A blog about homes, real estate and local interest stuff in Greater Seattle, Bellevue and the Eastside
Real Estate Market Overview
Our Greater Seattle real estate market is continuing to look solid on a price basis, and continues to show the usual seasonal inventory patterns through the beginning months of the year. The level of Closed Sales, i.e. purchase transactions completed, continues to be seasonally strong. Closed sales levels for single family homes [...]
Thinking of moving? If you are or recently have been a homeowner, this $6,500 tax credit is for you.
Many people are now aware of the First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit. Not nearly as many are aware of the similar tax credit for current and previous homeowners.
The tax credit, $6,500, is paid back to you through the [...]
2010 – The Year Ahead
Our greater Seattle-Bellevue real estate market is really in a state of flux right now, with lots of opposing forces trying to push parts of it around. In the Market Overview section below I will try to show what those opposing forces are, and then in a following series of posts [...]
Every year we hear people talking about the holiday season slowdown in the real estate market, and asking questions like “Is it a good time to buy?” and “Is it a good time to sell?” So I decided to take a look and see how strong the effect is in our Greater Seattle-Bellevue market, and [...]
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