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Bellagio
Added 3 more units to the MLS for a total of 4. Their HOAs feel really low at $0.26/square foot.
Cosmo
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Decatur
Decatur recently dropped prices on a number of units between $3k and $10k. Though oddly raised the price of #1306 $3k to $302,950 and #1007 $5k to $465,960

Equinox
Added 12 more units to the MLS for a […]

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With close just around the corner it’s not too surprising to see the investors starting to advertise. Maybe I shouldn’t have bought and just rented either of these. Both are west facing units that I considered buying.
$2850 / 1br - Large-View Apartment near First Hill, Seattle University and Pike-Pine
They say it’s 1200 square feet […]

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I signed my Trace paperwork today (all 100 pages.) Sounds like the elevator has passed inspection, the fire marshal has been out and is happy, and the building inspector just needs to come back one more time for the overall inspection. Assuming all goes well I’m closing and getting my keys on Monday and then […]

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I just spent the afternoon and evening flying to Salt Lake City and back. Please don’t ask.
But while in Salt Lake City I did get a call from my Redfin Transaction Coordinator that Trace has been delayed to (at least) September 17th because supposedly the inspector got in a car accident.
Really?
There is only one inspector?
And […]

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I’ve been hesitant to blog about the end game at Trace because I just can’t believe it’s all going to come together. However so many of you asked last night I’m sure the rest of you are curious.
I have locked on a loan product (now that’s a long story), I am scheduled to close […]

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I had my Trace walk through last Thursday. I walked through with a RAFN representation and Jim from EK. The developer and architect had done a walk through the day before and caught most everything but there were still a few details we caught (GFI plug wouldn’t reset, a little paint splatter, a little extra […]

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There were a lot of rumors yesterday about delays at Trace (with additional speculation between buyers in email.)
Some people at Trace were saying off the record there would be delays, others were saying on the record that there were no delays. We the customers had no clue who to believe since Trace was not […]

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Two weeks to close at Trace. Time for some updates.
Upgrades
I blogged my initial reaction to the ugprades here. I’m still underwhelmed and disappointed that the ‘meet the vendors’ night was on the day before we had to decide what we were rolling into our mortgage. Recommendation for marketing companies, plan the meet the vendors night […]

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(I know I’m risking getting the worst parking spot or a bad move in time by criticizing Trace like this but what the hell.)
I was of course disappointed that I had no selection choices at Trace. No color scheme selection, no counter upgrades, no chance to put in a much desired shower instead of a […]

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2200 vs Cosmo
2200 - 36 vs Cosmo - 54.
Arcadian Court
#205, my friend Katrina’s unit that she listed on Redfin, went STI in a two days.
Fini
I hear there was a line up 25 people deep for Fini’s opening day. I also hear they started raising prices throughout the day in reaction to the demand. […]

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