The NWMLS reports that low inventory and low, low interest rates continue to spark buyer compettition in popular in-city areas close to job hubs. "The volume of closed sales increased more than 20 percent, topping the 6,000 mark for the first time since September 2007." Median prices for King and Snohomish counties are also up. […]

Buyer activity in Seattle is up!  Multiple offers are pretty common in some areas. Recent statistics indicate that in Metro Seattle home prices are strengthening. The Seattle Times picked up on this theme recently: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2018309425_caseshiller30.html

If you are one of them, then you just gotta visit Chocolopolis on Queen Anne… http://www.chocolopolis.com/

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