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The beautiful landscapes of the Pacific Northwest aren’t complete without our water views. From in-city waterfronts along our lakes and the majesty of the Puget Sound to island living and vistas along Washington’s scenic port towns, there’s nothing like finding a piece of shoreline to call your own.
Read MoreAfter thirteen months of shrinking gains that turned to outright declines this past spring, Seattle residential prices according to the Case Shiller Home Price Index finally improved in July.
Read MoreStatistics from the second quarter of 2019 are here and Realogics Sotheby’s International Realty has crunched the numbers with a look at home price trends in Seattle, the Eastside and Bainbridge Island. The market is now showing an upward trajectory, with home price growth in some markets, a rise in inventory, and favorable interest rates for homebuyers. Below you’ll find a link to each of the reports with some key insights from the Seattle single-family and condominium markets.
Read MoreSPIRE is a brilliant architectural prism at the intersection of downtown Seattle’s most preferred urban neighborhoods. The 41-story condominium tower at 6th Avenue and Wall Street, is now above grade with planned delivery by winter 2020/2021, placing it among the earliest to deliver of new for-sale projects in the pipeline.
Read MoreOn Sunday, 9th, Realogics Sotheby’s International Realty and I came together to welcome guests—and a few rays of sunshine—to the Park House to kick off the third annual Madison Park Home & Garden Tour. It was truly a pleasure to oversee this year’s event, which was a great success and raised nearly $5,500 for McGilvra Elementary School.
Read MoreIn late Spring, Washington State’s legislators introduced a new, graduated Real Estate Excise Tax (REET), which replaces the fixed 1.28 percent tax applied evenly across all transactions.
Read MoreStatistics from the first quarter of 2019 are here and Realogics Sotheby’s International Realty has crunched the numbers with a look at home price trends in Seattle, the Eastside and Bainbridge Island. The market cooldown that occurred in the final months of 2018 continued early into this year, with home price growth mediating—or slightly declining—and inventory rising once again. Below you’ll find a link to each of the reports with some key insights from the Seattle single-family and condominium markets.
Read MoreThe year has come to an end and Realogics Sotheby’s International Realty took a look at the latest housing market statistics. In the final quarter of 2018 the region saw changing inventory with median sales prices that stayed relatively moderate compared to the previous quarter. Explore the trends in Seattle, the Eastside and Bainbridge Island.
Read MoreFollowing the release of the latest S&P Case Shiller Home Price Index, the Seattle Times once again proclaimed the decline of residential home prices in the Seattle metropolitan area. Contrary to headlines, however, trendlines give way to a more nuanced story. Some are using the Case Shiller Index to reinforce misleading growth reports, so let’s have a look at the data used to calculate the Index and compare it to results gathered from sales data in the Northwest Multiple Listing Service (NWMLS).
Read MoreStatistics from the third quarter of 2018 are here and Realogics Sotheby’s International Realty has crunched the numbers with a look at home price trends in Seattle, the Eastside and Bainbridge Island. While the last few reports continued to outline a trend of low inventory and rapidly rising prices, change is afoot in the Puget Sound region, with home price growth steadying and inventory rising to levels not seen for years.
Read MoreRealogics Sotheby’s International Realty presents a look at the housing market trends for the first quarter of 2018, from the shores of Bainbridge Island’s waterfront homes and in-city living opportunities to the Eastside’s most distinguished residences.
Read MoreI am pleased to present Realogics Sotheby’s International Realty’s review of 2017 market activity in the Puget Sound. William Hillis, our acclaimed Research Editor and Data Analyst, has assembled a year-over-year performance review of eight key counties and 29 regional markets. In addition to market analysis, the report includes a timeline of Seattle’s performance on the S&P/CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index, the “Condominium Conundrum,” landmark sales on the Eastside, the effects of Chinese capital controls and Canada’s restrictions on foreign buyers, and more.
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