The seeming lack of excitement coming from the eastside regarding Google's move to Kirkland / Houghton is hiding a very large fact: this is a major, major thing to be occuring in the local real estate market! The low key style that is the Northwest hides an obvious elephant sitting in the corner of the room.
Values in the condo and casual luxury market have been stagnating for a year now and will most certainly rebound from this influx of hundreds of new Google associates. I don't think buyers at Boulevard have anything to worry about, considering how difficult it was to sell the last few units in late 2007. They took a very temporary hit from the downturn. In the long run, all residents will be considered geniuses for investing in new construction in downtown, east and west of market street, etc.
If there were an official Buy rating among Realtors, Kirkland certainly would be on top of my hot sheet for the next year.
Time to concentrate on Kirkland!
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