aggregated from: Seattle Bubble

In our conversation last week about median prices, David Losh brought up an interesting question:It would be interesting to see what the median price buys you this year compared to last year, or the year before.With some neighborhoods around Seattle ...

topics: ballard, capitol-hill, greenwood, kirkland, lake-city

aggregated from: HorsesAss.Org

I m getting word over email that the homeowner involved in this morning s shooting in Kirkland is Steve Sarich. Sarich is a very prominent but also very controversial figure in the medical marijuana community. Last week, after a 38-year-old med...

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I m getting word over email that the homeowner involved in this morning s shooting in Kirkland is Steve Sarich. Sarich is a very prominent but also very controversial figure in the medical marijuana community. Last week, after a 38-year-old med...

aggregated from: Daily Weekly

It's already been established that Rhonda Breard could use a little extra coin these days. The Kirkland securities broker is alleged to have stolen $8 million from 20 clients. Money she u......

topics: kirkland, store

aggregated from: Seattle Bubble

Let s check in on our January monthly neighborhood update to the neighborhood breakdown of Seasonally-Adjusted Active Supply (SAAS). For an explanation of what seasonally-adjusted active supply is, please refer to this post. Also, you may view a map...

topics: auburn, condos, downtown, kirkland, magnolia

aggregated from: Sound Politics

King County Superior Court Judge Julie Spector ordered the Seattle School Board to revisit its decision to use the Discovering Series math textbooks, calling the Board's decision to use them arbitrary and capricious . Meanwhile over in Kirkland, s...

topics: government, kirkland, school-board

aggregated from: HorsesAss.Org

Wow, quite a week. Here are some things going on as we roll into the new decade:- The two major drug law reform bills introduced for this session, HB 1177 (decriminalization) and HB 2401 (legalization), will have a hearing in the Public Safety Eme...

topics: committee, kirkland, mayor, political

aggregated from: Seattle Bubble

Time for the monthly reporting roundup, where I read all the local paper rehashes of the NWMLS press release so you don t have to.Here s a link to this month s NWMLS press release: Western Washington pending home sales mark best December since 2006 H...

topics: affordability, everett, foreclosures, housing, housing-market

aggregated from: Seattle's Rain City Real Estate Guide

While my clients buy and sell in both Seattle and The Eastside, I often use The Eastside when diving deep into the stats, because the age and style of homes is easier to compartmentalize. My recent posts showing #FAIL in Bellevue, Redmond and Kirklan...

topics: bellevue, foreclosures, kirkland, mortgage, redmond

aggregated from: Seattle's Rain City Real Estate Guide

Historically, a homebuyer first calculates how much home they can afford. They either do this on their own by calculating a % of their gross income, or they go to a lender who produces a home price suitable to their financial situation.When you nee...

topics: bellevue, housing, housing-market, kirkland, redmond