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Nice picture. Where is Seattle beaches picture? :)

That's in Seattle on Lake Washington.

That's in Seattle on Lake Washington.

I want see this picture, please? :)

Lake Washington on one side.
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Puget Sound on the other.
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Lake Washington on one side.
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Puget Sound on the other.
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Nice picture. Someone told me, taxes in Seattle was higher? How are real esate price in Seattle?

They're pretty high. Not as high as L.A. This one was on the market for $2.8 million. I'm a real estate agent. Are you interested in purchasing?
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They're pretty high. Not as high as L.A. This one was on the market for $2.8 million. I'm a real estate agent. Are you interested in purchasing?
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Wow, too expensive. I just want know about real estate in Seattle. Is any price range on real estate in Seattle?

How are property tax in Seattle?

The average price of a home in Seattle is $330,000.

The average price of a home in Seattle is $330,000.

Wow, That is expensive compared to LA.

How much average price of home in 1980s and 1990s for Seattle?

Example: 3bdrm 1bth 1350 sq. ft. 1level 1951 home. 10min to dt Seattle. Five block walk to Lake Washington.
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That's pretty skyrocketing, LA is used to be cheaper for living in early 1990s. (Only for house, condon and non-rental building)

Apartment are pretty almost same cost in early 1990s too, it was start $800-$1200 for nice one bedroom, one bathroom. It was mostly in North LA, West LA including on beaches and East LA. San Pedro, Harbor City, Long Beach and South Bay have same cost too like this.

Property tax in Seattle, ur a goner. :bash:

Property tax in Seattle, ur a goner. :bash:

Why? I just want know about property tax in Seattle?

I crunched these numbers this morning:

(average & median sale price, last 6 months)

King County

Mercer Island: $961,149, $675,000

Downtown, Central District (S. of ship canal, N. of I-90): $738,616, $480,000

Queen Anne-Magnolia, Seattle: $614,650, $535,000

Eastside (Bellevue, Redmond, Kirkland, Issaquah, Woodinville): $500,016, $419,000

Vashon Island: $433,391, $369,500

North Seattle (Seattle north of ship canal): $411,422, $374,950

NW King (Shoreline, Kenmore, LFP): $358,207, $305,000

West Seattle: $350,433, $306,000

South Seattle (S. of I-90, E. of Duwamish R.): $331,230, $283,230

East Valley/East Hill (Renton, Kent, Auburn, Maple Valley): $292,424, $270,523

SW King (Burien, Tukwila, Des Moines, Federal Way, part of Kent): $266,475, $243,500



Snohomish County

SW Snohomish (Edmonds, Lynnwood, M-T): $330,837, $289,950

SE Snohomish (Bothell, Snohomish, Monroe): $311,113, $286,000

Everett: $292,472, $269,000

N. Snohomish (Marysville, Arlington, Stanwood, L. Stevens, Darrington): $238,585, $222,000



Pierce County

Peninsula Pierce County (Gig Harbor, Purdy, Key P.): $318,376, $270,000

Browns Point, NE Tacoma: $288,985, $260,000

Lake Tapps/Buckley: $278,672, $251,950

NW Tacoma: $278,099, $235,250

University Place/Fircrest: $275,478, $255,000

Steilacoom: $274,207, $195,000

Edgewood/Fife: $268,756, $252,475

Puyallup/Sumner: $244,001, $232,650

South Hill: $232,602, $220,950

DuPont: $231,070, $223,875

Lakewood: $228,410, $195,000

SE Pierce (Roy, Orting, Eatonville): $216,034, $199,975

Parkland/Spanaway: $194,556, $189,950

Anderson Island/Ketron Island: $186,135, $140,000

C. Tacoma: $164,311, $158,500

S. Tacoma: $157,071, $155,000



Thurston County

Olympia/Lacey/Tumwater: $232,233, $205,000

Rochester/Tenino/Grand Mound: $181,221, $169,000

Yelm/Rainier: $174,306, $163,900


Kitsap County

Bainbridge Island: $537,539, $485,000

N. Kitsap (Poulsbo, Kingston): $276,032, $246,275

S. Kitsap (Port Orchard, Olalla): $223,036, $200,000

C. Kitsap (Bremerton, Silverdale): $215,678, $193,000



Island County

S. Whidbey: $326,266, $270,000

Camano Island: $301,713, $245,000

N. & C. Whidbey: $238,940, $210,000

Seattle is great. :)

If I can't afford to buy house in Seattle, so I will live in apartment for good but not live for resting of life. That's pretty common sense.

I thought, paying job will increase more that people can afford high cost of living, Seattle is pretty too overpriced.

Does paying job increasing in Seattle? It helps can afford high cost of living.

^ $1,000 a month = roughly $160,000 mortgage. The best way to afford a home is to buy a starter home first & move up as you can. Many people who are buying these $300,000+ homes are doing so with moderate size mortages ($150,000-$250,000) & cash from the sale of their previous home as the downpayment. Your starter home's appreciation & the equity you build owning rather than renting is how you build the wealth to buy a bigger, better home.

^ $1,000 a month = roughly $160,000 mortgage. The best way to afford a home is to buy a starter home first & move up as you can. Many people who are buying these $300,000+ homes are doing so with moderate size mortages ($150,000-$250,000) & cash from the sale of their previous home as the downpayment. Your starter home's appreciation & the equity you build owning rather than renting is how you build the wealth to buy a bigger, better home.

Wow, How does take deal with people who have low paying job alike McDonald's, Burger King, Carl Jr, Wal-Mart, Super Target, PacSun, Hot Topic and most commerical store. Does they can afford $1,000 per month and $300,000+ homes in Seattle?

It's not funny about people who have low paying job, it can causing more migration out since low paying job does not get enough $$$. It does same in Miami and some cities in Southeast US.

In LA and even CA, Only $15+ per hours for low paying job at commerical store area. 2 job will be more easier.

Wow, How does take deal with people who have low paying job alike McDonald's, Burger King, Carl Jr, Wal-Mart, Super Target, PacSun, Hot Topic and most commerical store. Does they can afford $1,000 per month and $300,000+ homes in Seattle?

No. Many folks at those places you name are teenagers & the adults working at those establishments should be in management or should grow up & start polishing up their job skills to move up to a new job. The folks who want to work at McDonalds & Wal Mart & want to afford a home don't live anywhere near Seattle.

It's not funny about people who have low paying job, it can causing more migration out since low paying job does not get enough $$$.

What is worse is artificially inflating housing prices to appease the radical NIMBYs & religious environmental extremists. We have an artificial lack of supply of housing in the Puget Sound area that is responsible for high housing costs.

No. Many folks at those places you name are teenagers & the adults working at those establishments should be in management or should grow up & start polishing up their job skills to move up to a new job. The folks who want to work at McDonalds & Wal Mart & want to afford a home don't live anywhere near Seattle.



What is worse is artificially inflating housing prices to appease the radical NIMBYs & religious environmental extremists. We have an artificial lack of supply of housing in the Puget Sound area that is responsible for high housing costs.

Where is better for not live near Seattle?

Wow, Washington have much differnet work labor than CA, that compared to Southeast state.

In LA and even CA, Only people make $15+ per hours for low paying job at commerical store area.

Answer?

Beautiful pictures, thanks for sharing. :)

I wouldn't know exactly what to do about low income workers, it is hard. But we do live in a capitalist economy and people are free to do what they want. Seattle is a desireable place to live, with terrible traffic and a lot of high paying industries. I know there is a housing subsidy levy out there that helps pay for low income housing, but it's a problem everywhere and one where an efficient solution has not been found. It's worse in california, have you seen the prices down there!

^ We need more housing supply & need to make that supply more affordable. Govt. & regulation is the problem. Also the subsidies actually make the problem worse except for the extreme minority connected enough to get the subsidy. Housing levies chase affordable housing away. When you charge the developers of housing extra, that charge is passed on to the buyer in the form of more expensive housing. More expensive housing limits the demand potential, etc. Seattle would be way more affordable (and populated) with more housing supply. Unfortunately, the prevailing attitute in Seattle is to maintain the status quo. At least the mayor partially understands what should be changed.

pwright1 - you should post more of your excellent Seattle pics over here at SSC

To tell you the truth I never got much response.

^ Post them in the general photo section instead of this quiet forum, that should really be split into two forums so the conversation is similar (California & the NW are both different & dynamic areas that deserve their own forum but I digress....). Since Rainier Meadows took a break, I haven't seen much Seattle.

SSP is way more USA focused, SSC has all the international forumers. So seattle will get more response there. But I prefer this forum even if I post less here, the atmosphere is better I think.

Good to hear Pwright--this means you can help me locate a good condo when I move back to Seattle---and I know you'll give me a discount because of all of the groovy peektchas i'll take from the top. Right?

SSP is way more USA focused, SSC has all the international forumers. So seattle will get more response there. But I prefer this forum even if I post less here, the atmosphere is better I think.

Actually, I think Seattle gets better response here from the intn'l forumers becasue SSP only cares about US midwestern and Northeastern cities...Seattle, SF, LA--who cares....but Dayton, OH and Milwaukee, now there's an urban paradise!

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