WSJ published an opinion piece today by Jack Ryan and Jonathan Friedland, proprietors of REX, a real estate brokerage. While competition in real estate is welcome and healthy, accusations founded upon a lack of knowledge and/or false logic should not …
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Seattle’s shortage of homes for sale foments disruptive bidding wars
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The headlines read “Seattle’s real estate market is hot!” Under that glossy surface, Seattle real estate’s inventory dearth is a growing, unruly mess.
Home prices in King County rose 12% in February, …
Residential building can’t keep pace with Seattle’s surging job market
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Surveying the dozens of towering cranes growing into Seattle’s skyline, one might wonder if there’s a housing boom that will eventually crash as it did in the last Seattle real estate downturn. …
Seattle home-sale market provides small hint of slowdown
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Home buyers in Seattle might be able to breathe a bit easier. The Seattle real estate market is still red hot, but the rate at which its inventory is shrinking has been …
Seattle condo prices jump 21% as tech workers snap up urban homes
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by Sam DeBord
Inventory is the story across the country. Lack of available homes is constraining most major markets, and the Seattle real estate market feels the pinch. Monthly home sales …
Seattle home prices surge more than 10% as supply struggles to meet demand
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The inventory of homes for sale has finally begun increasing a bit in the Seattle real estate market. In King County, the supply of available homes has been at less than two …
Slowing Seattle home sales only disguise a bigger inventory crunch
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The Seattle real estate market saw an intriguing shift this past month. Home sales dropped when compared to the previous month. Total closed sales in the Northwest MLS for October were at …
Seattle homes selling in 5 days and over asking price
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If buyers in the Seattle real estate market are hoping for a bit of cooling off in the fall, they’re in for a surprise. Home sales are even hotter than they were …