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🏠 Why a $2M Mercer Island home got 6 offers

Matt Goyer

July 2, 2026

Once a day, someone asks: “How’s the market?” I usually respond with the question: “Are you a buyer or a seller?” But honestly, for either side right now, the market is just plain weird. Exhibit A: Phinney Ridge & Mercer Island Why did the Mercer Island home crush it? It’s the ultimate example of the […]

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About Urban Living

Urban Living is a boutique real estate brokerage helping clients in Seattle and on the Eastside buy and sell amazing homes.

Urban Living started in 2006 as a blog about Seattle real estate with an emphasis on lofts, condos, new construction, and midcentury moderns. In 2018 we formed a brokerage so we could help readers buy and sell the amazing homes we featured.

From Beacon Hill to Ballard (and beyond), from $200,000 to $5+ million, we'd love to help you.

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Meet the Urban Living team

Matt Goyer

Owner & Managing Broker

Land Cook

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Alicia Bathke

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