Seattle, Bellevue, and King County Real Estate Blog

I recently attended a workshop geared around new building techniques designed to maximize and conserve energy. It was really interesting to see the simple techniques now being taught that can save homeowners tons of money.

A representative from Seattle Jobs Initiative, a nonprofit organization that creates opportunities for people to support themselves, was also in attendance. Part of their mission is to improve access to training which explains their involvement with the workshop. I found it really positive that SJI is working to help people find jobs in a manner that will improve our local housing and energy conservation.

I also met a few "green" professionals, both of which can perform an audit for your property to let you know what you can do to save on your monthly bills.  Feel free to contact them or visit their websites if finding out where you can save some money is of interest to you.

• Residential: Aaron Campbell - (206)898-8337 | www.campbell-energy.com
• Commercial: Kevin Dingle - (206)659-0509 | www.sustainingstructures.com

Statistics compiled for sold homes in the month of December continue to show major improvements to the local real estate market. 

Here are a few telling stats for SOLD King County single family residential homes compiled from the Northwest Multiple Listing Service:

• The median sale price for Dec '09 was $380,000
• The median sale price for Mar ' 09 was $363,850
• That's UP 4.4%
• The average sale price for Dec '09 was $440,700
• The average sale price for Mar '09 was $421,315
• That's UP 4.6%

Additionally, pending sales took a huge jump compared to the same month a year prior:

• The amount of pending sales in Dec '09 was 1,413
• The amount of pending sales in Dec '08 was 911
• That's UP 55.1% from December last year

So, things are looking much better starting off the New Year! These stats are for King County residential homes as a whole, so feel free to contact us if you want stats more specific to a particular city/area.