Debra Sinick

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Weekly Real Estate Buzz in The Kirkland Highlands through January11th, 2008

In buyers, market statistics, Real estate, sellers, Weekly market update on January 11, 2008 at 7:23 pm

Real Estate Update Post-It
Active Listings:   28(28)

New listings:  0(1) plus one re-listed property
Sold subject to inspection:  0(1) 

Pending:  2(0)plus one town home

Closed Sales:   0(1)

Contingent sale: 0(0)

Number of Price Reductions:  1(0)

Cancelled listings 1(0)

Expired Listings 0 (0)

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Number of homes available:    28(28)

0-$349,999:   0(0)

$350,000-$499,999:   3(2)

$500,000-$749,999:    6(6)

$750,000-$999,999:   11(12)

$1,000,000- $1,499,999:   5(6)

$1,500,000- $2,999,999:   3(3)
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Average Price: $954,317($974,804)
Median Price:   $871,050 ($873,550)

Average Days on Market: 93(85)

Highest Priced Listing: $2,299,950 ($2,299,950)

Lowest Priced Listing: $424,900($460,000)

(data from NWMLS)

My analysis of this week’s real estate buzz:

Average market time in The Highlands took a jump from 85 to 93 days, adding about a week to total market time. 

Two listings are now pending after spending a number of months on the market.  The home in Kirkwood Manor for $545,000 is one of the pending listings.  The other is a home in Forbes Creek, Waterwheel Park to be exact.  It had been on the market 155 days with an original asking price of $519,950.  The price was dropped to $498,950 before the home sold.  The neighborhood was built by Panterra Homes, a builder who was very active in Kirkland in the 1980′s.

The cancelled listing was in Altezza, the newer neighborhood off 112th, built by Grainger Construction.  The home, a large view property, had been priced at $1,499,000. 

The re-listed home is a rambler in Hidden Hills that has been beautifully updated.  It’s original price was $750,000 and it has come back on the market as a new listing with a reduced price of $712,000.

There are still 5 active town home listings in the Highlands.  The town home that was sold subject to inspection has completed the inspection process and is now pending.  (my listing)

I had an opportunity to go to NYC for Inman News Real Estate Connect and I’ll share some of what I learned about the real estate market, the economy, and technology on some of my other blogs.  I’ll provide links to these reports and  keep you in the loop. 

A little coffee and a little warmth at the Kirkland Parkplace Starbucks

In Exploring Kirkland, Kirkland News on January 11, 2008 at 5:29 am

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Our local Starbucks is “famous,” not only for coffee, but for warmth.  Parkplace’s Starbucks was written up in The Seattle Times as one of the favorite places to linger and keep warm. 

Have you had a chance to sit by the indoor/outdoor fireplace?  It’s a great place to run into Highlands people. I always see some of my Highlands’ neighbors when I stop by for a latte.

Do you have another great local place to linger and relax?  What’s your favorite place?

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