House hunting is fraught with frustration and challenges. Keep these quotes in mind to keep you sane.

Crazy seller, bad plumbing, wildly competitive open houses, misleading listings, sky-high prices, and ever-escalating offers: there is a terrible lot to contend with when finding a new place to live.

But there’s also no other process that deserves your time and attention like discovering a new place to call your own. Here are seven quotes that will help keep you sane during the emotional marathon that is the home search.

Condos Emerge As One Bright Spot For Buyers In Otherwise Frantic Sellers’ Market

“Home is the nicest word there is.” — Laura Ingalls Wilder Looking for a new home is a lot of work, but it’s important to remember that,…

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With snow in the overcast for the next several days and a potential for 6 to 8 inches of accumulation we want to make sure everyone has the most up-to-date information for cold weather preparedness and snow routes.

The City of Sammamish receives a lot of questions about City procedures before, during, and after snow events. They have compiled many of them below with the answers from our Streets and Stormwater Division experts.  

How does the city prepare for snow and ice events and what happens when the snow hits?

  • City of Sammamish has a snow plowing priority system in place to clear our 400 lane miles of public roads and over 730 cul-de-sacs
  • Once a snow or ice event has been forecasted and the likelihood of snow is high, the crews…

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This is so funny! And perfect with Valentines Day right around the corner! SNL captures the mood Zillow is going for!

Local Real Estate News Blog for Sammamish and Issaquah

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KIRKLAND, Washington (February 4, 2021) – Home buyers who have been precluded from entering Puget Sound’s competitive market may want to consider condominiums as an option, according to industry experts who commented on the latest housing statistics from Northwest Multiple Listing Service.

  •          1 out of every 4 listings is a Condo.
  •          King County condo prices “entered negative territory in January,”
  •          Prices for condos down about one-half percentage point compared with the same month a year ago.
  •          Growing number of homeowners who are choosing to move further away from core urban areas.

“With the trend toward telecommuting and moving to outlying suburban areas, the Seattle/King County condominium market…

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A FULL SERVICE REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE FOR HOME SELLERS

A harbinger of the 2021 market is tight listing inventory, low interest rates, and high buyer demand continuing to drive momentum.

“Insatiable buyer demand” is keeping inventory scarce as house hunters try to outmaneuver and outbid each other, according to reports from Northwest Multiple Listing Service (NWMLS). Its statistical summary for the end of 2020 showed strong activity throughout the holiday season with double-digit increases in new listings, pending sales, closed sales, and prices.

Measured by months of inventory, there is only about two weeks of supply (0.53 months) overall. Only five counties had more than a month of supply, well below the four-to-six months of supply used by…

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Covering housing news and more. Our informative and locally based real estate news blog will feature the latest housing statistics for Sammamish and Issaquah as well as information on Bidding Wars, mortgage rates and local information that affect your home and commute like the new Klahanie Bridge on Issaquah-Fall City Road.

We’ll dive deep into the stats and strive hard to provide detailed analysis the is helpfully while also being easy to understand.

If you ever have a question or suggestion we’re here. Just reach out to us and let us know and we’ll be happy to answer!

Check out some of our most current stories below:

Klahanie Bridge / Issaquah Fall City Road Construction Delayed

Housing Crisis 2021: Lack of Inventory

What to Know…

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