Category: Real Estate News
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Seattle: The NW-Francisco (& Why I’m Calling It That)
I’m asked all the time if I think home prices are going to continue this astonishing rise. Some would-be homebuyers are beginning to think that this is a bubble, and that waiting might to buy might be a good idea. Over the last 5 years, I’ve had many clients act on that impulse to devastating…
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Seattle’s Median Home Price is Deceiving (& Which Neighborhoods Offer Affordable Single-Family Home Options)
The official statistic is that we are somewhere around $530,000. However, that number is a little deceiving. Seattle encompasses a rather large area. Most people think of Queen Anne, Ballard, Capitol Hill, Ravenna, Wedgwood etc. when thinking about where they want to live (at least in my experience). No one says they want to move…
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Get Happy At Home is LIVE!
I’m excited to show off this labor of love to the world, and this is really only the beginning. Get Happy At Home is packed with Real Estate info (the good stuff, not the canned Real Estate blog posts you might be used to), useful insight on the Seattle Real Estate market, all kinds of…
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Matt’s Rising Hood Review: A Reason to Love a Transitioning Neighborhood
Each time you see a “coming soon” sign in the neighborhood village, it’s like waiting for Christmas. What will that store be? When will it be open? A few neighborhoods have seen this. Remember, it was so long ago that Capitol Hill was a grungy, dirty neighborhood, and Broadway Grill was one of the nicest…
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Zillow: A Good Thing or a Bad Thing for Real Estate?
Zillow’s philosophy has been to make information available to everyone, and I think this is a good thing for consumers. Many agents take the position (usually long-time agents) that real estate agents should be the gatekeepers of all information. I disagree! The “Zestimate”: When Zillow Gets Things Wrong Yes, Zillow gets things wrong all the time. In…