I recently helped clients purchase a home on Mercer Island for under $2 million, a price range where the number of options can be limited in my experience. The home was smaller in scale, but that was a tradeoff they were comfortable making. It had architectural character, a flat backyard, a two-car garage, and a […]

Bellevue is one city, but it contains several distinct housing markets. The City of Bellevue recognizes 16 broad neighborhood areas, with smaller communities and locally used names such as Enatai, Vuecrest, Newport Shores, Old Bellevue, and the Spring District. For buyers, the neighborhood name is a starting point. Housing type, lot characteristics, views, road noise, […]

Lake Washington waterfront real estate requires a different level of due diligence from a typical residential purchase. The house, land, shoreline, dock, exposure, legal rights, and permit history all need their own evaluation. A waterfront listing can look straightforward while raising questions that may not come up anywhere else. How deep is the water at […]

Local Look 9/6/26: A Cooler Market for Fall Hi. I’m Jeff Tucker, principal economist at Windermere Real Estate, and this is a Local Look at the August 2026 data from the Northwest MLS. Summer is drawing to a chilly end here in Seattle, and the latest stats suggest the local housing market was already feeling […]