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Leasing the Cool Life

How Gen Y renters are changing the apartment amenity landscape.

04/22/2011 By Matthew Halverson

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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.

01/19/2011 By Matthew Halverson

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Dues and Don’ts

Condo owners who get behind on homeowner dues could be in for a nasty surprise. 

01/19/2011 By Matthew Halverson

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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.

12/15/2010 By Matthew Halverson

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Buy Now, Move In Later

Got some extra cash? It’s never too early to snag your postretirement home.  

12/15/2010 By Matthew Halverson

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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.

10/13/2010 By Matthew Halverson

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Agents of Chaos

After two brokers’ licenses were suspended in September, fellow real estate agents were asking, “What took so long?"

10/13/2010 By Matthew Halverson

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The Shorter Short Sale

Want to save time on a short-sale purchase? Be the second bidder.

09/16/2010 By Matthew Halverson

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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.

09/15/2010 By Matthew Halverson

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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.

08/18/2010 By Matthew Halverson