Real Estate News
The benefits of an energy audit for buyers, sellers
It might be a tipoff to a sobering reality: This house is an energy guzzler. Either the asking price comes down, the seller fixes the problems, or you walk.
‘Glee’ stars within duet-singing distance of each other
Lea Michele buys a Hollywood bungalow for $1.4 million and Kevin McHale buys a house in the Hollywood Hills for $1.025 million. In a “Glee” two-step of sorts, stars Lea Michele and Kevin McHale became Los Angeles-area homeowners last month within a day of each other.
Nils Finne opens Fall City farmhouse to painterly views
Seattle architect Nils Finne created “a continuous glass ribbon” around the home’s kitchen counter and opened the view in the master bath with a continuous glass wall.
U.S. homeownership rate at 15-year low
The 65.4% homeownership rate in the first quarter is down from 66.4% a year earlier, according to the Census Bureau. But recent data suggest the housing market’s outlook is promising. High foreclosure rates and a strong rental market pushed the homeownership rate in the U.S. to a 15-year low, even as projections for the housing [...]
King County home prices rise with fewer houses for sale
House prices in King County rose last month to their highest level since December 2010, according to statistics released Thursday by the Northwest Multiple Listing Service.
Design board OKs taller ‘green’ office building
Seattle’s advisory Northeast Design Review Board has approved the proposed design of developer Skanska USA’s controversial deep-green office building on the border of Wallingford and Fremont.
Sold: The 1925 house in Beverly Hills that time forgot
A Mediterranean estate in Beverly Hills that came on the market in February for the first time since it was built in 1925 has sold for $5.7 million, accord to the Multiple Listing Service. The property received six offers and went for $200,000 above its asking price to a buyer who intends to restore the [...]
Big Overlake office park up for sale
Bellevue’s sprawling QBE Corporate Campus, probably still better known as Unigard Park, is for sale.
New federal rules could speed up short-sale process
Homeowners can expect a response from their bank on a short-sale offer within 30 business days, with a final decision taking no more than 60 days, if their loan is owned by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. WASHINGTON — If you’re one of the estimated 11 million homeowners burdened with an underwater mortgage, a new [...]
Rare plants gather in gracious Shoreline garden
Jeanette Kunnen’s garden is a global gallery of plants. She likes the challenge of growing plants that don’t grow in the Northwest naturally.