seattle real estate market: Ravenna Park Traffic Circle Project Nears Completion
- 03/30/11 08:11 AM
The Ravenna Park Traffic Circle (Naomi Circle) redo is nearing completion. Back in the fall of 2009 Sue had an idea and the neighborhood agreed. The English Ivy and a few trees added little to the neighborhood. Pulling out 30+ year old ivy by the roots is no mean feat.
But we persisted. With a grant from the city work continued through the winter. In May of 2010 I reported on the progress to date. But knowing that summers are the dry months we waited until fall to begin planting. The planting went well. As we near the end of … (7 comments)
seattle real estate market: Seattle Sales Melt But Prices Rise?
- 08/07/10 03:49 AM
Glenn Roberts | Ravenna Park | My Seattle | Lake & Co Real Estate Seattle Sales Melt But Prices Rise? In This Post A look past the headlines for Seattle and King County It seems like the Seattle Times headline writer was trying to make two puns involving the July statistics for home sales in King County and the City of Seattle. Our temps today are only in the 50's. So little is melting, including sales numbers if you look at them with the proper perspective. On August 6, 2010 the Seattle Times reported that King County Home Sales Melt in … (7 comments)
In Seattle at the end of May, there were 4,577 listings. This includes single family homes, townhomes, condominiums and multiunit properties. A large inventory considering that there were only 774 closed sales during the month of May. What is also unusual is that there were 1,735 properties under contract. Was May an unusually busy month, or are there about 1,000 transaction in short sale limbo? … (11 comments)
The Ravenna Park Traffic Circle (Naomi Circle) redo is nearing completion. Back in the fall of 2009 Sue had an idea and the neighborhood agreed. The English Ivy and a few trees added little to the neighborhood. Pulling out 30+ year old ivy by the roots is no mean feat.
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