Home & Real Estate

Holy Window Benches

Property Watch: A Playful and Spacious Mount Baker Tudor

This elegant yet joyful home is big on square footage, creativity, wallpaper, and window benches.

07/20/2022 By Sarah Anne Lloyd

Have Home, Will Travel

Property Watch: Lake Union Houseboat You Can Actually Drive

Built by a local family of craftspeople, this cabin-like home sits on a pair of pontoons and can travel around the lake.

07/13/2022 By Sarah Anne Lloyd

Special Delivery

Property Watch: Shipping Container Cabins in Stevens Pass

Twenty minutes from the Cascades ski area, these two shipping container cabins work together to make a cozy two-bedroom accommodation.

07/06/2022 By Sarah Anne Lloyd

$900K Showdown

Price Point: Central Townhome vs. Quirky Lakefront Cabin

These homes don't have much in common—but they do both have their own cool fireplace. Which would you choose?

07/01/2022 By Sarah Anne Lloyd

Small but Mighty

Property Watch: Vintage Capitol Hill Studio Maximizes Its Tiny Space

Picture-perfect features, carefully planned storage, and a shelf-lined sleeping nook defy its sub-500 square feet.

06/29/2022 By Sarah Anne Lloyd

Home Economics

Is the Suburban Boom Bad for the Environment?

More Seattle renters sought space in the burbs. What did that do for their emissions?

06/28/2022 By Angela Cabotaje

Forest Life

Property Watch: Midcentury Design Meets Nature in Olympia

This lofted home by Robert M. Jones is surrounded by almost seven acres of natural resources—and both are lovingly preserved.

06/22/2022 By Sarah Anne Lloyd

Reach For the Sky Haus

Property Watch: An Adorable A-Frame of Instagram Fame

Sky Haus, a cute little cabin along the Skykomish River, has a light-filled loft, a wall of windows, and a massive fan base.

06/15/2022 By Sarah Anne Lloyd

Suburban State of Mind

7 Seattle Suburbs Where Home Prices Grew the Most in May

The real estate market may be showing signs of cooling, but these communities still showed impressive year-over-year growth.

06/14/2022 By Seattle Met Staff

Habitat

Dad, Are You Zooming in My Treehouse?

In Seattle, the backyard treehouse made a pandemic-driven comeback. But now parents want to hang, too.

06/09/2022 By Allecia Vermillion Photography by Will Austin

State of Real Estate

Seattle Home Prices Went Up Again—but Is Relief in Sight?

Four neighborhoods saw double-digit percentage growth compared to the same time last year.

06/08/2022 By Seattle Met Staff

WINDOW BENCH ALERT

Property Watch: A Spacious 1905 Home With a Cozy Attic Apartment

This updated Capitol Hill Foursquare is full of historic craftsmanship, opulent updates, and flexible spaces.

06/01/2022 By Sarah Anne Lloyd

Data Dives

Redmond Grew More Than Any Washington City During Covid Quarantining

But other Eastside suburbs didn’t see similar population bumps.

05/31/2022 By Benjamin Cassidy

Third and Luxury

The Modern Apartment Building Is Ridiculous

The former WeWork development in Belltown now has 216 units, complete with its own day care, bar, and lifestyle director.

05/31/2022 By Angela Cabotaje

Home Economics

Good Luck Finding a Place to Live, Home Hunters

The latest U.S. Census data shows inventory is at historic lows in the rental and home-buying markets.

05/27/2022 By Angela Cabotaje

For the Birds

Property Watch: A Habitat for People and Wildlife in Ravenna

This park-like property has a little bit of everything: woodland paths, a meditation room, two homes for people, and countless homes for birds.

05/25/2022 By Sarah Anne Lloyd

Best Places to Live

The Most Coveted Seattle Neighborhoods and Suburbs

When the housing market’s this fierce, competition is always pending.

05/24/2022 By Angela Cabotaje

Built to Fit

Property Watch: A Midcentury Architect’s Home on Three Tree Point

An architect's imagination, Kubota landscaping, original details, and private tidelands combine in a waterfront dream home.

05/18/2022 By Sarah Anne Lloyd

$750K Showdown

Price Point: Eastlake Castle Condo vs. West Seattle Vintage Charmer

Both these homes are listed for around $750,000. Which one do you think is the better deal?

05/13/2022 By Sarah Anne Lloyd

A Hot Tub with a View

Property Watch: An Offbeat Hood Canal Cabin

This water-view home is around an hour from any surrounding city—but incredibly close to the forest and mountains.

05/11/2022 By Sarah Anne Lloyd

Seattle Met