Lake Union Homes

The Wallingford neighborhood of Seattle is comprised mainly of single family homes.  There are a few pockets of condos, mostly built around the South end of the neighborhood near Lake Union.  The majority of Wallingford condos are South of N 40th Street, and close to Gasworks Park, although there have been a few new construction [...]

The Wallingford neighborhood of Northwest Seattle is known as being fairly expensive, but there are some houses that have come on the market recently that ease that label.  The neighborhood sits on the North shore of Lake Union, and has great commute routes to downtown Seattle.  While most Wallingford homes start around $600,000, there are [...]

Some of the best water view homes in Seattle are those around Lake Union.  From the north end homes looking at the downtown skyline, to Capitol hill’s view of Queen Anne and vice-versa, there’s a great mix of serene waterfront and bustling city life in the same view.
There are a handful of Lake Union view [...]

When we talk about Lake Union waterfront homes, the conversation usually centers on houseboats and floating homes.  While those may be some great values, there are a few condos that do come on the market that are waterfront buildings with docks and boat slips available.
We’ve seen some very affordable houseboats on the Northlake side of [...]

The federal government’s $8000 tax credit for first time home buyers expires November 30.  A buyer must have purchased a home by then, and most transactions take at least 30 days, so buyers really need to have that home under contract in October.   That gives us just 3 months to find a Lake Union homes, [...]

The number of bank-owned homes on the NWMLS rose this month, as foreclosed homes are being released to the public for sale.  Although foreclosures are still relatively low in Seattle, as compared to most large U.S. cities, we do have a significant number for sale.  These can be great bargains for buyers looking to make [...]

Home Sales in Queen Anne followed the general trend of Seattle real estate sales, with a 30% increase in house and townhome sales this June as compared to last year.  There were a total of 30 of these homes sold in Queen Anne this June, as opposed to just 23 in 2008.  The sales prices [...]

There are currently three floating homes/houseboats on the market that are bank-owned homes.  These foreclosures are available to the general public, and many times offer a discounted price compared to traditional home listings.
The first houseboat is in the Eastlake community of Lake Union.  On a co-op dock, it’s a small, but completely modern studio.  At [...]

Currently, the MLS in Seattle doesn’t provide the ability to the public to search for foreclosures specifically.  As of today, you can find the latest foreclosed, bank-owned homes on SeattleHome.com.
Through some hard work on our part, we are now able to offer weekly listings of the newest Seattle foreclosures on our site.  We currently only list [...]

There were 36 Capitol Hill Condos sold in June of 2009.  The median price was $286,500, and lasted just 37 days on the market.  While the overall Seattle condo market has been fairly slow this year, the Capitol Hill neighborhood seems to be selling at a much faster pace.  The median condo was a 1 [...]