Category: Real Estate
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How to Fall in Love With a Home (With Confidence!)
You may have to kiss a lot of frogs before you find your Prince Charming. The same is true for finding your dream house. All of our home buyer clients are looking for love. But how do you know when you’ve found true love? How can you be confident that you’re ready to make a…
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Modern vs. Truly Modern: Exploring Townhome Design in Seattle
Many of our Happy Homebuyer clients who are searching for a townhouse in Seattle are looking for a dwelling that’s truly special. Of course, they usually want a townhouse in a great location, but they also want a townhouse that offers something unique when it comes to the design. Townhomes offer all kinds of opportunities…
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4 Ways to Buy & Sell a Home at the Same Time in Seattle
Seattle’s real estate market is especially intense right now, and if you need to sell your current home to buy a new home, we’ve got some important information to share! First thing’s first: Homes in the Seattle area are in demand, and you can expect a multiple-offer scenario on whatever home you want to buy.…
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The Benefits of Choosing to Live in a Co-op vs. a Condo
If you’re searching for a condo to buy in Seattle, you’ll likely come across some co-op buildings in your home search adventures. So what’s the difference between a co-op and a condo, and what are the pros and cons? What is the technical difference between a co-op and a condo? First of all, we want…
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Where You Can Get a $500,000 Home AND a Reasonable Commute into Downtown Seattle
As of February 2020, the median home price in Seattle was at about $750k. This means that a home for $500k around here is consider a “good deal” by many. We started to think about which neighborhoods in Seattle and nearby cities you can get a great single-family home for $500k AND have a commute…
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Is It Time for You to Get a Pied-à-Terre?
For those of us who don’t speak French, “pied-à-terre” literally translates to “a foot on the ground.” But in real estate, it commonly refers to a temporary home that’s not your primary residence. Many people find that having a pied-à-terre in the city and then having their primary residence out in the country or suburbs…
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Real Talk: Renting vs. Owning (Get Ready to Have Your Mind Blown)
So, you’re thinking about whether to rent or own. Maybe you’re new to Seattle, or maybe you’ve been renting in the city for awhile and are weighing your options. In the last year or so, Seattle’s real estate market has softened up a bit, so if you’ve been thinking about buying, now is really the…
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Let The Sun Shine In! 4 Tips for Making the Most of Natural Light in Your Home
Did you know that the City of Seattle experiences approximately 152 rainy days per year? This is well above the average of most other cities across the U.S., and as a result, we have a lot of dark, gray days. Some may call it depressing, while others enjoy the gray, but either way, most people…
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Will Seattle’s Real Estate Market Pick Back Up?
Based on our observations, we are already beginning to see inventory diminishing. In the last quarter of 2018, we pushed to almost two months inventory level which over the last several years we had been sitting at just under one month’s supply. Because of this increase and combined with political uncertainty, prices stabilized last year…
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4 Must-Read Tips for First-Time Home Buyers in Seattle: From Someone Who Has Bought a Lot of Homes
Before we share our four big tips, it might be helpful to keep in mind that our typical first-time home buyer often fits the following criteria: About 27 years old Moved to Seattle from anywhere and everywhere Often work for a tech company, a medical company, or they’re an engineer somewhere They’ve been renting (often…