Bothell Real Estate

Sold 14% Above List Price with 8 Offers! Inviting 3 Bedroom, 2.25 Bath + Loft Townhome at Crystal Creek Community in Bothell

Listed at $690,000 Click Here For Full Details Ideally located end unit townhome in the quiet community of Crystal Creek Townhomes in Bothell. The spacious floorplan boasts 1,916 s.f. and features 3 bedrooms, 2.25 baths, loft bonus/family room and 2 car garage. Special features include: updated laminate flooring, newer roof, forced air heat and A/C via gas furnace and heat pump. Open entry with...

Sold 17.8% Above List Price with 12 Offers! Quality Craftsmanship! Fantastic, Remodeled Rambler with 3 Bedrooms and 1.75 bathrooms on a Quiet Cul-de-sac in Bothell

Sold for $589,000 Click Here For More Details Lovely remodeled rambler on a quiet cul-de-sac in Bothell. The flowing floorplan boasts 1,288 s.f. and features 3 bedrooms, 1.75 baths on a 6,534 s.f. lot. Updates include: Remodeled kitchen and bathrooms, new windows, white trim and crown molding. Beautiful front yard with luscious plants welcomes you to the home. The living room features plush carpet...

SOLD 14% Above List Price with 5 Offers! Elegant Home with Den and Bonus Room in Bothell

Sold for $1,030,000 Click Here for Details Grand Home in the desirable Bridlewood neighborhood of Bothell. The light filled 3,592 s.f. floorplan features 5 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, bonus room and a den on a sunny 9,637 s.f. lot.  The open entry welcomes you in with beautiful hardwood floors and grand staircase. Formal living room with fireplace, soaring ceiling and wainscoting. Formal dining room...

Two story home tucked away on a quiet cul-de-sac in Bothell’s Bridlewood neighborhood

Listed for $575,000 Complete details at the property website here Fabulous home in desirable Bridlewood Community in South Bothell. The home is 2,130 s.f. and features 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths in an ideal cul-de-sac location. Rich hardwoods welcome you in along with new carpeting throughout the home! The formal living room has a vaulted ceiling, fireplace and large windows overlooking the front...

NWMLS Market Report: February 2016 – Buyer Frustration Builds as Inventory Shrinks!

KIRKLAND, Washington (March 7, 2016) - Home prices in King County hit new highs in February as buyers tried to outbid each other for the sparse inventory in much of Western Washington. "We're in for another crazy spring real estate market," predicts J. Lennox Scott, chairman and CEO of John L. Scott, Inc. With the number of single family homes for sale in King County down nearly 30 percent from a...

Selling? You need more than a Great Broker, you need a proven Auctioneer to get the most for your Home!

I am keenly aware of how my role has evolved for our sellers over the last few years. Creating a compelling presentation for our client's homes has always been important. However, in the market we have had since 2013, extracting value from competing offers is where the real money is made for our clients! As illustrated in one of our recent articles... "Instead of the seller trying to ‘win’ the...

Should I Rent My Eastside House Instead of Selling It?

A recent study has concluded that 39% of buyers prefer to rent out their last residence rather than sell it when purchasing their next home. The study cites that many homeowners were able to refinance and “locked in a very low mortgage rate in recent years. That low rate, combined with a strong rental market, means they can charge more in rent than they pay in mortgage each month... so they are...

King County Real Estates Price Are Up 9.7% Compared to 1 Year Ago.

Housing activity in Western Washington ranges from “red hot” to “slowly healing” KIRKLAND, Wash. (May 6, 2014) – Brokers report some skittishness among both buyers and sellers, but the latest statistics from Northwest Multiple Listing Service indicate the housing market is continuing to rebound. Both the number of pending sales and the number of new listings added to inventory during April...

March 2014 Real Estate Market Update – Northwest MLS brokers report mixed results for March, but suggest “only lack of inventory is holding back sales”

KIRKLAND, Wash. (April 3, 2014) – Northwest Multiple Listing Service brokers reported rising prices on fewer sales during March compared to a year ago, citing inventory shortages as the main reason. Members of the MLS reported 9,183 pending sales (mutually accepted offers) during the month, about 300 fewer than the same period a year ago for a 3.2 percent drop. Compared to February, pending sales...

Waiting to buy a home? You can no longer afford to do so!

The housing market has turned a corner. Two years of solid appreciation in the Seattle area shows that to be true. In addition, the Federal Government is easing their support for the bond market, so the ability to get a loan at a discounted rate is coming to an end. Here is the change seen on the Eastside from 2012 to 2013: What will waiting cost you in 2014? If we take a conservative look at value...

Is King County Real Estate Still a Good Investment?

Yes, in fact it is one of the best investments you can make! The graphic above is based upon national numbers, here is what King County looks like: Residential Median Price in 2000 = $250,000 Residential Median Price in 2013 = $415,000 Total Increase = 66% As much as my investment adviser would hate for me to tell you this, the Seattle area's real estate market remains one of the best...

Another Sign the Real Estate Market is in Recovery Mode – Mortgage Delinquencies in U.S. Fall Below 4%

DAILY REAL ESTATE NEWS | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2014 Mortgage delinquencies nationwide have plummeted to their lowest level in more than five years, as more home owners are coming out of the red on their payments, according to credit reporting agency TransUnion. The number of borrowers who are at least two months behind on their mortgage payments dropped to 3.85 percent in the fourth quarter of...

Rising Prices Chip Away at Housing Affordability

DAILY REAL ESTATE NEWS | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2014 Strong year-over-year price gains are starting to take a bite into housing affordability, particularly in the West, according to the National Association of REALTORS®’ latest quarterly report. The median single-family home price rose in 73 percent of the markets, or 119 out of 164 metro areas, in the fourth quarter of 2013, with 26...

NWMLS Report: Broker says Western Washington housing market “definitely in full recovery mode”

KIRKLAND, Wash. (Feb. 5, 2014) – Home sales during January may not have been as super as the Seahawks’ performances, but brokers cite several reasons for optimism during 2014. “We are finally going to be looking at the ‘housing crisis’ in the rear view mirror,” said Mike Gain, CEO and president of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Northwest Real Estate. “In 2014 we are definitely in full...

Nation’s Largest Home Builder Seeing Strong Sales – Raising Prices

Homebuilder Says It's Upbeat Enough to Raise Prices Again DAILY REAL ESTATE NEWS | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2014 D.R. Horton, the largest U.S. home builder by homes sold, announced that strong sales will allow the company to raise prices for an early start of the spring home-selling season. The homebuilder announced a 4 percent increase in sales contracts in the first fiscal quarter ending Dec....

Northwest Multiple Listing Service Annual Report – Recap of 2013 – A strong year for Real Estate!

Northwest MLS brokers report nearly $25.5 billion in sales for 2013, outgaining prior year in both number of homes sold and dollar volume! KIRKLAND, Wash. (Jan. 22, 2014) – Members of Northwest Multiple Listing Service reported 75,517 closed sales during 2013, surpassing the 2012 volume by around 11,000 transactions for an increase of nearly 17 percent. Measured by dollars, last year’s sales of...

Monday’s Market Update – Eastside Residential

Eastside & Seattle Market Absorption RatesBy: Tony MeierEastside & Seattle Realtor   This week we will be looking at the Residential market absorption rates for the Eastside over the last 7 weeks. When looking at these numbers, keep in this in mind: 1.    These are an average of the all price ranges in the area. Some price ranges are definitely moving faster than others! If you...

Monday’s Market Update – Eastside Residential

Eastside & Seattle Market Absorption RatesBy: Tony MeierEastside & Seattle Realtor   This week we will be looking at the Residential market absorption rates for the Eastside over the last 7 weeks. When looking at these numbers, keep in this in mind: 1.    These are an average of the all price ranges in the area. Some price ranges are definitely moving faster than others! If you...

Monday’s Market Update – Eastside Condos

Eastside & Seattle Market Absorption RatesBy: Tony MeierEastside & Seattle Realtor   This week we will be looking at the Condo market absorption rates for the Eastside over the last 7 weeks. When looking at these numbers, keep this in mind: 1.    These are an average of the all price ranges in the area. Some price ranges are definitely moving faster than others! If you would...

Monday’s Market – Eastside Condos

Eastside & Seattle Market Absorption RatesBy: Tony MeierEastside & Seattle Realtor This week we will be looking at the Condo market absorption rates for the Eastside over the last 7 weeks. When looking at these numbers, keep this in mind: 1.    These are an average of the all price ranges in the area. Some price ranges are definitely moving faster than others! If you would like to...

Market Update – Eastside Residential

Eastside & Seattle Market Absorption RatesBy: Tony MeierEastside & Seattle Realtor   This week we will be looking at the Residential market absorption rates for the Eastside over the last 7 weeks. When looking at these numbers, keep in this in mind: 1.    These are an average of the all price ranges in the area. Some price ranges are definitely moving faster than others! If...

Monday’s Market Update – Eastside Condos

Eastside & Seattle Market Absorption RatesBy: Tony MeierEastside & Seattle Realtor   This week we will be looking at the Condo market absorption rates for the Eastside over the last 7 weeks. When looking at these numbers, keep this in mind: 1.       These are an average of the all price ranges in the area. Some price ranges are definitely moving faster than...

Monday’s Market Update – Eastside Residential

Eastside & Seattle Market Absorption RatesBy: Tony MeierEastside & Seattle Realtor This week we will be looking at the Residential market absorption rates for the Eastside over the last 7 weeks. When looking at these numbers, keep in this in mind: 1.       These are an average of the all price ranges in the area. Some price ranges are definitely moving faster than others!...

Monday’s Market Update – Eastside Residential

Eastside & Seattle Market Absorption Rates By: Tony Meier Eastside & Seattle Realtor This week we will be looking at the Residential market absorption rates for the Eastside over the last 7 weeks. When looking at these numbers, keep in this in mind: 1.       These are an average of the all price ranges in the area. Some price ranges are definitely moving faster than others!...

Monday’s Market Update – Eastside Condos

My usual stattistics are unavailable this week, so we are going to look at something different. Thanks to the great information from Trendgraphix, which we subscribe to, we are going to chart the condo market since January 2007. Here is the trend for condos over the last year. This first chart shows how the inventory has climbed steeply since last year and sales have fallen. We  had as much as 64% of...

Monday’s Market Update – Eastside Residential

Eastside & Seattle Market Absorption Rates By: Tony Meier Eastside & Seattle Realtor This week we will be looking at the Residential market absorption rates for the Eastside over the last 7 weeks. When looking at these numbers, keep in this in mind: 1.       These are an average of the all price ranges in the area. Some price ranges are definitely moving faster than others!...

Monday’s Market Update – Eastside Condos

Eastside & Seattle Market Absorption Rates By: Tony Meier Eastside & Seattle Realtor   This week we will be looking at the Condo market absorption rates for the Eastside over the last 7 weeks. When looking at these numbers, keep this in mind: 1.       These are an average of the all price ranges in the area. Some price ranges are definitely moving faster than others!...

Monday’s Market Update – Eastside Residential

Eastside & Seattle Market Absorption Rates By: Tony Meier Eastside & Seattle Realtor This week we will be looking at the Residential market absorption rates for the Eastside over the last 7 weeks. When looking at these numbers, keep in this in mind: 1.       These are an average of the all price ranges in the area. Some price ranges are definitely moving faster than others!...

Monday’s Market Update – Seattle Residential

Eastside & Seattle Market Absorption RatesBy: Tony MeierEastside & Seattle Realtor This week we will be looking at the Residential market absorption rates for the Seattle Area over the last 7 weeks. It appears that Seattle is back on the mend with many of the numbers returning to a balanced market. In fact, some areas and price ranges are clearly favoring the seller! When looking at these...

Monday’s Market Update – Eastside Condos

Eastside & Seattle Market Absorption Rates By: Tony Meier Eastside & Seattle Realtor This week we will be looking at the Condo market absorption rates for the Eastside over the last 7 weeks. When looking at these numbers, keep this in mind: 1.       These are an average of the all price ranges in the area. Some price ranges are definitely moving faster than others! If you...

Monday’s Market Update – Eastside Residential

Eastside & Seattle Market Absorption Rates By: Tony Meier Eastside & Seattle Realtor This week we will be looking at the Residential market absorption rates for the Eastside over the last 7 weeks. When looking at these numbers, keep the following in mind: 1.       These are an average of the all price ranges in the area. Some price ranges are definitely moving faster than...