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New Listing! Modern in Bryant

Designed with attention to detail resulting in a minimalism both rich and complex. Efficient, sleek, and contemporary this luminous home has a brilliant floor plan from entry to living room, dining room, and kitchen. Simple modern lines merge with warm contemporary tones from the interior to the outdoors. 4 bedroom and 2.5 bathroom remodel plus addition. Urban living in the heart of Bryant. A park with basketball, tennis courts, and playground located next door. Close by amenities include PCC, Metropolitan Market, Burke-Gilman trial, and all that U-Village has to offer. The perfect property when simplicity is what you long for.
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RISE Properties Debuts the First Grand Dame of Fort Lawton

Announces Grand Opening this Weekend October 29th & 30th (11am-5pm); A truly unique opportunity to own legacy real estate in Seattle

For the first time in history, one of Fort Lawton’s largest estates known as “The Ellicott” is being offered for private ownership at $2.8 million.
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According to GeekWire, the New Google Campus will Transform the South Lake Union Neighborhood

As the architects behind Google’s proposed campus at South Lake Union prepare for their meeting with the Seattle Design Review Board today at 8pm, GeekWire writes that “New images show how Google’s Seattle campus will transform the South Lake Union neighborhood.” Nat Levy, upon viewing the recently released images, says “the tech giant will drive the next evolution of the South Lake Union neighborhood, right in Amazon’s backyard” with a design aesthetic that speaks to the walkability of the neighborhood and incorporates natural elements, as walls of windows meet greenery throughout.
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Realogics SIR Announces Exclusive Real Estate Portal on Geekwire and Launches “Geek Home of the Week” Property Showcase

Dynamic Voting Tool Targets Second Fastest-Growing Tech Community in US; Attracts Preferred Sponsors

Realogics Sotheby’s International Realty announced last week an exclusive media partnership with GeekWire, a fast-growing and broadly followed website that has become a daily news source and events podium for the high-tech industry in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The dynamic platform will showcase properties, highlight market trends and feature real estate sponsors. A real time voting tool puts consumers in the driver’s seat to select the current “Geek Home of the Week” as more than 1 million unique visitors per month visit the website and 25,000 active subscribers digest the daily newsletter and are presented with the region’s most extraordinary properties.
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What’s Next: Your Event Calendar Update

Your comprehensive guide, check out what’s going on! From the San Gennaro Festival in Georgetown and a Moon Festival in Chinatown to next weekend’s Vintage Wine & Beer Walk in Kirkland, here’s what’s happening around the sound.
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Seattle: Is it Vancouver Déjà Vu?

The popular West Coast cities of San Francisco, Los Angeles and Vancouver have long been the most direct routes to New World prosperity for Asian immigrants and their families. Now that generations of Chinese buyers have transitioned to life in North America, their experience and trend spotting is bringing to bear more practical considerations of economic fundamentals, financial and educational opportunities, and overall quality of life. So it’s no surprise that relative affordability, propensity for capital appreciation and even a recently imposed 15-percent foreign homebuyer tax in Vancouver, are boosting interest in alternative markets like Seattle—the next international gateway city on the rise.
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Featured as “Home of the Day” on the Puget Sound Business Journal

We are excited to share that our client’s Cape Cod-style home in Burien is featured as the “Home of the Day” on the Puget Sound Business Journal! Help us win “Home of the Week” by voting here.

A rare chance to own an exquisite 3 bedroom custom floating home in the ‘Best View’ position at Roanoke Reef. Elegant Open Living and Dining Room, Gourmet Kitchen and Family Room with Lake views. Master Suite with 5 piece luxury bath. Rich materials, elegant, mint condition. Grand roof deck with 360 degree Lake Union views & Gas Fire Pit. Dock for water toys. Private gated entry, boat moorage, garage parking & storage. SPEECHLESS in Seattle!

Nearly 22% of Seattle’s Renters are Qualified Buyers

MARC STILES REPORTED IN A RECENT PUGET SOUND BUSINESS JOURNAL FEATURE THAT “MORE THAN A FIFTH OF RENTERS IN SEATTLE COULD AFFORD TO BUY HOUSES,” A FACT THAT IS CONTRIBUTING TO THE SEEMINGLY EVER-RISING COST TO RENT IN SEATTLE.

Seattle’s rent is currently growing faster than any other city in the U.S., this according to the Seattle Times as June 2015 vs. June 2016 rent comparisons revealed a staggering 9.7% increase. What’s more, “rents are soaring so fast that June’s 1.1 percent monthly price gain in the Seattle area beat out the growth that Chicago and Washington, D.C., have seen in an entire year.”
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Curbed Seattle’s Latest Pricespotter features SeattlebyDesign’s Westlake Floating Home

Earlier this week, Sean Keeley from Curbed Seattle asked readers, “how good are you at guessing the price of floating homes?” in his latest Pricespotter feature. In an effort to “counterbalance” the slough of “smaller floating homes [to] hit the market in recent weeks,” Keeley selected our Westlake Floating Home, a 2 bedroom/1 bathroom home situated over 1,630 square feet.
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Puget Sound Business Journal Says Nearly 22% of Seattle’s Renters are Qualified Homebuyers

Marc Stiles reported in a recent Puget Sound Business Journal feature that “More than a fifth of renters in Seattle could afford to buy houses,” a fact that is contributing to the seemingly ever-rising cost to rent in Seattle.