See Rise in Rent and Residential Costs
If you rent in Seattle, your pockets have certainly felt the rise in rental rates over the past few years. According to a report by Trulia, so have renters in other large tech cities. After...
View ArticleBreaking It Down: How Much Are Real Estate Transaction Fees?
While beginning the home search, many prospective buyers believe that real estate transaction costs are only the 3-6% commission, but the actual cost of selling a home are much higher. To avoid...
View ArticleHome Sales and Prices Down Again in February
Syndicated from the Seattle and Real Estate Blog. The Seattle area saw median home prices and number of home sales fall for the second consecutive month in February, according to new data from the...
View ArticleGreat Tips For Spring Sellers
*Synced from Seattle Real Estate Blog. The flowers are starting to bud, and the sun is peaking through the clouds; Spring is in the air and For Sale signs are emerging around Seattle like crazy. How do...
View ArticleMaximize Your Garage Storage Space
Have you ever watched an episode of Hoarders, and noticed that your garage has some similarities? Garages are commonly used as an area to stash items you don’t want to deal with, but this space can...
View ArticleWhy You Should Consider Getting a Loan PreQualification
*Synced from the Seattle and Real Estate Blog If you’re toying with the idea of buying a home, it is generally in your best interest to get pre-qualified for a mortgage. Working with a lender to see if...
View ArticleMonthly Housing Price Growth Continues To Slow, Still Rising Annually
*Synced from the Seattle and Real Estate Blog Though housing prices in the Seattle area continue to rise on a yearly basis (up 8.6 percent over this time last year), the market saw a continued slowdown...
View ArticleKing Co Sees Best September In At Least 10 Years For Home Prices
*Synced from Seattle and Real Estate Blog After a sluggish summer for home price gains in King County, the median price for a single-family home rose to $460,000 in September, almost 10 percent higher...
View ArticleSeattle Condo Prices Still Below Market Peak
*Synced from Seattle and Real Estate Blog Seattle condo prices are taking their time to bounce back from the housing bubble in comparison to single family home prices. With condo prices down, the...
View ArticleTop Reasons To Buy a Home This Holidays Season
*Synced from the Seattle and Real Estate Blog Although sales are historically down during the last few months of every year, there are certainly some noteworthy perks to the home search during the...
View ArticleHome Prices Up 6% Over Year In King County
*Synced from Seattle and Real Estate Blog Spring has officially sprung for the Seattle-area housing market, with a now all-too-familiar story playing out: inventory is at a historic low of less than...
View ArticleSeattle Home-Price Growth Slowed In January
*Synced from the Seattle and Real Estate Blog S&P/Case-Shiller released its housing numbers for January on Tuesday, and while Seattle’s home-price index is up 6.8 percent over the year, it saw a...
View ArticleSeattle-Area Monthly Home Price Gains 2nd Highest in U.S.
*Synced from the Seattle and Real Estate blog Just when it seems like Seattle’s home prices couldn’t possibly go any higher, the S&P/Case-Shiller Index releases its monthly housing numbers....
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2015 may have been an interesting year for many reasons, but in the world of Washington real estate, it sure felt like the good old days. Not since the way-back-when of 2007 had so many homes and...
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