Apparently it’s Condo Tuesday on Seattle Bubble… A few days ago, Susan Ryan posted an interesting warning over at Seattle Real Estate Professionals about a number of sleazy tactics being used to push condos: I have two clients looking for new condos, studios or one bedrooms in downtown Seattle, and there is something I’ve come…
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Condo Cheerleading Continues
A pair of articles over the weekend joined forces to paint a rosy picture of the Seattle home market in general, and the Seattle condo market specifically. First, a proud moment for the “Seattle is Special” crowd, with this mention in a national article about slowing home sales: The correction in the U.S. housing market…
Yet Another Condo Conversion Article
Here’s yet another article in the Times focusing in on condo conversions: In the first six months of this year, 1,162 Seattle apartments have become condos or are headed for conversion, a pace that would far exceed last year’s total of 1,551 conversions. The trend is happening outside Seattle, as well. Last year saw about…
Home Ownership Above All Else
Here’s a great article from Seattle Times writer Nicole Tsong about young people who apparently value home ownership above all else. Although Seattle-area real estate is more expensive than ever – a tiny studio at the new NoMa Ballard condo building in Seattle, for example, starts at $180,000 – it’s also more attractive than ever…
Condo Demand To "Outstrip Supply"
With the talk of all the new condos that are allegedly on their way to downtown, we’ve been wondering where all the demand will come from to fill them. Here are three possible answers: Suddenly, a proliferation of new high-rise residential tower projects is on the books, in for permits, or under construction. In downtown…