Real Estate Articles
Seattle’s 10 Greatest Homes
Six design experts choose the most outstanding houses in the city’s history.
Beacon Hill Unplugged
Frustrated Seattle webizens are hoping their fight for Internet equality goes viral.
The 20 Best Places To Live Now
An insider’s guide to Seattle’s top neighborhoods—now and in the future.
5 Places to Live Next: Where You’ll Want to Be In 2016
We asked five real estate experts to identify the next hot neighborhoods. With the recession (almost) behind us, these emerging spots are on the brink of discovery and development.
Letter to Mayor Mike McGinn About a First Hill Streetcar
Veteran Metro Transit bus route designer Jack Whisner raises concerns about the city's plans for a First Hill streetcar.
What You Can Get For...$525,000
In January, we looked at what was available for a little more than half a mil on the Eastside. This month, we dug up a handful of listings for that same price on the other side of Lake Washington.
Streetcars Paved with Gold
Local transit mavens make a last-ditch plea for faster trolleys, not pricey streetcars, on First Hill.
What You Can Get For...$525,000
As of October, the average sale price of a single-family home on the Eastside was $523,000. Here’s a snapshot of what was available near that price point in late November.
Talk Supe
Seattle Public Schools superintendent Maria Goodloe–Johnson stands firm, even as her teachers lose faith in her leadership.
The New School Plan
School enrollment in Seattle just got simpler, but for some parents it causes more problems than it solves.
Hot ’Hoods: Capitol Hill
Home prices are down throughout Seattle, but it probably shouldn’t come as any surprise that sellers in Capitol Hill are still getting more than list price, particularly in the Stevens microneighborhood.
Agents of Chaos
After two brokers’ licenses were suspended in September, fellow real estate agents were asking, “What took so long?"
No Clear Cut Solution
When urban density and environment collide, it really is hard to see the forest for the trees.
Hot ’Hoods: Queen Anne
The extended first-time homebuyer credit helped buoy business into the early summer months, but sales slowed after that. Queen Anne is part of only one area in Seattle that didn’t slow down from June to July.
Hot 'Hoods: Wallingford
Seattle doesn't require chicken owners to register their little cluckers, so it’s anyone’s guess which nabe has the largest poultry population. But as the home of Seattle Tilth, Wallingford is plenty fowl-friendly.
They're Baaaack!
High-stakes bidding battles they ain’t, but multioffer standoffs are cropping up in North Seattle again.
Home Work
Seattle Public Schools’ new student assignment plan complicates an already jumbled real estate market.
Renting the High Life
Want to live in a custom home for a fraction of the price? Builders are leasing what they can’t sell.
A Rail Line Runs Through It
Next month Sound Transit’s Link line is supposed to open the neglected Rainier Valley to growth and investment. About time.
Buy? Sell? Or Hold on for Dear Life?
True tales of Seattle real estate and expert advice to help you navigate the new rules of homeownership.
Growing Pains
Heady growth, a soaring skyline, and sophisticated amenities reveal a vitality beyond the recent economic malaise. The new Eastside faces new challenges—and new opportunities.
Q & A: Bidder’s Market
A real estate auctioneer talks deals, due diligence, and accidental transactions.
One-Minute Mortgage
Out of the ashes of the subprime collapse, Layne Sapp tries to reinvent the loan-processing business.
