Open for showing Wed. Dec. 9th. from 10:30am until Noon, otherwise call for showing. New remodeled, very large fenced back yard, hardwood floors, nice kitchen, all on a beautiful Street, pet welcome! Please note that the bedrooms are all on the second floor. One very large bedroom has a second ajoining good sized bedroom. 425-368-8246

6712 7th. Ave. NW

Open for showing Wed. Dec. 9th. from 8am until 10am, otherwise call for showing. Elegant office space. includes several private office spaces, kitchen, conference room, large open space, and storage area. Owner could leave office furniture etc. Located just below a Mexican restaurant called Aztec. Almost on the corner of NW Market St. and Shilshole Ave. NW call 425-368-8246 or carlbrecht@netscape.net

5484 Shilshole Ave. NW

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Well luckily one is never more than a mile from raw fish in Ballard.

And unfortunately, there is no sushi in Olympic Manor, unless you make it yourself.

Oly Manor is bounded by 85th and 96th in the n/s direction, and 24th and 20th(?) in the e/w direction. It's a development of mid-century ranch houses that is still fairly well preserved from it's original design. No commercial properties at all. Think Edward Scissorhands, but without the animal shrub sculptures.

Where the heck is Olympic Manor? ...And do they have sushi there?

Ha, I already got my warm welcome : )
Happily though, I don't think the house we bought is teensy weensy - over 1500 sf. Much better than the generous average of everything else I saw of around 900sf! And while it is not "pre-fixed-up" it is nowhere near as crappy as some of the others we saw. I came away from house searching with some amazing stories. Our house is totally liveable as-is, unlike almost everything else we looked at that was "reasonably" priced.
And yeah, sometimes OM seems a little ghost-ish, but I think it is because a ton of the houses in here have nice view backyards. My landlords at the end of the street have such an amazing backyard, I would never leave it if it were mine!
But come by during the day on a weekday in the summer - you will see all kinds of little old people on their hands and knees weeding! And our cul-de-sac is full of kids playing all the time : )

We went through Oly Manner for their annual yard sale and I overheard someone say "it feels really Republican around here" LOL

Cool, well welcome to the world of over-priced, itty bitty teensy weensy pieces of crap. They're not so bad once you clean 'em up a bit.

On the topic of Oly Manor, my wife and I walk through there from time to time and are always struck by how few people we see about. No one working on their yard, playing with the kids, nothing. It's like a friggin' ghost town up there.

I don't own the house in Olympic Manor. I rent it. No way could I afford a house in here! The one I live in would probably be the least expensive, and it's still way outta my price range!
Still living in OM, but new house closes this Friday or next : )

Bella, I guess that explains why you bought a house in Olympic Manor.

Financial crisis will pull the rug out from under the housing market in Ballard which has been overbuilt. Contrary to popular belief, we are not immune to a weak economy and a banking collapse. So if you want an affordable condo in the area you just need a little patience.

Most of what is available in 98117 is miserable.
Either way over-priced, itty bitty teensy weensy, a total piece of crap, in a shitty location, or a cheap crappy townhouse or condo (as opposed to a nicer, well constructed one) overlooking a busy, dirty street.

I know because I live in this zip and just bought a house in it. I looked for 7.5 months before I found something I liked, and snatched it up after it had been on the market for about 3 days.

I've been continuing to watch ever since, as getting a loan these days is a terrifying process and I was sure I was going to have to start looking again if the sellers decided to stop being patient, and in the 2 months that have passed while everything was being processed, nothing better has come on the market.

It is extremely difficult to get a home loan right now, so 86 days isn't that bad. Has it been so long that Ballard has forgotten what a normal market looks like? I'm glad I didn't have to get into a fist fight with other bidders to get a house!

Ballard is not a hot spot. 86 days is to sell is just plain miserable for a housing market. Has it been so long ago that Ballardians have forgotten what a hot market really looks like? Being #8 in this tremendously frigid national real estate market is cold comfort for anyone who has just watched 30 months of their equity disappear.

rowbot,
I know two separate people looking for houses to rent in Ballard...can you share what street?

Leif Ericson says YA!

Interesting but does not explain why two houses on my street (totally clean and fixed up) could not sell this summer and are now hoping to find renters instead of buyers. And one was listed for less than it sold for a year ago.

board - Keep in mind the run down houses that are overpriced and sit on the market for 400 days. They skew the averages.

86 days seems like a long time to me.

Good to hear!