Seattle Washington Real Estate

Columbia City Seattle leads the revitalization charge

Columbia City Seattle is nestled in the Rainier Valley Seattle neighborhood of Seattle WA.  Rainier Valley is located in the SE Seattle quadrant of Seattle WA and is bounded by I-90 to the North, Beacon Hill to the West, Rainier Beach to the South and a long hill of communities to the East, which includes Mount Baker Seattle, Lakewood Seattle, Seward Park Seattle, Pritchard Beach.

Tired of commuting to your job in Seattle WA?  Check out the Columbia City neighborhood.  It is located just minutes from downtown Seattle Wa and the I-90 bridge leading to the East side of Lake Washington city of Bellevue WA.  With gas prices and traffic congestion affecting peoples quality of life there is an increasing demand for inner city housing.  Columbia City provides the solution, as does much of Rainier Valley WA.

There are 1,075 single family homes in Columbia City Seattle and an increasing number of condo’s and town homes.  The average home in Columbia City was built in 1935.

Take a drive down Rainier Avenue South through Rainier Valley and Columbia City Seattle and you will see that Columbia City is the premier neighborhood for a community with character.  Many of the buildings date back to the turn of the century and have been revitalized over the past 25 years.  This revitalization follows the lows of the 1970’s and has brought back a community pride which is easy to see.  You can get a great idea of history by looking at Columbia City’s Story.

Factors which affected Columbia City Seattle WA

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The Rainier Beach area of Seattle WA has been a sleeper for a long time.  It is an area of older, turn of the century homes and everything in between.  Many of the homes in Rainier Beach have sweeping views of Lake Washington from Mount Baker to the North to Mt. Rainier to the South.  Other homes have a vision of downtown Seattle and Puget Sound as well as the Olympic Peninsula mountains.  There are a lot of affordable homes in the area. 

Residents have access to Seattle via a beautiful drive down Lake Washington, very soothing for the soul.  Keep an eye out for bald eagles chasing ducks, Canadian Geese, beaver, muskrat and other wildlife.  It is a veritable zoo of a therapeutic drive.  The Sound Transit light rail provides quick and easy access to Seatac airport and downtown Seattle. 

Renton WA, which is undergoing a rebirth, is just minutes away.

Kubota Gardens is a Seattle owned garden of unsurpassed beauty. During the summer it is the setting for numerous outdoor weddings.  Visit their website and click on the large picture to view some of the flowers and trees.  You will absolutely enjoy walking through the park.

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Home buyers in the Seattle WA real estate market anxiety

There is an old investment adage that probably relates to the Seattle Washington real estate market “When there is blood in the street it is time to be a buyer“.

Well, it certainly feels like there is plenty of blood in the street, doesn’t it?  Then of course there is the God awful mortgage crisis as well.  There would appear to be a lot of reasons to hold your breath and see what happens next.  But remember, there is blood in the streets and you should take advantage of this opportunity to be a home buyer in South Seattle WA real estate.  Personally I don’t believe that home prices are going to be falling much more. Sure home prices will go down over the next year or so, but the real question is “How much?” and “What impact will that drop have on me if I buy?".  “How much will I lose if I buy to soon?”

Let’s start with an understanding and add a shameless plug.  I am a real estate agent in the South Seattle WA real estate markets.  I am very familiar with the real estate markets Rainier Beach, Lakeridge, Rainier Valley WA, Renton WA, Kent WA, Des Moines WA, Burien WA, Tukwila WA, West Seattle WA, Kent WA and any place, reasonably, in between.

As a real estate agent of course I want to list and sell homes.  That’s how i make my living.  Love helping people into their new Seattle homes.  Don’t much care to hurt people.  Wouldn’t want to encourage people into stepping into something that sticks on to the bottom of their shoes and can’t be shook off.  Life is simply to short to not give a damn for your fellow travelers.

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