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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
High Rise Seattle Condo, Big View, Listed At $1,295,000 Our team just listed this SUPER cool 30th floor unit at Nexus in Downtown Seattle. Unit 3005 is a 2 bedroom, 1.75 bath with killer views of Lake Union, the Downtown Skyline, Space Needle, the Olympic Mountains and more. I’m super excited about the photos. I […]
Tour A $2M Seattle Penthouse, South Lake Union We just put this INCREDIBLE penthouse on the market at Enso condos in the Denny Triangle/South Lake Union neighborhood! It’s offered at $1,995,000. You might recall that I also sold penthouse #1810 a few years back. See the video below My client bought this unit back in […]
Seattle Condo Snapshot, June 15th Thanks for your patience guys. It has been a crazy week of work. We are getting new listings ready to go to market and are navigating some active sales. You may have noticed this place we put on the market last Friday! It is a great friend of mine who […]
Tour A Million Dollar Home In Bellevue I’m taking you guys on a tour of $1.395M Mid Century home in Bellevue. I sold this home back in 2016. At that time, there were 21 offers. My clients who own the home now beat out all of those offers and have called this place home for […]
How To Calculate Absorption Rate, Housing Inventory One of the most important numbers to follow in residential real estate is Absorption rate and months supply of inventory. If you closely track the absorption rate, you can quickly become an expert in your local housing market. Definition: Absorption rate is the rate at which homes sell […]
Seattle Condo Spotlight, Inventory Is Inching Up The number of Seattle condos listed for sale spiked this week. I was pretty surprised to see this with all of the protesting but sellers are eager to get their condos on the market after dealing with Covid-19 and an absence of our traditional Spring selling season. There […]
Seattle Condo Snapshot, June 1st Good morning guys. First and foremost, I think it is important to address the Civil unrest going on throughout the country. My stance is a clear – we can do better as Americans to address racism. There is no excuse for the loss of life at the hands of our […]
Seattle Condo Snapshot, May 25th Happy Memorial Weekend guys! I hope you are enjoying your long weekend safely and in good health! The numbers are in this week and new listings out-paced pending sales. In the last 7 days there were 17 active listings, 11 pending sales and 8 condos that sold. On a separate […]
Tour This Luxury $1.6M Home, Just Minutes From Bellevue As, most of you guys know, I’ve spent the majority of my career as a condo expert. With that said, I still sell 10-15 residential homes a year as well. In fact, last year, I had a career sale on Lake Sammamish (photo below) – it […]
