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I’m Back, Compass Retreat In Austin Texas I’m back from our Compass Retreat in Austin Texas. I’m going to give you 5 takeaways from the trip (see below) and see the video I just posted to our youtube channel: First of all, what a great town. I flew out of Seattle on Monday and made […]
I’m Back, Compass Retreat In Austin Texas I’m back from our Compass Retreat in Austin Texas. I’m going to give you 5 takeaways from the trip (see below) and see the video I just posted to our youtube channel: First of all, what a great town. I flew out of Seattle on Monday and made […]
10 Things To Do Immediately, After Buying A Home Or Condo Buying a new home or condo is exciting. With that said, there are so many things you should consider to make the process as smooth as possible. I’m going to share the 10 most important things you should do once you close on your […]
4 Home Trends Created By Coronavirus, Are They Here To Stay? There are several new homebuyer trends coming out of the lockdown from Coronavirus. We have noticed a significant change in homebuyer activity. It shouldn’t surprise anyone. Since the start of the Coronavirus epidemic, homeowners have been stuck in their current environment evaluating the deficiencies […]
I’m Back, Compass Retreat In Austin Texas I’m back from our Compass Retreat in Austin Texas. I’m going to give you 5 takeaways from the trip (see below) and see the video I just posted to our youtube channel: First of all, what a great town. I flew out of Seattle on Monday and made […]
10 Things To Do Immediately, After Buying A Home Or Condo Buying a new home or condo is exciting. With that said, there are so many things you should consider to make the process as smooth as possible. I’m going to share the 10 most important things you should do once you close on your […]
4 Home Trends Created By Coronavirus, Are They Here To Stay? There are several new homebuyer trends coming out of the lockdown from Coronavirus. We have noticed a significant change in homebuyer activity. It shouldn’t surprise anyone. Since the start of the Coronavirus epidemic, homeowners have been stuck in their current environment evaluating the deficiencies […]
I’m Back, Compass Retreat In Austin Texas I’m back from our Compass Retreat in Austin Texas. I’m going to give you 5 takeaways from the trip (see below) and see the video I just posted to our youtube channel: First of all, what a great town. I flew out of Seattle on Monday and made […]
10 Things To Do Immediately, After Buying A Home Or Condo Buying a new home or condo is exciting. With that said, there are so many things you should consider to make the process as smooth as possible. I’m going to share the 10 most important things you should do once you close on your […]
4 Home Trends Created By Coronavirus, Are They Here To Stay? There are several new homebuyer trends coming out of the lockdown from Coronavirus. We have noticed a significant change in homebuyer activity. It shouldn’t surprise anyone. Since the start of the Coronavirus epidemic, homeowners have been stuck in their current environment evaluating the deficiencies […]
Downtown Seattle Condo Update, New Condo Development? Just a quick check in on the Downtown Seattle condo market. At the start of the pandemic, we had roughly 150 units for sale. We are currently have 171 units as of September 27th. However, if you remove new construction, we have even less. Roughly 160 units. So […]
Just Listed, The Lake Sammamish Estate, $14,950,00018110 SE 41st Lane, Bellevue Wa I just listed this incredible Lake Sammamish Estate. The last 3 weeks have been a blur. I’ve been working days and nights. What an honor to sell a home like this. It has 7,280sf with 4 bedrooms and 7 total bathrooms. It sits […]
Shoresmith Condos, South Lake Union The Shoresmith condos in South Lake Union is now selling ABOUT SHORESMITH The Shoresmith condos is the first condo project in South Lake Union since Veer Lofts and Enso were built in 2008/2009. Located at Republican and Minor, Shoresmith offers 113 units in a 9 story building. The entire offering […]
Despite Return To Office Delays, Downtown Seattle Condos Continue to Sell Despite the news that Amazon will delay their return from work, pending condos in the Downtown Seattle core continue to surpass active listings 🔥✍🏽. There were 17 pending closings week over week and 63 sales the last 30 days. What does this all mean? […]
Selling My First Condo Project, Wallingford 45 Is Sold Out Wallingford 45 condos is sold 100% sold out! Here is the project description: Wallingford 45 is a 4 story condo project featuring 48 forty-eight one-bedroom condominium homes located in the heart of Wallingford and only minutes from South Lake Union and Downtown. Wallingford 45 offers […]
Q2 Market Report Released, Stats, New Home Design Trends and More One the benefits of working for a public traded company is the level of detail and access to data. Compass does a fabulous job of pulling in detailed market reports, design trends, surveys, etc… See below for the Q2 report and click here if […]
Bellevue Needs More Condo Inventory Bellevue needs more condos. This isn’t just an opinion, its the facts. Let me show you the numbers. First of all, there are only 26 condos for sale in Downtown Bellevue (resale only). 65% of the condo inventory is concentrated in 3 different buildings (see below). Bellevue Towers, Mira Flats […]
How Is The Seattle Condo Market? As we near the halfway point in the year, it’s time for an update. I wanted to share a few details on the health of the Seattle Condo Market. Let’s jump in. THE BASICSThe most important markers in the Seattle condo market that I follow are Active units, week/over/week […]
About Me, Why Not I’ve been writing this blog for over a decade. With that said, I don’t often share much about me. You’ll catch me sharing updates on Real Estate, the condo market and trends in housing. Rarely to do I share much about me. Well, here you go! A little bit about me […]
Seattle Condo Inventory Slowly Returning To Normal Levels I’m back guys. In 90 days, I sold a house, bought a house and had a baby. More on that later. Now I’m back. Have you noticed that Seattle Condo inventory is slowly returning to pre-pandemic levels? If you guys have followed my charts since April – […]
I’m Selling My Home In Seattle We are selling our Seattle home. See the video here. It’s wild. We thought we would live here forever to be honest. It is a bit of a complicated story. OUR STORY We bought our house at 2112 E Shelby St back in 2016. I had just gone through […]
Downtown Seattle Condos, Nearing Pre-Pandemic Levels Before the pandemic hit, Downtown Seattle looked a lot different. There was an active workforce walking the streets. There were 40 plus food trucks all over South Lake Union to meet the demand of an active lunch hour. Tourist were swarming around the Space Needle, the waterfront and Pike […]
Our New President, Seattle Condo Update We have a new president of the United States of America – Joe Biden. I don’t know about you guys but it feels good to turn on the page on this election season. I want to get back to work, back to travel and back to time when despite […]
5 Most Expensive Bellevue Condo Sales 2020 I’m going to show you the 5 most expensive condo sales this year in Bellevue. I went to the Downtown Bellevue Park this week to run through each condo sale in a video I posted to my Youtube channel. See below. MOVING TO BELLEVUE Bellevue has momentum. There […]
Top 5 Most Expensive Condo Sales 2020 I’m going to take you through the 5 most expensive Seattle condo sales in 2020. 2020 has been a year I will never forget. In 18 years of real estate and 15 years of condo work, I don’t think I ever could have imagined how challenging the Downtown […]
The Most Important Updates For Your Home What are the most important updates you can make to your home? Every year, homeowners all of the world try to determine what updates they should do to increase the price/value of their home. I’m going to share specific recommendations that were cited in the NAR Remodeling Impact […]
Is Now The Time To Buy A Vacation Home? Vacation home rentals are one of the most popular investments in 2020. As you’ll see in the video, a friend of mine asked me this week if now was the right time to buy a vacation home for his family. That inspired me to share my […]
A New UCS Listing, Killer Views, Industrial Contemporary Interiors We just put on a new listing in West Seattle (Alki). This place is SUPER cool. The asking price is $819,000. My clients bought the place early last year but are looking to expand their space and their family. Someone stands to benefit because this townhome […]
The Vaccine Is Here, Time To Buy A Seattle Condo? Big news on the Coronavirus this week. Pfizer announced their current Covid-19 vaccine is more than 90% effective. I wanted to explore what that could mean for the Downtown Seattle market and more importantly, condos. This week shows yet another decrease in Seattle condo inventory. […]
The UCS Edit, Curated List Of Properties, Subscribe Now I’ve created a list of some of my favorites condos and homes on the market. I’m calling this curated list, The UCS Edit! I’m inviting anyone who wants to subscribe. To access this list of condos and homes simply fill out the contact form below. I’ll […]
Buy A Condo, Receive A Peloton, Wallingford 45 (Only In The Month Of October)* Just announced – Seattle Condo Developer Including A Brand New Peloton Bike With A Qualifying Purchase WALLINGFORD 45 CONDOS – 1601 N 45TH ST, SEATTLE Your opportunity to own in the heart of Wallingford is here! End the year strong with […]
People Are Leaving The City, Will They Come Back? I spent some time at my new office yesterday. See the video below. I’ve been having daily conversations with clients about Urban Flight and its impact on our major cities long term. First lets get familiar with why people are moving out of major city cores: […]
Seattle condos are breaking records – well, it is not necessarily a good thing. Let me explain. Politics, protesting, poor city governance and the Coronavirus-epidemic have all contributed to a 130% increase in Seattle condos for sale in the Downtown core. I’ve written about this in the last 4 months. So the real question is, […]
You read that correctly. You buy this condo and my client is going to give you $10,000 cash and a brand new Peloton Bike! I challenged my sellers recently to think of something really special that would help sell their Seattle condo. The fact is, the last 4 months during Covid created some uncertainly about […]
Downtown Seattle Condo Inventory Up 115% Since April Let’s talk about the elephant in the room in Seattle real estate. The market in general is on fire, but the condo market is lagging. If you look at housing in Capitol Hill, Queen Anne, Wallingford, Montlake and others the market has been very brisk. In fact, […]
Seattle Condo, Once Priced $9.95M, Just Sold For $6M A Seattle condo located at Four Seasons Private Residences just sold for nearly $4M less than its 2019 price of $9.995M. It was listed by Scott Wasner of Christie’s Int’l RE Seattle. Given this recent sale, which for now is the highest condo sale in Downtown […]
Seattle’s Growing Condo Inventory, Flight To The Burbs, New York City How many condos are actually on the market in Downtown Seattle? Are people flooding to the suburbs? How does Seattle compare to New York City and their current glut of luxury condo inventory? As many of you know, I post weekly stats here on […]
10 Things You Should Do Immediately After Buying A New Home Or Condo I’ve created a perfect checklist for when you buy a new home or condo. This is a list that I have always given my clients and subscribers but I wanted to share it with you here as well. When you buy a […]
Seattle Condo Snapshot, July 13th, More Luxury Sales This weeks condo numbers are in. If you haven’t seen these weekly updates from us yet, the concept is to help you become an expert in the Downtown Seattle condo market. The snapshot of stats show new listings, listings under contract and sold listings on a week-by-week […]
Good morning team. I’m seeing some signs of life in the Seattle condo market this week. I’m going to provide a quick update below. First and foremost, I’m starting to see pending sales rise. For the first time in 5-6 weeks the pending sales outpaced our new listings. This is a positive sign for the […]
I Need Your Feedback. 360 Degree Tour Of A Seattle Penthouse I need your feedback. See below for a first look at a brand new 360 degree tour of a Seattle penthouse. Before I tell you more, I need your feedback. As many of you know, I’m OBSESSED with technology. I bought drones early on […]
Are Condo Owners Leaving Downtown Seattle? Seattle Condo Snapshot Hope everyone had a great weekend. Thanks for your patience last week – I was slammed. I put two new condos on the market – this penthouse at Enso in South Lake Union. The second unit is a really cool 2 bedroom corner unit at Nexus […]
