Issaquah Highlands Undressed

Tomorrow, Sunday June 29th Open Houses Map

Time to stop wishing you owned in Issaquah and time to start looking.

The open house map has 12 for your Issaquah pleasure. Click here then click the balloons to see more detail.

Most are open from 1PM to 4PM.

Google Maps Is Tracking Issaquah Traffic

Actually, it is pretty cool, the Google traffic option on Google Maps.

If you want local Issaquah or Issaquah Highlands current traffic information just the traffic button on the top of the map.

Of course you have to direct the map to Issaquah first. But you knew that.

Is the fact that Issaquah is so conventient to I90, I405, and places like Seattle and Renton that Issaquah Homes hold their own in prices so well?

The Puget Sound Region, Doing It’s Part

As we have weathered this weather of late I have been growing very proud of what we locals are participating in for the good of the Globe. Those of us who live in Issaquah Highlands are not only buying “Built Green” homes, we are in the midst of the battle of fighting “Global Warming”.

The photo below illustrates my point. The camera shot is taken from Easton, Washington heading towards, yep, Issaquah. The arrow points to the view of the rain clouds gathering ahead.

Truly, we shoud be proud how we are countering global warming, even though it has been a long wet six months. Lar

Tags: seattle, puget+sound, easton

What Causes Rates To Rise?

Rates have jumped recently. Note this graph.

Today had better than expected news about the economy. Money moved into stocks - out of fixed instrument. Isn’t it a paradox, as things get better rates get worse? So it will be regarding home prices – as things start heading up, so will the prices.

For a detailed explanation of today visit Real Estate Undressed .com

ARCH Developments Are A Good Thing For Many

I recently wrote an article on The Seattle PI Real Estate Blog about ARCH….  ARCH is an organization created by Eastside cities and King County to preserve and increase the supply of housing for low and moderate income households in East King County.

Issaquah Highlands has several ARCH opportunities. Click here for the P I Article. We have experience in selling this program. Let us know if we can help. Larry

We All Know The Seattle Market Has Held Up Better Than Most Of The Country

I ran across some interesting numbers when perusing My Space Real Estate News – where our Real Estate Undressed content is fed. This data came from another great national blog: The Real Estate Bloggers. With prices holding up, many folks that would have lost their homes were able to sell.

This info illustrates when the current home prices were last seen by market. This is using Case Schiller data. Visit The Real Estate Bloggers for a more complete view.

City            March-08     Last Time This Low

Atlanta         124.61          March, 2005
Boston          158.54          August, 2004
Chicago         150.35          January, 2005
Cleveland       106.42          February, 2002
Denver          127.43          February, 2004
Las Vegas       169.31          April, 2004
Los Angeles     207.11          June, 2004
Miami           208.88          January, 2005
Minneapolis     142.24          June, 2003
New York        196.58          June, 2005
Phoenix         166.97          March, 2005
Portland        174.39          April, 2005
San Diego       185.44          December, 2003
San Francisco   168.38          May, 2004
Seattle         178.29          June, 2006
Tampa           182.26          February, 2005
Washington DC   202.34          October, 2004

Detailed Issaquah Highlands Real Estate Statistics

We are going to post these Isssaquah Highlands real estate statistics monthly. The data regarding Issaquah is to be on Issaquah Undressed and here on Issaquah Highlands Undressed.

We at the DiBello group are now able to provide you this data in this great format. You can login to the premium search and sign up for an account that will give it to you without waiting for us to post it.

It is also available by most neighborhoods, ie. Klahanie, Talus, etc.

Below: Supply vs Demand:

Below Absorption Rate:

Below: Median price: upper and lower

Below: Average Sold Price

Below: Sold vs Original list price:

The Home Of The Month Is Open Today

See pin # 17 on the open houses map….

Click here for the article about it.

Issaquah Real Estate Sales Info

Since March I have been updating and posting real estate sales information on this blog. It is in map format. I am posting it this way for those who want a quick look by neighborhoods. To me, looking a a list of homes for sale or homes sold is a bit cumbersome. I like the map and hope you do to.

The map includes sales of both condominiums and homes.

Because these are closed real estate transactions I can post both the listing price and the sales price. Check the balloon icon to see that info.

Click Here For the Map of Issaquah Sold Homes.

Note the different colors represent different months.

Larry Cragun

Tags: issaquah+highlands, sold+homes

The Carnival of Real Estate

As one of the writers for The Seattle P I Real Estate Professionals Blog I was invited to be the judge on this weeks Carnival Of Real Estate.

Each week blog writers submit articles to be judged. This week had some very interesting entries. Click here for The Carnival of Real Estate #90