New Listing in South Seattle $395,000 MLS 27029741 (just sold)

This charming 1911 Craftsman home is located near Seward Park, Lake Washington, Columbia City shopping, and a new light rail station (Othello). Beautifully landscaped on a large 9300 sqft lot (buyer to verify all sqft), this inviting home is perfect for a sunny day BBQ and entertaining.

Inside you’ll find a spacious family room with a stone fireplace and a formal dining room with original craftsman millwork. Three cozy bedrooms with designer colors and a huge bonus room or 4th bedroom is on the upper floor. New carpet, new engineered hardwoods, and an updated kitchen are recent upgrades to this well-kept home. Below the main level is a full basement with plenty of storage.

Summary:
-1911 Craftsman
-4 Bedrooms
-2.25 Bathrooms
-Attached garage
-Approx. 2400 finished sq ft
-820 sq ft basement
-Lot Size: 9300 sq ft
-Heat: Gas furnace
-New floors, carpet, paint throughout and much more.
7947 46th Ave S Seattle, WA. 98118 Call for more information.

Spring is here!

It’s too early to say if this spring’s home sales will be a repeat of last spring’s frenetic activity, but February’s home sales point to it, according to statistics released Wednesday by the Northwest Multiple Listing Service. The number of pending sales in King County climbed 31 percent to 3,272 last month, compared with 2,492 in January. However, King County’s median single-family home price has not edged upward in several months, according to the MLS. February’s median sold price was $429,925, about what it has been for roughly the past six months, but up almost 9 percent compared with February a year ago. Median means half of the homes sold for more and half sold for less. It is considered a more accurate figure than the average sales price, which can be easily skewed by the sales of a small number of very high or very low priced houses (Single-family home sales numbers include town houses). The picture is more complex for King County condos. Median sales prices have bobbled up and down — from $269,950 in December to $229,900 in January to $285,250 last month. That’s happened for a number of reasons.

One big one: Numerous new condo projects are now being sold, which can affect the mix of sales, and thus the median prices, in any given month. But the buyers are definitely there, said Lennox Scott, chief executive of John L. Scott Real Estate. He said February sales showed growth compared to the previous months, and sales were on a par with a year ago. Scott also credited mortgage rates, which remain at near-historic lows, and employers continuing to create jobs, as favorable factors for the real-estate market. Windermere broker Karen Lavallee said sales activity in her office’s West Seattle neighborhood showed a marked increase recently. “Our office picked up about the third week of January, and it’s been good ever since,” she said. Lavallee thinks that reflects pent-up demand from November and December, when bad weather kept home shoppers away. “But the sun comes up and everything perks up,” Lavallee said. Scott said the strongest sales are in the more-affordable price ranges, which vary by neighborhood. For example, in Bellevue, west of I-405, the median sold price of a single-family home last month was $595,900. Anything below that would be considered affordable for that neighborhood.