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15325 SE 155th Place #E3, Renton WA 98058 List Price: $124,900Bedrooms: 2Bathrooms: 1Year Built: 2004Square Feet: 970Lot Size: 0MLS: 187537 This beautiful 2 bedroom condo, 1 bathroom condo is ready for you to call home. You'll find vaulted ceilings and an open floor plan. The condo is complete w...

The number of homes on the market continued to shrink. There are now 3.56 million homes on the market, down 4.2% from 3.72 million in November. More and more buyers are taking advantage of today's exceptional affordability conditions. Expected improvements in lending standards and job growth will...

Home prices softened in December: median home prices edged down slightly to $168,800, 1% below the year-ago level. Contributing to this is a larger share of distressed homes sales which accounted for 36% of sales in December. This is compared to 33% in November 2010 and 32% in December 2009. Pric...

Posted by David Edwards under For Buyers, For Realty Professionals, Listings, New Listings, Shoreline   621 N 179th St, Shoreline 98133-4727 List Price: $340,000Bedrooms: 5Bathrooms: 3Year Built: 1961Square Feet: 2520 Above GradeLot Size: 0.16 AcresMLS: 185100 The subject property has 2520 square...

The uptrend in existing home sales activity continued through December, increasing by a substantial 12.3% from a month ago. This marks the fifth monthly increase in the past six months and indicates a recovery that's gaining a firmer footing. While home sales remained 2.9% below the level seen la...

8944 132 Pl SE Newcastle, WA  98059 Closing Date: 02/11/2011Listing Price: $499,818Sold Price: $510,000Bedrooms: 4Bathrooms: 3Year Built: 1991Square Feet: 3530Lot Size: 15,000 Square FeetMLS: 46336 This beautiful Spanish Style home has 5 Bedrooms, 3 bath. You'll find vaulted ceilings and an open...

Gradual improvement in the housing market continues at a steady pace without government support. Six months after two consecutive years of tax incentives for buyers; starting in July 2008 with a $7,500 repayable first-time buyer tax credit, extending to a $8,000 nonrepayable first-time buyer tax ...

KIRKLAND, WA, February 3, 2011. Dramatic increases in open house activity and shrinking inventory are fueling optimism among members of the Northwest Multiple Listing Service. Commenting on the just-released MLS report on January's housing activity, one director stated, "There is a strong belief ...

Assistance programs help homebuyers purchase through a variety of methods, including down payment assistance or favorable interest rates. Western Wasington ARCH - A Regional Coalition for Housing: http://www.archhousing.org/CHRC - Community Housing Resource Center: http://www.homecen.org/El Centr...

Assistance programs help homebuyers purchase through a variety of methods, including down payment assistance or favorable interest rates. Washington State Programs Below are links to the Housing and Urban Development (HUD) state assistance programs.  Each link contains regional or state, city, an...