The Specialist in Seattle Real Estate
According a report published on Payscale.com, Seattle is outpacing other major cities in the United States for wage increases. Houston is doing almost as well, but much of it’s growth has been attributed the recent increase in oil and gas exploration. This is good news for real estate values as well as growth and standard …
Amazon has quietly made one of the most significant purchases in downtown in years. They have bought 3 blocks of the Clise Properties real estate holdings and plan to put a 1 million sq ft office tower on each. This will have a huge impact on jobs and growth in the downtown Seattle business area. …
According to the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), electronic tolling on the 520 bridge is scheduled to start in December, although the exact date has not been set or released. So, if you haven’t already done so, it’s probably time to purchase a pass and be ready. Once tolling starts, when you travel across …
The Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller Home Price index which was published today shows that Seattle and Atlanta tied for the third best monthly increases (1.6%) of the 20 metropolitan markets used in their 20-City Composite Index. Washington DC and San Francisco were the only two other cities with more of an increase with a 3.0% and …
Yes, Seattle is having some employment improvements and it shows. Being 13th on this list by Indeed.com is pretty good, when you consider the alternatives. That means there is currently 1 job for every 3 unemployed people. We were one of the last cities to see improvement in our unemployment statistics in the last recession. …