North Sound Property News

Yesterday I sat down and compiled a set of real estate statistics for the city of Mukilteo going back two years.  I usually look at these statistics on a monthly basis but yesterday was the first time I compiled those into a spreadsheet to look at the market over time.  My goal is to go back as far as […]

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I am finally coming back from hiatus to blog here, and the first thing I want to do is to catch up on Snohomish County Market Statistics.
The market here in the county has been quite slow for homes since about August 2007 due to the credit crunch and what is now recognized as more widespread […]

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While we’re waiting for the NWMLS statistics for March to come out, I thought I would go ahead and share some of the market information I am receiving from Altos Research.  If you click on the “Get Reports” button on the header above, you can request to have this report, or one for the city […]

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I am starting a new feature here on the blog to showcase the best examples on the MLS of my favorite architectural styles, Mid-Century Modern and Northwest Contemporary.   For those unfamiliar with those styles, I refer you to my previous article here.
Here are my my picks for the week:

1928 10th Avenue E
Capitol Hill
$1,199,000
MLS#  28024730
Perhaps more modern than mid-century, […]

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Local online real estate brokerage Redfin just released their second annual customer satisfaction report called “The Redfin Advantage.”  One of the areas they are touting heavily is the negotiating advantage that Redfin’s customers are supposed to receive. 
Here’s Redfin’s graphical representation of their advantage:

I thought it would be a fun idea to compare their numbers to my own, […]

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