Debra Sinick

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The Hot Price Range For Home Sales in Kirkland, 6-24-09

In buyers, Kirkland WA, Kirkland, WA Real Estate, market statistics, Real estate, sellers on June 29, 2009 at 3:57 pm

Home Sales in Kirkland - 06-24-09

Home Sales in Kirkland - 06-24-09

Hottest price range for the week: $300-399,999 (last week I forgot to change this line to reflect what I had said below which was $500-599,999 was the hot price range for 6-17-09)

  • Most number of home sales $300,000-399,999, 5 homes sold
  • Most number of homes for sale $1,000,000-1,499,999  85 homes for sale.

There were 465 homes for sale in Kirkland and 18 homes sold.

What was the hottest price range of the week in Kirkland, south of NE 116th?This chart is updated weekly by (Windermere Real Estate/East, Inc., using MLS data) to show the price ranges of the homes sold each week.

Here’s how it’s set up:

The colors show who has the advantage in a particular price range. 

  • Green means the buyer has the advantage with many homes to choose from and not that many selling.
  • Yellow means the number of homes for sale and the number of sales in the price range is balanced between the buyer and the seller.
  • Red indicates a sellers’ market where the seller may have the advantage as more homes are selling when compared to what’s available.

Down the side of the chart, the home sales activity is broken down into a price bracket of $99,999. All the homes priced between $400,000-499,999, as an example, are put together in one price category in the chart.

Across the top, the chart is broken down into real estate activity by the week.

If you take the $400-499,999 line and follow it across the chart, you’ll see what has happened each of the last seven weeks.  There are three columns under each week. On the left side of the column is the number of homes for sale in Kirkland.  The middle column shows how many homes sold that week, and the final column under the date shows the months supply of homes for sale.  In other words, if no other homes came up for sale, it would take an average of 3.9 months to sell all the homes in the $400-499,999 price range.

The last section shows the 7 week average of each category, the number of homes for sale, the number sold, and the months supply.

The color yellow, which stands for a balanced market between buyers and sellers,  has been few and far between on these charts.  It’s been a very long time since we’ve seen a balanced real estate market anywhere. Most columns have been green, marked with a buyers’ advantage, for a very long time. It’s been an even longer time since we’ve seen so much read, a buyer’s market, too.

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Weekly Real Estate Buzz in The Kirkland Highlands, June 25th, 2009

In buyers, Kirkland WA, market statistics, Real estate, sellers, Weekly market update on June 26, 2009 at 7:15 pm

The real estate statistics below reflect the real estate activity in The Kirkland Highlands for the past week and all data is taken from the NWMLS through Thursday morning each week.


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The map shows most of the outline of Kirkland’s Highlands neighborhood. The map address is simply for a street corner in the middle of the Kirkland Highlands. For those not familiar with the neighborhood, it’s a pocket of unique homes close to downtown Kirkland. In some ways it feels like an island, because it’s separated on the east by 405, the south by Central Way (the main route to downtown) and the west and north by the BNSF railroad tracks. The neighborhood has the best of both worlds, a little isolation without any through traffic, but just seconds from everything.

Active Listings:31 (31)

New listings: 0 (2)

Re-listed properties:  0 (0)

Pending inspection: 1 (0)

Pending: 1 (1)

Closed Sales: 0 (0)

Contingent sale: 0 (0)

Number of Price Reductions:  3  (1)

Canceled listings 0 (0)

Expired Listings: 0 (0)

Temporarily Off Market: 0 (0)

Price increase: 0(0)

Back on market: 2 (0)

Rented: 0 (0)

Sale Fail: 0 (0)

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0-$349,999: 1 (0)

$350,000-$499,999: 6 (7)

$500,000-$749,999:  11 (11)

$750,000-$999,999: 10 (9)

$1,000,000- $1,499,999: 2 (3)

$1,500,000- $2,999,999: 1 (1)
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Average Price of homes for sale: $736,735($738,995)

Median Price of homes for sale: $724,900 ($724,900)

Average Days on Market:105 (99)

Highest Priced Listing: $1,795,000 ($1,795,000)

Lowest Priced Listing: $299,000 ($395,000)

Townhomes/condos

4  town homes listed

The Seattle PI had an interesting article about the  local real estate market. The Seattle real estate market is stronger than much of the rest of the west.

Sales of existing houses and condos in May were up just over 30 percent from April in King County, compared with increases of 6.6 percent in the West and 9.2 percent nationwide, according to data from the Northwest Multiple Listing Service and the National Association of Realtors.

But county sales were down 20 percent from May 2008, compared with an increase of 8.7 percent in the West and a 6.6 percent drop nationwide.

The market has been fueled by first time buyers with 29% of  home sales being purchased by first time buyers.

Happy Selling to all of you participating in the Kirkland Highlands Garage Sale this weekend.

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Huge Kirkland Highlands Neighborhood Garage Sale, June 27th, 2009

In Garage sales, Kirkland Garage Sale, Kirkland WA on June 25, 2009 at 8:48 pm

CB026351Follow the red balloons in the Kirkland Highlands for a huge garage sale this Saturday, the 27th, from 9-2 PM.

About 25 homes, including several Highpointe Townhomes along NE 87th, are participating.

Check out 113th Court NE, off 104th, there’s a group of homes in the garage sale.

Happy shopping!

Garage sale signs

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A Tree(s) Grows in The Kirkland Highlands

In Exploring Kirkland, Kirkland WA on June 23, 2009 at 4:58 am

It’s amazing how easy it is to walk by things and not really “see” them. Last week I took my dog for a walk along 112th Ave NE in the Kirkland Highlands.


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and while he was doing his business, I happened to look up and notice the gorgeous canopy of the cedar tree I was standing under.

A beautiful tree canopy in The Kirkland Highlands

A beautiful tree canopy in The Kirkland Highlands

This gorgeous tree is just north of NE 95th along 112th Ave NE.  Seeing the tree for the “first” time got me noticing the other trees along  my walk.

Gingko Tree in the Kirkland Highlands

Gingko Tree in the Kirkland Highlands

A Gingko tree up close and personal? I hadn’t seen one since I was a kid traveling to the Connecticut shore with my family.  There was a huge Gingko tree in a town we’d pass through called Colchester.  We’d always battle to see who could spot it first.  The Gingko trees have beautiful leaves and the shape of the leaves is often used in art and jewelry design.  It’s also a very old species.  This tree is on the left side of 112th, just north of NE 97th.

The bark of a tree along 112th in Kirkland

The bark of a tree along 112th in Kirkland

I thought the bark of this tree was interesting, but I don’t know what it is.  Does anyone know what type of tree this is?

One of the wonderful things about the Northwest are its big, beautiful trees and if you look around, you really notice them.

Towering trees along 112th in the Kirkland Highlands

Towering trees along 112th in the Kirkland Highlands

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What Was Last Week’s Hot Price Range For Selling a Home in Kirkland, WA?

In buyers, Kirkland WA, Kirkland, WA Real Estate, market statistics, sellers, Weekly market update on June 22, 2009 at 6:50 am
Kirkland real estate sales the week of 6-17-09
What was the hottest price range of the week in Kirkland, south of NE 116th?

This chart is updated weekly by (Windermere Real Estate/East, Inc., using MLS data) to show the price ranges of the homes sold each week.

Here’s how it’s set up:

The colors show who has the advantage in a particular price range. 

  • Green means the buyer has the advantage with many homes to choose from and not that many selling.
  • Yellow means the number of homes for sale and the number of sales in the price range is balanced between the buyer and the seller.
  • Red indicates a sellers’ market where the seller may have the advantage as more homes are selling when compared to what’s available.

Down the side of the chart, the home sales activity is broken down into a price bracket of $99,999. All the homes priced between $400,000-499,999, as an example, are put together in one price category in the chart.

Across the top, the chart is broken down into real estate activity by the week.

If you take the $400-499,999 line and follow it across the chart, you’ll see what has happened each of the last seven weeks.  There are three columns under each week. On the left side of the column is the number of homes for sale in Kirkland.  The middle column shows how many homes sold that week, and the final column under the date shows the months supply of homes for sale.  In other words, if no other homes came up for sale, it would take an average of 5 months to sell all the homes in the $400-499,999 price range.

The last section shows the 7 week average of each category, the number of homes for sale, the number sold, and the months supply.

The color yellow, which stands for a balanced market between buyers and sellers,  has been few and far between on these charts.  It’s been a very long time since we’ve seen a balanced real estate market anywhere. Most columns have been green, marked with a buyers’ advantage, for a very long time. It’s been an even longer time since we’ve seen so much read, a buyer’s market, too.

Week of June 17th, 2009:

Hottest price range for the week: $1,000,000-1,499,999.

  • Most number of home sales $500,000-599,999, 8 homes sold
  • Most number of homes for sale $1,000,000-1,499,999  82 homes for sale.

Last week, there were 465 homes for sale in Kirkland and 24 homes sold.

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Two Weeks Worth of Kirkland Highlands Real Estate Buzz

In Kirkland WA, Kirkland, WA Real Estate, market statistics, Real estate, sellers, Weekly market update on June 18, 2009 at 9:51 pm

No weekly real estate update for the Kirkland Highlands last week?  I had all the information ready to go when two things happened.  One was my computer telling me my “disk was corrupted” and, two, I was busy with clients and sold two homes. I had no chance to get anything done on any of my blogs.  So here’s two weeks worth of Kirkland Highlands real estate activity.

The real estate statistics below reflect the real estate activity in The Kirkland Highlands for the past week and all data is taken from the NWMLS through Thursday morning each week.


View Larger Map

The map shows most of the outline of Kirkland’s Highlands neighborhood. The map address is simply for a street corner in the middle of the Kirkland Highlands. For those not familiar with the neighborhood, it’s a pocket of unique homes close to downtown Kirkland. In some ways it feels like an island, because it’s separated on the east by 405, the south by Central Way (the main route to downtown) and the west and north by the BNSF railroad tracks. The neighborhood has the best of both worlds, a little isolation without any through traffic, but just seconds from everything.

Kirkland Highlands Real Estate Buzz Through June 11, 2009

Active Listings:29 (31)

New listings: 0 (0)

Re-listed properties:  1 (1)

Pending inspection: 0 (1)

Pending: 1 (0)

Closed Sales: 0 (1)

Contingent sale: 0 (0)

Number of Price Reductions:  2  (3)

Canceled listings 3 (0)

Expired Listings: 0 (1)

Temporarily Off Market: 0 (0)

Price increase: 0(0)

Back on market: 0 (0)

Rented: 0 (0)

Sale Fail: 0 (0)

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0-$349,999: 0 (0)

$350,000-$499,999: 7 (7)

$500,000-$749,999:  10 (12)

$750,000-$999,999: 9 (8)

$1,000,000- $1,499,999: 2 (3)

$1,500,000- $2,999,999: 1 (1)
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Average Price of homes for sale: $726,571 ($716,337)

Median Price of homes for sale: $724,900 ($697,000)

Average Days on Market: 99 (95)

Highest Priced Listing: $1,795,000 ($1,795,000)

Lowest Priced Listing: $395,000 ($358,888)

Townhomes/condos

3  town homes listed

The two price reductions in the Kirkland Highlands were both in the 400k range.  One home had been priced in the low 500′s and was reduced to just under 500k, a smart move for attracting buyers.

I just reduced the price on a Kirkland home I have for sale in a nearby neighborhood to below the 600k mark and it sold in the same week.  Every$100,000 price point eliminates buyers so if you think your home is worth just above a $500,000 or $600,000 price, f or example, it’s smarter to price your home for something like $499,950 or $599,950.  Your home will be noticed by so many more buyers and will sell faster and probably for a better price.

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Kirkland Highlands Real Estate Buzz Through Jun 18th, 2009

Active Listings:31 (29)

New listings: 2 (0)

Re-listed properties:  0 (1)

Pending inspection: 0 (0)

Pending: 1 (1)

Closed Sales: 0 (0)

Contingent sale: 0 (0)

Number of Price Reductions:  1  (2)

Canceled listings 0 (3)

Expired Listings: 0 (0)

Temporarily Off Market: 0 (0)

Price increase: 0(0)

Back on market: 0 (0)

Rented: 0 (0)

Sale Fail: 0 (0)

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0-$349,999: 0 (0)

$350,000-$499,999: 7 (7)

$500,000-$749,999:  11 (10)

$750,000-$999,999: 9 (9)

$1,000,000- $1,499,999: 3 (2)

$1,500,000- $2,999,999: 1 (1)
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Average Price of homes for sale: $738,995 ($726,571)

Median Price of homes for sale: $724,900 ($724,900)

Average Days on Market: 99 (99)

Highest Priced Listing: $1,795,000 ($1,795,000)

Lowest Priced Listing: $395,000 ($395,000)

Townhomes/condos

4  town homes listed

A new listing in Highland Creek is on the market for $595,000.

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Breakfast Along The Kirkland Waterfront

In Dining in Kirkland, Kirkland WA on June 17, 2009 at 2:15 pm
Breakfast in Kirkland, WA 002Fine Dining Along Kirkland's Lake Washington

Fine Dining Along Kirkland's Lake Washington

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What Was Last Week’s Hot Price Range for Selling a Home In Kirkland?

In Kirkland WA, Kirkland, WA Real Estate, market statistics, Real estate, seniors on June 15, 2009 at 7:58 pm
Kirkland Real Estate Activity 6-10-09

Kirkland Real Estate Activity 6-10-09

What was the hottest price range of the week in Kirkland, south of NE 116th?

This chart is updated weekly by (Windermere Real Estate/East, Inc., using MLS data) to show the price ranges of the homes sold each week.

Here’s how it’s set up:

The colors show who has the advantage in a particular price range. 

  • Green means the buyer has the advantage with many homes to choose from and not that many selling.
  • Yellow means the number of homes for sale and the number of sales in the price range is balanced between the buyer and the seller.
  • Red indicates a sellers’ market where the seller may have the advantage as more homes are selling when compared to what’s available.

Down the side of the chart, the home sales activity is broken down into a price bracket of $99,999. All the homes priced between $400,000-499,999, as an example, are put together in one price category in the chart.

Across the top, the chart is broken down into real estate activity by the week.

If you take the $400-499,999 line and follow it across the chart, you’ll see what has happened each of the last seven weeks.  There are three columns under each week. On the left side of the column is the number of homes for sale in Kirkland.  The middle column shows how many homes sold that week, and the final column under the date shows the months supply of homes for sale.  In other words, if no other homes came up for sale, it would take an average of 5 months to sell all the homes in the $400-499,999 price range.

The last section shows the 7 week average of each category, the number of homes for sale, the number sold, and the months supply.

The color yellow, which stands for a balanced market between buyers and sellers,  has been few and far between on these charts.  It’s been a very long time since we’ve seen a balanced real estate market anywhere. Most columns have been green, marked with a buyers’ advantage, for a very long time. It’s been an even longer time since we’ve seen so much read, a buyer’s market, too.

Week of June 10th, 2009:

Hottest price range for the week: $1,000,000-1,499,999.

  • Most number of home sales $1,000,000-1,499,999, 4 homes sold
  • Most number of homes for sale $1,000,000-1,499,999  78 homes for sale.

It’s interesting to see the price range with the most number of homes for sale also received the most offers this week.  In most of the lower price ranges, there were two homes that sold this week.   The turn-over for home sales in Kirkland is still on the slow side, although more homes sold this past week than in recent weeks.

Hey, but mostly, it’s gorgeous and sunny here in Kirkland, so things are looking good!

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Big Garage Sale In The Kirkland Highlands This Weekend

In Garage sales, Kirkland Garage Sale, Kirkland WA on June 11, 2009 at 3:42 pm

Garage sale signs

  • Annual 95th Street Garage Sale
  • Saturday, June 13th
  • 11212 NE 95th St, Kirkland Highlands
  • 8AM to 5PM.
  • Furniture (couch,chairs, tables, bookcases, bed frames, etc)
  • Exercise items (Full weight machine, exercise bikes, trampoline)
  • Clothes (adolescent to grown-ups)
  • Books, Glassware and dishes, many misc. knick-knacks

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Adopt a Plant at The Kirkland Highlands Entrance

In Kirkland WA on June 10, 2009 at 6:09 pm

The 112th Ave NE entrance to the Kirkland Highlands is looking good! No more weeds! Thanks to everyone who worked there this past weekend to make the entrance look great. It’s a major improvement and helps to “dress up” our neighborhood appearance.

Kirkland-Highlands entrance at NE 112th

Kirkland-Highlands entrance at NE 112th

People are adopting plants and taking responsibility for watering them to make sure the plants establish themselves. Kirkland Highlands Adopting a Plant

Would you like to adopt a plant?

Kirkland-Highlands-adopt a plant

Kirkland-Highlands-adopt a plant

All you need to do it is give a plant a couple of gallons of water a week.  Unless, of course, it gets really hot, then you’ll need to water it far more.  Contact Karen Story at karen@tinyisland.com, if you’d like to adopt a plant.  Help keep the Kirkland Highlands entrance beautiful!

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