Is the Ballard housing market heating up?
New real estate data released this week shows signs of improvement, and one real estate broker is calling the Ballard housing market “hot” compared to a year ago. “I’ve been …
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Oldest realtor in U.S. lives here in Ballard
The slogan for George W. Johnson’s Ballard business is, “Serving the Seattle area with quality and excellence since 1936.” That right, Johnson is 96 years old, and he’s believed to …
Ballard a ‘sellers market’ for real estate
If you’re seeing a few “sold” signs around the neighborhood, there’s some data to back up your observation. “Months of supply” (MOS) is a real estate metric that measures the …
More cottages to be built in Ballard
High density living doesn’t mean you have to share walls with your neighbors. The Department of Planning and Development just approved a project at 1548 NW 61st St. (street view …
Ballard zip code is a hot housing market
There’s no denying that the Seattle real estate market has slowed down along with the rest of the country. When the August monthly multiple listings report came out last week, …
The most expensive real estate in Ballard?
Recently in the forum, BallardViking discovered this home for sale: Look a little cozy? Well, the “condo alternative” measures just 325 square feet with a $199,999 price tag. “At $615 …
Ballard the top ‘hot hood’
Seattle Metropolitan Magazine has published an issue with profiles of 95 Western Washington neighborhoods. In a list of the “hot hoods,” the magazine ranks Ballard number one, where “cared-for properties …
Cottage homes coming to Ballard
We wrote a couple weeks ago about all the town houses popping up around the neighborhood, and now there are cottage homes — somewhat affordable houses without shared walls but …
Zillow home values hold in North Seattle
The real estate site Zillow released a map today that shows the changes in home values (as calculated by Zillow) over the last year. If I’m reading the map correctly, …
The town home explosion
Take a quick drive around Ballard and you’ll see plenty of town homes for sale or under construction. These are going up on Market just east of 8th… Same goes …
Home prices down 4% in Ballard
Good story in the Seattle Times makes an attempt at explaining our current real estate market: sales are way down but prices have been holding somewhat steady in “Seattle’s most …
Buy this Ballard church for $1,975,000
Calvary Lutheran Church merged with Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Church earlier this month, and now Calvary Lutheran’s building on 23rd and 70th is for sale. For just under $2 million, you …