Redfin adds ‘agent insights’; Zillow adds Remax
After months of wrangling with fellow multiple listing service members, Seattle-based online brokerage Redfin Thursday added real-estate agent comments about listings, called “Agent Insights.” “What...
View ArticleCottages are catching on in Seattle, U.S. (USA Today)
Whidbey Island architect Ross Chapin and Seattle developer Jim Soules are the front what’s becoming a nationwide movement for smaller homes on smaller lots, USA Today reported Wednesday. “After decades...
View ArticleZillow launches BlackBerry app
Seattle-based real estate information company Zillow launched a BlackBerry App Thursday. The company already had iPhone, iPad, and Android apps, meaning they now cover more than 90 percent of...
View ArticleFormer Starbucks CEO finally sells home (PSBJ)
Former Starbucks president and CEO Orin Smith has sold his former Seattle home after it sat on the market for more than two years, the Puget Sound Business Journal reported Saturday. “Smith’s fully...
View ArticleCNN notes Seattle home price cuts
CNN just included Seattle on a list of “6 cities slashing home prices.” “The housing cycle came later to Seattle than to other West Coast cities and prices held up longer,” CNN noted. “They hit their...
View ArticleSeattle projects win design awards
Imagine Seattle with “bubble wrapped” buildings and wildlife feeding on grass growing in the street. That vision, called [gu] (Growing Urbanism), won an Images that Provoke Award last month in the...
View ArticleZillow adds Mortgage Marketplace iPhone app
Seattle-based real estate website Zillow Tuesday launched an iPhone app for its Mortgage Marketplace. “This addition to Zillow’s already robust suite of real estate mobile apps gives consumers valuable...
View ArticleKing County neighborhoods: Hot or not?
While Seattle’s real estate market remains tepid, some neighborhoods are notably less so, according to Seattle-based Redfin. Last week, the Real Estate company released a beta version of its new “Heat...
View ArticleWSJ features Seattle mid-century modern home
The Wall Street Journal’s house of the day is one that we featured in June in a photo gallery of Northeast Seattle mid-century modern homes. The 4,940-square-foot house was designed by Seattle...
View ArticleHousing Authority gets $10 million for Yesler Terrace
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded the Seattle Housing Authority $10.27 million to start redeveloping its Yesler Terrace community, in the Central District. “This is a...
View ArticleWhere are people searching for homes in Seattle?
Looking for a home in West Seattle? You’re not alone. Seattle’s 98116 zip code, which includes the West Seattle Junction business district and Alki, was the city’s most-searched zip code for home...
View ArticleZillow added to Russell indexes
Seattle-based real-estate website Zillow has been added to the Russell 2000 and Russell 3000 indexes, the company announced Friday. The Russell 3000 Index takes in the largest 3000 U.S. companies,...
View ArticleZillow adds mortgages to iPhone app
Seattle-based real estate website Zillow has added its Mortgage Marketplace to its iPhone app. This means people can research, shop for and compare mortgages within the same app they use to search for...
View ArticleWhich Northwest places are ‘great’?
Well Seattle, we’ve been snubbed again. The American Planning Association just put out its list of 2011 Great Places and the Emerald City is nowhere to be found: Not in Great Neighborhoods, Great...
View ArticleSeattle architect Tom Kundig out with second book of houses
Seattle architect Tom Kundig designs striking contemporary homes, 17 of which are featured in a recently released photo book. “Tom Kundig: Houses 2” follows up on his first collection, released in...
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