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Even at the height of the real estate boom, few people believed that the ever-increasing number of new construction projects in Seattle and Bellevue would be a good idea. The initial wave of new projects was a welcome occurence from the downtown cores which did not have enough residential capacity. Then came more and more projects, most of them in the luxury or ultra-luxury categories, for which there could not possibly be enough buyers. I believed that downtown Bellevue would have the demand to even out the supply, until nearly a dozen new projects came up that would have flooded the market with thousands of more units.
Now it's no surprise that many of those projects have stalled or been delayed indefinitely. The 1 Residences in downtown Seattle was slated to be a high-end condo-hotel. When I checked prices in mid 2007, they were quite high, over $600K for what amounted to the cheapest studio condo-hotel unit available at that time. Now, it is a giant hole in the ground with no definite completion date.
1 FaverShareViewed: 4 TimesDebbie and I were kind of wiped out by our active vacation in Kauai - we now need a vacation from our vacation.
1 FaverShareViewed: 9 TimesWe stayed in our friend Barbie's beach-front condo in March - and had a great time - highly recommended if you're heading to Hawaii - especially if you are traveling with a family or two couples.
1 FaverShareViewed: 26 TimesBarbie's condo listing on VRBO (Vacation Rental by Owner).
1 FaverShareViewed: 28 TimesQuoted: Waipouli Beach Resort - Waipouli Beach Resort: Condominium Sleeps: 6 - Vacation Rentals by Owner - VRBO
Informative blog I discovered through an ad on our site.
2 FaversShareViewed: 55 TimesQuoted: Seattle condo blog with unbiased reviews of condos, townhomes, and lofts in Seattle.
Median prices in Cap Hill have dropped, although the author claims this is because there were a higher number of smaller square footage units sold.
1 FaverShareViewed: 10 TimesQuoted: Unbiased reviews of condos, townhomes, and lofts in Seattle.
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Our friends are renting out their condo in Kauai - brand new place build on the NE shore in Kauai. This is a great spot - easy to get to both N and S sides of the island.
1 FaverShareViewed: 32 TimesQuoted: Waipouli vacation condo rental - Luxury, Ocean & Pool Views - Available August 11-26!!!
Oh, dream house....err... condo.
As SJP would say in SatC, "Helllllooooo looover".
1 FaverShareViewed: 4 TimesQuoted: The Market Street shopping district in the heart of Ballard is undergoing change as several multi-family and retail projects near completion. In what is a theme with many of the soon-to-be-arriving projects, ground-level retail will offer the neighborhood scores of new shopping experiences.
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