Tax season is here and homeowners in the region are receiving their property tax bills in their mailboxes. Following years of double-digit increases for homeowners, many are feeling a welcome relief this year, as Seattle Times reports that approximately half of the cities in King County are seeing a slight decrease compared to last year’s rates.
Read MoreAs a recent Puget Sound Business Journal article put it, “The Eastside office market has FANGs.” However fitting, they aren’t referencing the region’s sharp teeth; they are talking about a group of tech titans: Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google.
Read MoreRealogics Sotheby's International Realty recently released a Waterfront Update that examines regions across Puget Sound and highlights popular waterfront communities with information regarding home values, sales trends and market activity. The report is centered around price trends and the typical location factors that affect the value of any real estate. Waterfront sales, however, may also be influenced by other aquatic factors including docks, moorage, beach or tidelands access, and more.
Read MoreThe Puget Sound region held the national spotlight recently, as two of our local neighborhoods ranked among Zillow’s top twenty in the country based on the number of listing page views in each area. And as Puget Sound Business Journal reports, Zillow Group also put together a list of the top ten neighborhoods around the Sound along with the median listing price. Do you think you know which areas were most popular among Zillow searchers?
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