Seattle & Washington Real Estate

Real estate is local — and understanding the Washington housing market requires more than national headlines.

In this section, you’ll find:

  • Seattle-area housing insights
  • Sunday Drive neighborhood features
  • Local market commentary
  • Washington housing programs
  • Community highlights

Whether you’re buying in Seattle, Tacoma, Bellevue, or surrounding communities, local expertise matters when structuring your financing strategy.

I’ve been helping clients throughout Washington State for over 25 years, and this section highlights insights specific to our region.

Meet Me and My Fellow Rain City Guide Contributers

Ardell, Jillayne and yours truly will at Crossroads in Bellevue at 6:30 pm on February 4, 2009.   I’m bummed that Dustin can’t make it (maybe he’ll suprise us).  And so far, fellow authors, Craig and Robbie, say they’ll be there too!

Jillayne, Ardell, Dustin and Rhonda of Rain City Guide

It’s a causal meet-up that Ardell is organizing.  We’d love to meet our readers, commenters and fellow contributors.  For more information or to give us a heads up that you’re stopping by.

By the way, if you visit Rain City Guide’s About RCG page, you’ll see what the four of us are twittering–just like the photo above which was taken at Inman Connect in San Francisco last summer.  Sadly, RCG contributors rarely have the opportunity to pile on a bean bag chair together.

 

Sunday Drive: Winter Adventures in and around Leavenworth

Geordie Romer

This Sunday Drive is written by Geordie Romer who shows us there is a lot more to Leavenworth beyond the Bavarian Village. Geordie is a real estate agent with Windermere Real Estate in Leavenworth who blogs regularly on MyLeavenworth.com and Leavenworth Real Estate Blog.  You can also follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/geordieromer.

In Leavenworth, we have two types of folks.  Winter people and summer people. [Read more…]

Lease Purchase or Lease Option – Are You Wondering About These?

Recently a Mortgage Porter reader, Lisa, sent a question via my Suggestion Box (located on the right side of this web site):

“Rhonda, Can you address lease options and lease purchases? Have you seen these going on around King County? Thanks!”

[Read more…]

Social Media and Seattle’s Snowpocalypse

Are you feeling like you’ve been trapped in snow globe and you can’t get out?  Do PC180006 you have images from The Shining playing in your head?  I’m a Puget Sound native and for life of me, I cannot recall so much prolonged snow!  It’s beautiful and I’ve enjoyed taking pictures (check out my snow album) but I’m ready for some rain! [Read more…]

Sunday Drive to the Tri-Cities: Washington’s Wine Country

Cari_2Editors Note: This Sunday Drive is brought to you by Cari McGee who knows her way around Richland, Kennewick, Pasco and surrounding towns as a Realtor in the Tri-Cities for Windermere.  Cari is also the author of The Real Estate Blog by Cari McGee.

Now that gas prices are back at feasible levels, you should think about taking a drive over to the OTHER side of our fair state.  The Tri-Cities (3-4 hour trip by car, depending on how fast you drive and what the traffic on the Pass is like) is a great place to spend a peaceful Sunday afternoon. [Read more…]