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.

Take a Sunday Drive to Queen Anne

Queen Anne Seattle homeThis week’s Sunday Drive is brought to you by husband and wife team David and Karen Bell, Associate Brokers from ReMAX Metro.   Be sure to check out their blog Seattle Real Estate Bells.
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Join Me Tuesday at Rain City Radio featuring The Tim (aka the Seattle Bubble)

Once again, we have a great show lined up at Rain City Radio, featuring “The Tim” who author and moderates The Seattle Bubble blog.  It should be a very interesting conversation, and you are welcome to join the RCG panel.   For more information, click here.

I will update this post as more information becomes available.

Update:  Click below to listen to the interview with Tim Ellis from Seattle Bubble.  This is a great interview that expands beyond “the bubble” and also discusses blogging.

Now is the time to buy a Seattle home

Or at least haggle according to Aubrey Cohen’s front page article in Friday’s Seattle P-I.  Would I buy a home right now in Seattle if I were in the market?  Quite possibly…especially if it’s a home that I desire and if it’s priced fairly.   The article states these factors for reasons home buyers interested in Seattle (I would include Bellevue/Redmond as well) should get into the market now: [Read more…]

Sunday Drive to Sierra Crest Condominiums – Puyallup WA

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Editors Note:  I would like to welcome our “first” Sunday Driver, Jason Mook, who is going to tour us around Sierra Crest in Puyallup.   Jason is a Realtor with Windermere Real Estate/South and is the author of Puyallup blog A Generous People. [Read more…]

Happy 80th Birthday, JP Patches!

How perfect that not only is it Good People Day, that it also JP Patches 80th birthday.  If you’re a long time reader of Mortgage Porter, you know I’m a Patches Pal who has watched him since I was a tyke.

Today’s article in the Seattle PI also announced that the Statue will be complete and unveiled in Fremont on August 17, 2008!  Donations are still needed and JP’s handsome mug will remain on my blog (right side of the page) until the fundraising is complete.

It looks like the statue has changed from what was previously unveiled…I wonder if it JP Patches and Gertude statue was the finger issue?  During the unveiling at Fremont last year, the statue featured waving hands of the duo and someone (can’t remember if it was JP, Gertrude or from the crowd) said…”wonder how long until someone breaks off the fingers leaving just one?”

A tip of the hat to The Tim of Seattle Bubble.