A few reasons to love Seattle-

Aaron Kahn — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 22:34:45 +0000

Seize the day!

Reason #1
In the mood for a beautiful hike but not sure where to go?

http://www.mountaineers.org/source/atrips/viewTrip.cfm?event=29748

For an in-city trek try the Discovery Park Hike where you can enjoy a walk in the forest, thru the meadows, on the beach, and along the cliffs that offer an extraordinary vantage of Puget Sound.
We love the Mounaineers club because they offer great monthly suggestions and guides for hiking and climbing- in city and in the mountains!

Reason #2
In the mood for lunch? Go to the Pike Place Market!

http://www.pikeplacemarket.org/

We love to explore the Pike Place Market where there are so many hidden gems. I am sure it will pop up again as one of the reasons to live in Seattle .
One of our fave places, of the dozens of great choices, is the Market Grill- a little counter with a handful of stools and the best Salmon sandwich in town!

Reason #3
In the mood for spring? Go to the arboretum and catch a few glimpses of the beginning of spring.

http://depts.washington.edu/uwbg/gardens/wpa.shtml

The Washington Park Arboretum is a fantastic place for a casual stroll or serious research- there are flowers in every season, and an impressive tree & shrub collection!

Every week we will post another great reason to live in Seattle .
We would love to hear some of your reasons why Seattle is a great place to live in and/or move to! Post a comment.

(all photos by Aaron Kahn)

Seattle statistics: 11/10-1/12.

Aaron Kahn — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 01:24:58 +0000

This graph shows some of the basic dynamics of todays in-city market. For this graph I chose Central, NW, & NE Seattle, and this shows the number of active listings, “pending sales”, and closed sales for the time period.

As you can see, number of homes on the market is quite low, as is typical for this time of year. You can also see that buyers are buying: last year at this time there were roughly 50% more homes on the market, yet buyers purchased fewer- this shows that the buyer demand is high. Current active listings are either poorly presented and over-priced, or they are selling quickly.

What does this mean? If you are thinking of selling, this is a very good time. If you are buying, you need to be ready to compete with other buyers. Prospective sellers: make the property shine, and price realistically. Buyers: Get pre-approved by your lender before looking seriously.

I can create this type of graph, or research other data, for your area or zip code- just let me know what you would like to see!