Field Notes

Ilmu Serves a Tasting Menu Worth a Journey

The fine-dining restaurant from the T55 Patisserie team thinks outside the box, the bakery, and the city.

05/01/2026 By Naomi Tomky

Suburban State of Mind

4 Seattle Suburbs Where Home Prices Fell the Most Last Month

And four where they actually went up.

03/13/2023 By Seattle Met Staff

Suburban State of Mind

Is the Eastside Experiencing a Housing Market Crash?

January was almost all negative all around.

02/14/2023 By Seattle Met Staff

Suburban State of Mind

The Eastside Is December's Real Estate Market Loser

And, except for Seattle, the rest of King County didn't fare much better.

01/17/2023 By Seattle Met Staff

Suburban State of Mind

Real Estate Market in Seattle Suburbs Finally Slows

Year-over-year price growth dropped noticeably on the Eastside, where the median sale price easily tops $1 million.

12/13/2022 By Seattle Met Staff

Suburban State of Mind

Suburbs Still Saw Massive Price Growth Despite the Cooldown

And the big winners and losers might surprise you.

10/14/2022 By Seattle Met Staff

Suburban State of Mind

How Are the Suburbs Faring in the Housing Market Cooldown?

Some former real estate market darlings on the Eastside and in South King County are still on the rise. Others, not so much.

09/16/2022 By Seattle Met Staff

Suburban State of Mind

8 Seattle Suburbs Where Home Prices Rose and Fell in July

Here's why that year-over-year price change is good and bad news for potential home-buyers.

08/18/2022 By Seattle Met Staff

Rounds on Rounds

Topgolf Is Ready to Tee Off in Renton

The first legit Washington location arrives with summer in full swing.

07/27/2022 By Benjamin Cassidy

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

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

Suburban State of Mind

April Home Prices Skyrocketed in These 9 Seattle Suburbs

Each burb had a year-over-year price growth of at least 30 percent last month—and one leapt by 80 percent.

05/10/2022 By Seattle Met Staff

$1.3 Million Showdown

Price Point: Bellevue Midcentury vs. Shoreline Craftsman

Which would you choose: An untouched Eastside midcentury with private amenities or a semi-updated Craftsman near public ones?

04/18/2022 By Sarah Anne Lloyd

Suburban State of Mind

6 Seattle Suburbs with the Highest Price Growth in March

The year-over-year median sale prices were up yet again, and the Eastside dominance continues.

04/12/2022 By Seattle Met Staff

Suburban State of Mind

February Home Prices Jumped in These 8 Seattle Suburbs

The year-over-year median sale prices were up by at least 30 percent in these communities.

03/11/2022 By Seattle Met Staff

$1 Million Showdown

Price Point: Quirky City Craftsman vs. Tidy Suburban Midcentury

These two houses are the same price and around the same size—but with incredibly different energies, aesthetics, and locations.

02/14/2022 By Sarah Anne Lloyd

Suburban State of Mind

8 Seattle Suburbs With the Biggest Home Price Increases in January

These numbers are no joke.

02/11/2022 By Seattle Met Staff

Home Shopping

These Seattle Suburbs Are Ones to Watch

As if you needed another reason to remote in to work today.

01/28/2022 By Seattle Met Staff

The Year in Real Estate

Washington’s Most Expensive School Districts of 2021

A handful of King County areas, along with a couple of coveted islands, were as exclusive as it got last year in local real estate.

01/25/2022 By Taylor McKenzie Gerlach

The Year in Real Estate

The Most Eye-Popping King County Real Estate Numbers of 2021

Home shoppers, you may want to sit down for this.

01/24/2022 By Seattle Met Staff