The Specialist in Seattle Real Estate
The owners of Northgate Mall, Simon Property Group, have announced a massive redevelopment plan for the Northgate Mall. Simon is calling it a ‘complete re-imagining’ of Northgate Mall, even though Northgate is already getting a major overhaul with the addition of the Northgate Light Rail station due to open in 2021. The redevelopment will include …
Despite the economic slowdown in China, Chinese investors are still having a major influence in the Greater Seattle Real Estate Market. For the 12 month-period ending March 2015 buyers from China purchased $28.6 billion in real estate in the United States. That’s up from $22 billion a year ago, according to NAR’s 2015 Profile of …
Housing Chartbook: February 2014 Several Mortgage Professionals with Wells Fargo have sent me this report over the last couple of days. It’s a very thoughtful analysis of the near-term housing outlook based on historical data and near-term predictions using a number of factors. They look at GDP, energy and material costs, demographics and changing family …
I’m not sure if this is really a major concern for most people. But long-term real estate investment and development groups should be paying attention. With the expected rise in sea levels over the next 40 years or so, some areas of Seattle could become flooded. Seattle Public Utilities released this map yesterday showing the …
There should be lots of job openings coming up in 2014. On October 1, 2012 the Seattle City Council voted to approve required registration and inspections for all rental property in the City Seattle, phased in over the next three years. The program is set to begin in 2014, giving the City some time to …