Debra Sinick

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Kirkland WA’s (MYN) Mapping Your Neighborhood Meeting Was A Success

In Kirkland WA, Safety and Disaster Preparedness on May 28, 2010 at 8:56 am

Did you feel the earthquake the other day? It was centered in Carnation, but was felt in a lot of places on Seattle’s eastside.  The Kirkland neighbors who crowded into Peter Kirk Elementary’s gym last Sunday night may be better prepared for a more massive earthquake, if it ever happens.  About 150 Kirkland neighbors from West of Market, East of Market (NorKirk) and the Highlands neighborhood

Attending Kirkland WA's Mapping Your Neighborhood Event

Picking Up Materials at Kirkland WA's MYN Meeting

came to the school to hear about MYN, Mapping Your Neighborhood, the program in which neighbors help neighbors in times of a disaster.

Kirkland's Mapping Your Neighborhood Meeting

Liv Grohn Leading The "Mapping Your Neighborhood" Meeting

From Liv Grohn, the event coordinator:

the event head count was somewhere over 160

24 households ‘mapped’ West of Market

43 households ‘mapped’ in Norkirk neighborhood-estimated

29 households ‘mapped’ in Highlands-estimated

TOTAL ‘mapped’ homes = minimum 76 homes – maximum 96 homes

TOTAL of minimum 45 – maximum 58 MYN neighborhoods represented out of the 225

More than a dozen people attended from outside the community (some even acted as room leaders for the event).  A local FEMA rep was in attendance and very pleased with the program–he wants to be involved in future events.

If you didn’t make the meeting, check with your neighbors, it’s never too late to get organized and be prepared.

Do You Need Emergency Supplies?

As a reminder, here’s a list of supplies needed for an emergency.

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The Hot Price for Kirkland, WA Home Sales 5-19-10 & 5-26-10

In buyers, Kirkland WA, Kirkland, WA Real Estate, market statistics, Real estate, sellers, Weekly market update on May 28, 2010 at 8:16 am

OOps, forgot to push the publish button last week, so two weeks in one for the hot prices for Kirkland Washington home sales.

5-19-10:   $700,000-799,999 and $800-899,999

  • Most Kirkland homes sold: $700-799,999 and 800-899,999   3 sales each
  • Most Kirkland homes for sale:  $400-499,999   57  homes.
  • There were 371 homes for sale in Kirkland and 14 homes sold last week.
  • Most number of homes for sale in the last 7 weeks:   371 homes for sale this week, 5-19-10 and last week, 5-12-10.
  • Highest number of homes sold in Kirkland in the last 7 weeks:  4-21-10 with 24 sales.
  • There were 2 Kirkland homes sold between $2,500,000- $2,999,999.  Kirkland real estate at the high end has had a few sales each week, which is good news.

  • Peak  of homes and condos for sale in King County in 2009?
  • July 27th marked a high of 13,861 homes and condos for sale in King County.
  • 1-4-10 9726
  • 5-17-10   13,296  The third highest number of King County homes (single family and condos) for sale this year.
Kirkland Home Sales 5-19-10

Kirkland WA Real Estate Sales 5-19-10

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 4.3 months to sell all the homes in the $400-499,999 price range.
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Kirkland Washington home sales, hot price range of the week.

5-26-10:   $500,000-599,999

  • Most Kirkland homes sold: $500-599,999   4 sales
  • Most Kirkland homes for sale:  $400-499,999   56  homes.
  • There were 372 homes for sale in Kirkland and 9 homes sold last week.
  • This is the smallest number of Kirkland home sales in months.
  • Most number of homes for sale in the last 7 weeks:   372 homes for sale this week, 5-26-10.
  • Highest number of homes sold in Kirkland in the last 7 weeks:  4-21-10 with 24 sales.
  • Kirkland homes sold this week all fell below $599,999, with the exception of one sale between $2,000,000- $2,499,999.  In recent weeks, Kirkland high end real estate has been selling slowly, but surely.

  • Peak  of homes and condos for sale in King County in 2009?
  • July 27th marked a high of 13,861 homes and condos for sale in King County.
  • 1-4-10 9726
  • 5-24-10   13,502  The second highest number of King County homes (single family and condos) for sale this year.
Kirkland WA Home Sales

Kirkland WA Real Estate Sales, 5-26-10

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Latest Real Estate Buzz in Kirkland WA Highlands, 5-24-10

In Kirkland WA, Kirkland, WA Real Estate, market statistics, Real estate, sellers on May 25, 2010 at 10:25 am

Another home in the Kirkland Highlands’ neighborhood came on the market above $1 million, something which was fairly common in the past, but not as typical this past year with the drop in Seattle-eastside home prices.

The real estate statistics below reflect the activity in The Kirkland Highlands for the past two weeks. All data is taken from the NWMLS through Monday of this 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 corridor. The neighborhood has the best of both worlds, a little isolation without any through traffic, but just seconds from everything.

Numbers in parentheses are from the last report:

Active Listings: 27 (26)

New listings: 0 (2)

Pending inspection: 0 (0)

Pending: 0 (1)

Closed Sales: 1 (1)

Number of Price Reductions: 0  (3)

Price increase: 0(0)

Homes off the market that did not sell: 1 (0)

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0-$349,999: 0 (1)

$350,000-$499,999: 11 (10)

$500,000-$749,999:  9 (10)

$750,000-$999,999: 5 (5)

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

$1,500,000- $2,999,999: 0 (0)
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Average Price of homes for sale: N/A with new MLS system*

Median Price of homes for sale: N/A wiht new MLS system

Average Days on Market:  N/A

Highest Priced Listing: $1,295,000 ($1,080,000)

Lowest Priced Listing: $380,000 ($380,000)

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Closed Sales:

Sales price: $338,000 Last asking price: $344,900 Original asking price: $499,900, sold in 292 days for 25% below the original asking price.

KIRKLAND HIGHLANDS TOWN HOMES:

6 town homes for sale

1 condo back on the market listing

1 condo off the market

Peak in the number of King County homes and condos for sale in 2009:

7-27-09  13,861

Start of 2010:

9,726

Now:

5-10-10  13,502 The second highest number of King County homes (condos and single family homes) available this year.

* The statistics portion of the new NWMLS (Northwest Multiple Listing Service) is currently not working.  Our new system is having the kinks worked out.  Stay tuned!

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What Were The Odds of Selling Your Kirkland, WA Home in April, 2010?

In buyers, Kirkland WA, Kirkland, WA Real Estate, Real estate, sellers on May 19, 2010 at 5:17 pm
Real Estate In Kirkland Washington in April, 2010

Kirkland Washington Real Estate April, 2010

April, 2010            362 homes for sale,         80 homes sold                      22% odds of selling a home.

March, 2010         345 homes for sale,       68 (was 75) homes sold,        20% (was 22%) odds of selling a home.*

April, 2009           446 homes for sale             35  homes sold                  5 % odds of selling a home.

*(Reflects the revised percentage of homes sold because some home sales failed.)

The odds of selling is another way to characterize the “absorption rate” in which we take the number of homes sold in a particular month and divide it by the number of homes on the market. This number tells us what the odds are that a home will sell.

If you click on this link, you’ll see the MLS charts which show the real estate trends, including median price, for the past five years in Kirkland.

Where’s Kirkland WA?


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The odds of selling a home in Kirkland in March were 22%.

Median price decreased from $649,000 to $575,000.

The number of homes for sale declined by 23.5% and sales were up by 102%.  The highest increase in home sales on Seattle’s eastside.

For the complete picture of Seattle-eastside real estate, check out the April blog post on eastside real estate buzz.

What’s happening with real estate where you live?

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Will You Be Able to Help Your Kirkland Neighbors in a Disaster?

In Kirkland WA, Safety and Disaster Preparedness on May 17, 2010 at 8:04 am
Know Your Neighbors

Map Your Neighborhood

Here’s your chance to be prepared if there’s ever an emergency. Neighbors can help neighbors.  Remember, the police and fire departments will be taking care of the most serious problems to start.  You may be on your own for a few days and it’s important to know how to handle an emergency.

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Kirkland Washington’s Metropolitan Market Put On a Great Bash for Hopelink

In Kirkland WA on May 14, 2010 at 6:00 pm

Kirkland’s new Metropolitan Market made a great entry into the Kirkland, WA community last night.  The grocery store (coming on June 3rd) opened its doors to its unfinished store and sponsored a party to raise money for Hopelink.  Approximately 400 people attended at a cost of $75.00 each, raising, I hope, about $30,000!    The event was a great tribute to the community spirit of our newest supermarket and to the generosity of Seattle eastsiders.

Hopelink Fundraiser at Kirkland's Metropolitan Market

Kirkland WA's Metropolitan Market Fundraiser for Hopelink

The food was fabulous as many local purveyors were offering tastings of their food.  There were vendors all over the store serving some wonderful bites,  Think apricots with cheese and pecans, artisanal cheeses and gourmet crackers, meatballs with savory sauces, wonderful mushrooms, oysters, cioppino, gelato, mouth watering mini-cupcakes

Metropolitan Market Cupcakes

Wonderful Cupcakes at the Metropolitan Market

and enough chocolate to feed the entire eastside.  Fran’s Chocolates, with those salted caramels President Obama loves, Theo’s Chocolates, Tom Douglas‘s crew and his fish/meat rubs, Salumi from Pioneer Square and a host of other great Northwest food and wine purveyors were there.

I was particularly impressed by the graciousness of the  staff.  We were welcomed at the door and thanked with a gift bag when leaving the event.  The plus for all who attended was the great food and the opportunity to see what will be coming for Kirkland with Metropolitan Market.

Best of all, Hopelink received money to fund programs.

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The Hot Price for Kirkland WA Home Sales, 5-12-10

In buyers, Kirkland WA, Kirkland, WA Real Estate, market statistics, Real estate, sellers, Weekly market update on May 14, 2010 at 12:31 pm

Kirkland Washington home sales, hot price range of the week:   $400,000-499,999

  • Most number of home sales in Kirkland:, $400-499,999   4 sales
  • Most number of homes for sale:  $400-499,999   60 homes.
  • There were 371 homes for sale in Kirkland and 12 homes sold last week.
  • Most number of homes for sale in the last 7 weeks:   371 homes for sale this week, 5-12-10.
  • Highest number of homes sold in Kirkland in the last 7 weeks:  4-21-10 with 24 sales.
  • There were 3 Kirkland homes sold between $1,000,000- $2,499,999, which shows a return in confidence in Kirkland home values.

  • Peak  of homes and condos for sale in King County in 2009?
  • July 27th marked a high of 13,861 homes and condos for sale in King County.
  • 1-4-10 9726
  • 5-10-10   13,102
Kirkland WA Home Sales

Kirkland WA Real Estate Sales 5-12-10

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 4.6 months to sell all the homes in the $400-499,999 price range.

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Latest Real Estate Buzz in Kirkland WA’s Highlands Neighborhood 5-10-10

In buyers, Kirkland WA, Kirkland, WA Real Estate, Real estate, sellers on May 11, 2010 at 12:13 pm

Kirkland WA’s Highlands’ real estate is moving well.  The number of homes for sale is remaining steady over the last few weeks and sales are happening.  Since The Kirkland Highlands is a neighborhood of just under 1000 homes, it’s not a huge area, so this real estate activity is fairly normal.

We now have a home priced over $1 million, something which used to be very common, but something we haven’t seen in the recent past.

The real estate statistics below reflect the activity in The Kirkland Highlands for the past two weeks. All data is taken from the NWMLS through Monday of this 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 corridor. The neighborhood has the best of both worlds, a little isolation without any through traffic, but just seconds from everything.

Numbers in parentheses are from the last report:

Active Listings: 26 (26)

New listings: 2 (2)

Pending inspection: 0 (1)

Pending: 1 (1)

Closed Sales: 1 (1)

Number of Price Reductions: 3  (3)

Price increase: 0(0)

Homes off the market that did not sell: 2 (0)

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0-$349,999: 0 (1)

$350,000-$499,999: 10 (9)

$500,000-$749,999:  10 (11)

$750,000-$999,999: 5 (5)

$1,000,000- $1,499,999: 1 (0)

$1,500,000- $2,999,999: 0 (0)
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Average Price of homes for sale: N/A ($585,374)

Median Price of homes for sale: N/A ($584,000)

Average Days on Market:  N/A  (69)

Highest Priced Listing: $1,080,000 ($881,500)

Lowest Priced Listing: $380,000 ($290,000)

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Closed Sales:

Sales price: $474,000 Last asking price: $499,000 Original asking price: $525,000, sold in 83 days for 10% below the original asking price.

KIRKLAND HIGHLANDS TOWN HOMES:

7 town homes for sale

1 new listing

Peak in the number of King County homes and condos for sale in 2009:

7-27-09  13,861

Start of 2010:

9,726

Now:

5-10-10  13,102  The number of King County homes (homes and condos) for sale crept back over the 13,000 mark this past week.

Spring Is Busting Out All Over in The Kirkland Highlands

In Exploring Kirkland, Kirkland WA on May 10, 2010 at 10:05 am

Walking my dog in the Kirkland Highlands yesterday gave me a great opportunity to see  the beautiful flowers that were in bloom all over the neighborhood.   The Seattle area is a great place to be in the spring.  It’s just beautiful.  Keep those sunny days with the blooming flowers in mind when it’s gray and rainy like today!

Kirkland Highlands Flowers

Blooming Rhodies in The Kirkland Highlands

Flowers in The Kirkland Highlands

Springtime in The Kirkland Highlands

Springtime Flowers in Kirkland

Colorful Rhodies in Kirkland

Spring Flowers in Kirkland

Gorgeous Springtime Flowers in Kirkland

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The Hot Sales Price for Kirkland, WA Homes, 5-5-2010

In buyers, Kirkland WA, Kirkland, WA Real Estate, market statistics, Real estate, sellers, Weekly market update on May 7, 2010 at 10:59 am

Kirkland Washington home sales, hot price range of the week:   $500,000-599,999

  • Most number of home sales in Kirkland:, $500-599,999   4 sales
  • Most number of homes for sale:  $400-499,999   55 homes.
  • There were 361 homes for sale in Kirkland and 18 homes sold last week.
  • Most number of homes for sale in the last 7 weeks:   370 homes for sale, 4-29-10.
  • Highest number of homes sold in Kirkland in the last 7 weeks:  4-21-10 with 24 sales.
  • There were homes sold in all price ranges below $2,500,000, with the exception of $1.5-1.999 price range.

  • Peak  of homes and condos for sale in King County in 2009?
  • July 27th marked a high of 13,861 homes and condos for sale in King County.
  • 1-4-10 9726
  • 4-26-10   12,946   The first big drop of the year with a decline of 570 homes for sale in King County.  Last week, there were 13,516 homes for sale.
  • Kirkland had 7 less homes on the market than last week.
Real Estate Sales in Kirkland

Kirkland Real Estate Sales

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 4.6 months to sell all the homes in the $400-499,999 price range.
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