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Remember Queen Anne High School? They’re still around with 19 units on the MLS.
Today they chopped some prices.
#267 went down in price $74,000 to $509,950.
#171 went down in price $25,050 to $299,950.
And unlike Trio these aren’t “pump and dumps” where they start with a high price only to dramatically drop the price three […]

Popularity: 18% [?]

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Curious as to which downtown projects were advertising at the end of summer as the mortgage market implodes I picked up a Sunday Seattle Times. Here’s who is advertising and what their ads are saying:
1 Hotel - Sales debut September 2007
Carbon 56 - 50% sold. Summer Special: No Home Owner Dues for One Year!
Equinox - […]

Popularity: 49% [?]

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If condos are really in demand why all the incentives? From this Sunday’s Seattle Times.
Carbon 56: $5,600 buyer bonus
Decatur: $4,000 buyer bonus
Press: No HOA dues for 2 years
Queen Anne High: $10,000 buyer bonus on all homes
Tobira: $4,000 buyer bonus
Popularity: 34% [?]

Popularity: 34% [?]

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I’m running off to hockey but here are a few things to check out this weekend if it rains…
1100 E Howell
Phase two of 1100 E Howell is getting started soon. 24 townhomes, radiant in-floor heated hardwood, across from the park, underground parking, etc. Presentation center is open daily. Monday 1pm to 6pm and Tuesday to […]

Popularity: 20% [?]

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Queen Anne High is has opened another model unit:

Located in the Industrial Arts Building, a 1950s-era addition
to the school, these homes have thoroughly contemporary features setting them apart from the historic Beaux Arts main building. Several are townhomes with stunning Seattle views from large private decks. One townhome is now complete, professionally decorated and ready […]

Popularity: 9% [?]

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It’s been a while since I posted about the ads in the Sunday Seattle Times. Here’s a quick look at who’s advertising. You’ll notice only one Williams Marketing project on the list. Oddly last week the ran ads for Olive 8, Fini, Leona, 5th and Madison, Mosler, Meritage and Eastlake Lofts but this week they […]

Popularity: 95% [?]

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I haven’t picked up a Seattle Sunday Times recently but I did this weekend and was surprised just few ads there were. The marketing firms are really dialing back their spending on Sunday paper advertising. I’m curious to know if they are advertising elsewhere (one of these days they’ll catch on to Google ads as […]

Popularity: 22% [?]

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People have been chatting about The FatReport in the comments, so it’s time to start blogging about what they’re publishing.
Selling well
Here are some projects that have been selling well.

Cosmo - 239 of 250 units sold
Meritage - 46 of 48 units sold
Mosler - 136 of 150 units sold
Parc - 136 of 185 units sold

Lots of inventory
Here […]

Popularity: 50% [?]

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Queen Anne High is offering a buyer’s bonus:

For a limited-time, Queen Anne High School is offering a $5,000 BUYER BONUS on all homes under $400,000*!

Ah the benefits of a slowing making market. The Seattle Times has a couple AP articles on this trend, Glut of unsold houses likely to bring more cuts in prices and […]

Popularity: 8% [?]

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Classroom condos on Queen Anne get ‘A’ in city history:

There’s high school classy: Old-school chalkboards and original classroom floors in some units. And then there’s classy-classy: Granite, stainless steel and tile, all standard condo accoutrements, and the hilltop views of downtown, Elliott Bay, Lake Union and Mount Rainier.

Real estate developer Legacy Partners, with headquarters in […]

Popularity: 7% [?]

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