On May 19th, Mansion Global readers opened the paper to uncover the “Secret of the San Juans” in an article heralding the awe-inspiring archipelago as a retreat as recent analyses have named it “the hottest luxury real-estate market in the country.” According to Nancy Keates, the growth in the area is both a product of its serene surroundings as an escape from the hustle and bustle of city life and “by an influx of high-tech companies to Seattle, where soaring home prices make the San Juans look like a bargain.”
Spectacular is one of the first words that comes to mind when arriving at this waterfront estate. Three separate structures were built to take in magnificent views of Lake Washington and Mount Rainier.
A new report on realtor.com was just released with a lot of hard data on what home styles, sizes, locations, floor plan options, and more affects your home’s appreciation. To gather this information, Realtor looked at millions of listings from 2011 to 2016 and compared features against each other.
It’s no secret that over the past several years Seattle has been a haven for relocating families, foreign investors, and transferring tech workers. That’s why it also came as no surprise to us that home values have been steadily increasing; and that the Seattle real estate market continues to be ranked one of the hottest in the nation.
It’s no secret that Seattle is a haven for the millennial-aged crowd. However, with the recent construction and real estate boom in the Puget Sound area, is the growth leaving this young crowd in the dust? A recent Seattle Times article would report a resounding “yes.”
Those who are planning on moving to Canada, our neighbors in the north, after the 2016 election might have a harder time than they think. The interest in immigration to Canada was so overwhelming as the election results rolled in that the Canadian Immigration Website actually crashed, displaying a “500 – Internal server error” message for hours according to the Seattle PI.
Although immigration to Canada might seem like a viable option for those upset by the election results, the process and associated costs might stop you. Here is what you need to know.
In honor of the Presidential election last week, our Chapel Lane Estate listing was featured on King 5 News as Shoreline’s “presidential mansion.” The Shoreline Chapel Lane estate is listed for $5.8 million for good reason – it is rich with history as it was designed by Elizabeth Ayer, the first licensed female architect in the state of Washington, in 1928. Ayer’s work was greatly informed by her interest in classical architectural forms and European travel, as evidenced by the house’s enduring architectural details.
You want a real estate revolution? According to realtor.com, next year, more than half of all homes will be bought by first-time home buyers. It’s a huge shift from 2016. And here’s the kicker: Most of those newbies will be millennials.
Eager homebuyers rallied during the first half of 2016 increasing unit absorption and median home prices by 48% and 28%, respectively according to analysis of Northwest Multiple Listing Service data released as of June 30th.
The latest volume of Significant Sales features top sales from the Sotheby’s International Realtynetwork beginning with a European-inspired beachfront estate in Florida. Also featured is a historic residence in Colorado, a picturesque home in New York and more than twenty other properties.
While living anywhere along Lake Washington would be a prized lifestyle, the most coveted shoreline remains the waterfront communities of West Bellevue, Medina, Hunts Point, Kirkland, Juanita, Beau Arts, Enatai, Newport Shores and the north end of Mercer Island.
