by richtao | Around Seattle
Hilarious! Whoever wrote this blurb should seriously write sketches for SNL. It takes a couple minutes to read it through, but it’s totally worth it. Only read it if you’re a “manly man” though. Haha! ...
by richtao | Around Seattle
Rising home prices have created a lot of home equity wealth for owners. Our clients occasionally wonder how far their sales proceeds would take them if they were to sell their house and move. Here’s a list of 9 places to “retire” cheaply. SE Asian countries seem to...
by richtao | Around Seattle
There are neighborhoods in the city that have yet to witness the record-breaking levels of value appreciation. One such area is the Chinatown/ID neighborhood. While there aren’t many houses in this area, there are condos, and when compared to nearby areas like Cap...
by richtao | Around Seattle
There’s been a lot of talk about low inventory, but how low is it really? Taking Ballard as an example, the average inventory level this year has been less than 1 month. That means that if no other listings come on the market, it will take less than 1 month to sell...
by richtao | Around Seattle
There’s been a lot of talk about proposed rental restrictions and regulations in the city of Seattle, such as limiting short-term rentals (AKA AirBnB), higher taxes for landlords, policy changes to how renters are vetted, etc. We are not sure yet how many of these...
by richtao | Around Seattle
Is the housing market so hot that buyers are starting to sit it out? Yup, buyer fatigue is definitely real. The following paragraph from this article is almost exactly what we’ve been telling our clients for the past 6+ weeks: “We’re seeing our typical summer...