Greg Saffell

Kent Wa residential home sales statistics through August 2009. This final chart shows months of inventory or the absorption rate as it is known. These figures illustrate the number of months it will take to sell the current inventory at the present rate of sales. You can see a considerable drop f...

Kent Wa residential home sales statistics through August 2009. This chart shows the average number of days that homes were on the market and the percentage of sold vs. listing price. In Kent Wa, days on market have improved to an average of 68 from a high of 105. Chart copyright Trendgraphix Inc....

Kent Wa residential home sales statistics through August 2009. This chart shows the price per square foot based on sales from June 2008 to August 2009. From the high of 164 in August 2008 we dipped to 130 in January 2009 and back up to an average of 136 in August 2009. August 2008 also had the hi...

Kent Wa residential home sales statistics through August 2009. This chart shows the number of homes listed for sale, the number of sold and pended properties in Kent from June 2008 through August 2009. The number of listed properties seem to have leveled off somewhat from April 2009 with the pend...

I held an open house last weekend in the nearby community of Renton. Three hours spent on a nice riverfront property wasn't bad duty. The day was not particularly warm and sunny but I did have about a half dozen visitors during the three-hour open. You never know how many visitors you will have d...

Every year Salmon swim up various rivers in the Puget Sound region to their Spawning grounds. These fish were swimming up the Green River in Kent, Wa. today. The migration was much heavier last week but it still continues today. The Green River is green, but I exercised my artistic license to enh...

The idea of forming the Kent Historical Society began with a brief discussion in 1992 among long-time residents. A committee was formed and began to meet regularly establishing the goal of collecting information and artifacts on the City of Kent WA. As interest grew more space was needed and the ...

If you play golf or just enjoy the game, a Kent golf course home may be just right for you. I've noticed that golf courses seem to be located in all the right places, and the homes located on the course benefit by that fact. The community of homes that enjoy this feature benefit in other ways as ...

Luxury properties in some parts of King County Wa are selling quite well, no first-time buyers in this price range. It is somewhat surprising considering the state of the economy, but since prices have receded, interest has increased. Single family home sales in Queen Anne and Magnolia (both Seat...

All Kent WA car buffs should motor on down to the Des Moines marina this Sunday for the 17th annual " Italian Concours d' Elegance " car show. This year's event will again feature some great cars including Ferrari, Maserati, Lamborghini, Lotus, Fiat and more. There may even be a few stray Porsche...