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Price Drop on Last Five at Veer Lofts

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Prices just dropped on the last five homes at Veer Lofts in South Lake Union. Open one-bedrooms from $273,000.  True two-story lofts from $353,000. FHA approved and ready for your move. Contact Dori Doble today or visit this weekend - ddoble@matrixrealestate.com 206.342.5905.  

Three Reasons Higher Priced Homes are Selling

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One of our developers asked this week, why are we seeing higher priced homes moving now? Interesting question, given the doom and gloom in the media.

But we are definitely seeing this play out in our sales for July and August, with less sales and traffic at entry-level price points and more sales and traffic at our properties that are priced from $500K to $1M and up.

We put our heads together at Matrix and came up with these three reasons that higher priced homes are selling now:

Market News

In weak housing market, can sellers stand out?

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Price, perks and appearance matter, real estate agents say

By Allison Linn Senior writer, msnbc.com

For millions of home sellers, it’s been a hot summer but a chilly housing market.

Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes plunged last month to the lowest level in 15 years , despite the lowest mortgage rates in decades and bargain prices in many areas.

Which neighborhoods are most Walkable?

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Walkscore.com just released some new technology adding to their already cool Walkscore, which measures how pedestrian-friendly your address is. Now you can also measure the Transit Score and see which Seattle neighborhoods are most walkable using a colorized map - http://www.walkscore.com/WA/Seattle. By the way, according to Walkscore, Seattle is the #6 most walkable city in the U.S.

Featured Properties

New Issaquah Highlands Listing - Bennett Homes built - $524,950

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Just listed: beautiful Bennett Homes built single family home in the Issaquah Highlands. Two bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms and tons of flex space including great room, loft, den, media room and hobby space. (Lives much larger than a typical 2-bedroom!) More info: http://www.postlets.com/res/4303347

 

Capitol Hill Condos - A rare urban oasis - $319,900

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This 1 BR/1 BA condo has a huge open patio, private backyard and a lovely treed setting. Great for entertaining! A rare urban oasis on a tree-lined street blocks to Trader Joe's, restaurants and parks. View photos and details: http://www.facebook.com/#!/album.php?aid=190635&id=184772647830&ref=mf, then call Trish Quigley, 206.380.1714.