By Courtney, on August 2nd, 2010%
 Queen Anne Real Estate Update: What Queen Anne Buyers Have Been Closing On – Queen Anne homes sales for the last 30 days in the MLS.
Looking at the Queen Anne homes that have sold over the last 30 days:
I did include Queen Anne townhomes, but excluded Seattle houseboats on the Westlake side and also Queen Anne condos. In the MLS over the last 30 days for the Seattle neighborhood of Queen Anne, there have been 19 closed homes – these are Queen Anne real estate sales that have closed in escrow and changed hands.
So what have buyers bought on Queen Anne Hill?
19 Queen Anne homes ranging in price between $339,000 (210 Boston St #A) and $2,250,000 (1425 Willard Ave W) with a median price of $750,000.
How Long Does A Queen Anne Home Stay On The Market Right Now?
The average days on market for Queen Anne homes that sold this last month was 80 days and the sales price to listing price ratio that was settled on averaged at 98% with a range of 90.18% ( a 4 bedroom/4.25 bath home at 1425 Willard Ave W with 5290 square feet built in 2006) to 103.66%(a 3 bedroom 1.5 bath 1941 home with 2460 square feet at 1114 8th Ave W).
Other interesting info? 3 of these were Queen Anne townhomes (Boston Street, Taylor Ave, and Olympic Place). Average dollar per square foot overall for all 19 of these homes that sold was $301.49.
By Courtney, on June 24th, 2010%
Queen Anne real estate has been pretty busy this year so far!
There have been some Queen Anne short sales and Queen Anne foreclosures, but thankfully for the most part they aren’t affecting our market as much as other Seattle neighborhoods are seeing an impact.
Single family Queen Anne residential sales – Queen Anne homes in this category: there are currently 87 Queen Anne homes for sale (excluding floating homes in Westlake) ranging from $289,950 to $7,200,000. The median price of a Queen Anne home for sale in the Seattle MLS right now is $769,950 and average dollar per square foot is $317.13. Interesting homes of note to me in this batch is the hugely remodeled Fred Betts House at 700 W Kinnear which you can view in it’s earlier state while being lived in by Mr. Betts here. The other real beauty is at 120 Prospect St – it reminds me so much of the Ballard Mansion! It is a gorgeous classical Georgian Colonial and right in the heart of the Southeast Slope and only a block and a half east of Queen Anne Ave. right before Prospect curves up into Bigelow.
Queen Anne Mansions & Queen Anne Boulevard – a couple notes: I love Queen Anne mansions and homes on Queen Anne Boulevard are unique to other Queen Anne homes in a couple different ways. Queen Anne Boulevard is a trail that covers many streets as it circles the picturesque crown of beautiful Queen Anne. Many of the homes that align Queen Anne Boulevard appear to have large yards, but the fact of that matter is that in some cases unsuspecting buyers (and agents for that matter) have purchased (or sold) a home on Queen Anne Boulevard only to find out that the new buyers do not actually own a large portion of the front yard.
Queen Anne Boulevard is part of the parks system and the land surrounding much of it is also public land. This was not a pleasant surprise I am sure for someone buying on the Boulevard and finding a jogger or walker resting in their flower bed, but the Boulevard has great benefits, too – think of it as living front row to one of Seattle’s great trail systems or living along the crown jewel of the neighborhood of Queen Anne.
Pending Queen Anne Homes for sale in The MLS: There are a few categories of Pending in the NWMLS so I will go over each. Pending Inspection is just how it sounds and there are 9 Queen Anne homes under contract ranging from $359,950 to $1,180,000 with a median price of $529,500 and an average days on market of 93. Pending BU is a status that is for homes pending and waiting to close, but for some reason the owner or agent is asking for a back up. This does not always mean that there is trouble with the first deal. In some cases it is a tactic of the listing agent to attract more potential buyers to sell other homes to (sorry I call it how it is since I have seen this first hand a few times while selling a particular property.). There are 2 Pending BU Queen Anne homes on the market in the low $400k range. The other homes that are pending are just waiting to close – they have gone through any potential inspections, etc. These range in price from $299,000 to $2,495,000 with a median price of $744,500 and average days on market of 37 days.
Sold Queen Anne Real estate in the MLS: These are Queen Anne sold homes in the last 30 days out of the NWMLS and compiled as they are above by me. Twelve Queen Anne homes for sale in the MLS have sold in the last 30 days – these are single family homes and do not include Queen Anne co-ops and condos. These sold homes which have closed in escrow range in sales price from $472,500 to $1,515,000 with a median sales price of $777,500. They wer eon the market an average of 74 days with a low of 4 and high of 211.
Let us know if you need help buying or selling Queen Anne real estate. We are happy to help you get your Queen Anne home ready for the market so that it will be included in these sales numbers in the future:) As you can see from the numbers above, Queen Anne homes for sale come in all ranges and there is no clear trend as to what is selling except for price , condition, marketing, and presentation. Contact us here: Queen Anne Realtors
By Courtney, on April 26th, 2010%
 The tax credit deadline approaches faster than ever now -
you need to get a purchase and sale contract signed around by this week if you want to take advantage of the current home buyer tax credit. That is the fact, but don’t allow that to impact your decision process when purchasing. Being under the gun over a tax credit seems pretty silly when trying to make a much bigger decision overall. My suspicion is that there might be quite a bit of buyer remorse when those IRS checks come in. You would hate to be sitting with your $8000 in a home that as you look around just does not feel right.
My suggestion instead is to take your time and really find the home that is going to work for you and your goals. Choosing a home in a rush over a credit which is tiny when compared to the purchase price overall is like buying a brand new car because they give you a free junky toaster. It’s a little gimmicky.
Why not take your time and find the perfect property and let your Realtor negotiate it to make up for not getting that free toaster… I mean credit?
The competition will be less fierce as the feeding frenzy ends and the pressure will be lessened so that you can really focus in on whether or not the house truly works for you! You can find current inventory here: Seattle Real Estate
By molly, on April 8th, 2010%
FHA Accepts DocuSign
Here at Cooper Jacobs RES in Seattle, WA we’ve been using DocuSign for our buyers and sellers for years. It saves everyone time, money, paper, and trees. This news just in from the Chief Legal Officer at DocuSign:
http://www.trulia.com/blog/DocuSign/2010/04/federal_housing_administration_to_accept_docusign_for_real_estate_contracts
By Courtney, on February 25th, 2010%
Queen Anne real estate is still going strong in 2010 – Are Short Sales Impacting Us in 2010? A few times the question about short sales and foreclosures in Queen Anne has come up recently so I thought I would go ahead and quickly touch on it.  I wrote aQueen Anne Real Estate market update post on the corporate Seattle site this AM for more details in the numbers - it is interesting to see how very little short sales there are in this Seattle neighborhood. You can check it out for your self, but I think there were five or six in the active category. No Queen Anne Short sales have closed at all this year.
There are some really great Bank Owned Queen Anne Townhomes on the market right now - the bank is local and easy to deal with and the price is great! The finish work on the townhomes is wonderful and it is a great way to get a nice affordable Queen Anne view home. I sold one in the last month (although it was not listed in the MLS) and they are very cool – let me know if you want more info.
You can find all Queen Anne homes that are listed in the MLS by all companies here:
Queen Anne Townhomes
Queen Anne homes for sale
By Courtney, on February 10th, 2010%
Queen Anne Blog About Queen Anne Neighborhood and Homes For Sale: Queen Anne Real Estate Update 2010
Queen Anne has been MOVING! Lots of new inventory to choose from, too. There are 102 Active Residential Queen Anne listings right now! Homes range from a $249,000 for a “multi level” which usually means townhouse by the way to a $4,950,000 for a newer beauty on Highland Drive.
 At $649,000, you can get a Queen Anne view townhome with sweeping views of the Puget Sound listed by my friend Claudia. This is a really great place, by the way. I sold the one next door just a couple months ago and these places are a knock out!!! They have high end finish work and the builders are dolls. The listing agent was also a dream to work with. I also happen to personally know that the neighbors are nice. Claudia also has a commercial space on Aurora listed for very cheap if you are interested – $138,000 in Queen Anne for commercial!
Queen Anne Townhomes: There is a large segment of these active residential listings that are townhomes and you can get some nice views from the newer ones that are laid out to take into consideration the view. Take the Ward Street Townhomes, for instance. I just sold one of those last month – they are amazing! I sold 566C which had an amazing roof top deck with a gas fireplace and sweeping views of the city, bamboo floors, and more – very cool and one of the buildings which happens to be under that Sterling Saving special right now where you can get the lender to contribute up to $20k towards your closing costs, etc.
Queen Anne Pending Sales – Right now under contract, there are 19 homes for sale in Queen Anne waiting to close – they range from $325,000 for a short sale to $1,965,000 for one of the wonderful West Queen Anne School units (- the Gym:) I am pretty sure my kids’ great grandfather must have gone here as a boy. I love that they converted these back in the eighties and this unit is spectacular. )
It’s a Queen Anne blog post about real estate so let’s look at sales… There have been 133 Queen Anne residential homes sold in the last six months! Queen Anne is selling! Average listing price of these was $695,827 and the average selling price was $667,349. Average $ per square foot on selling price for these Queen Anne homes for sale was $284.
Queen Anne real estate tips: if you have a home to sell, now is a good time – Queen Anne is known to be a strong real estate market and there is a good demand for homes that are priced well and presented nicely – both in person and definitely on the internet. Buyers want well maintained homes and view homes are of course popular, but proximity to Queen Anne Ave and the Boulevard for shopping and trails is also important. Look at your WalkScore and see how your home rates. Walk ability and accessibility is becoming more and more important to many Queen Anen buyers.
By molly, on February 5th, 2010%
January 2010 outshines January 2009 home prices: rising 3.8% in the city for King County.
This shifts the median price from $400,000 to $415,000. Median being half the homes are lower and half the homes are higher than this figure.
According to a Seattle Times article today, people are searching for homes that are closer to the city’s amenities because now homes are more affordable. They want to live closer to work, their friends, schools, and community. So buyers want the whole package and now they can take their pick from some amazing homes on the market right now.
At Cooper Jacobs, we’ve noticed walkability has been a big trendsetter lately. Our buyers want to walk to grocery stores, bus stops, theaters, great local restaurants and even schools. We use www.walkscore.comfrequently to help our buyers get a better idea of what is less than 1 mile around the property.
Unfortunately, the suburbs have dipped a bit in the red, dropping 2%. High gas prices back in 2007 didn’t help homes being foreclosed on in these areas either. Less time in the car is what people want. They no longer have to drive until they find a home to financial afford.
By Courtney, on January 23rd, 2010%
Queen Anne Boulevard: Buying a Home Along Queen Anne’s Boulevard. I have been writing about the various highlights along Queen Anne Boulevard on Queen Anne’s crown, but it is amazing how many people I show Queen Anne homes to that have not heard of this 80 plus year old loop around the top of Seattle’s Queen Anne neighborhood.
 Queen Anne Boulevard has been the source for much love and hate through the years and a big part of that involves the fact that very little people moving into the area have even heard of it. It is now largely marked by trees and various signage you might miss if you sneeze, but Queen Anne locals know all about it…hopefully.
The trees are gorgeous, but what do you really need to check for when it is time to buy a home along Queen Anne Boulevard? Buying a Home Along Queen Anne’s Boulevard. It is important to really look at that title report you get when you are buying Queen Anne real estate along the Boulevard so that you know exactly what you are getting. The city condemned sometimes as much as 16 or 17 feet on either side in some places as part of public lands turned over to the parks department. Many Queen Anne residents have gone through the years not knowing that half their front yard is fact not theirs at all. Many Queen Anne home buyers have been quite surprised to find out that they bought a home along a Boulevard they had not heard of and that they don’t own part of their property.
If you are interested in reading more about this great neighborhood, QueenAnneBoulevard.com is a funQueen Anne Blog! Let us know if you have something to post or if you have had an experience with real estate along Queen Anne Boulevard!
By Courtney, on January 13th, 2010%
 Builder perks here from Sterling!
I was please when I got my latest Sterling flyer from Matt:
Sterling Savings has extended their awesome 3% up to $20,000 towards your closing costs program for qualifying Seattle area properties.
Purchase and sale contracts need to be written prior to 1/31 and close by 2/26. This credit is a great way to help finance a new home – there are some great projects that qualify, too!
Let us know if you need more details or want to look at some of the great places that qualify! There are some wonderful Queen Anne townhomes that I know of that fit right into the program – some listed – some not yet. You can also find additional home listings for the neighborhood here: Queen Anne real estate
By Courtney, on December 6th, 2009%
 Seattle’s Queen Anne neighborhood has had some beautiful sunny days in the last weeks and West Queen Anne is particularly gorgeous perched over the Puget Sound. This picture was taken the day after Thanksgiving for anyone who doubts we get sun in the winter at all.
Here is your West Queen Anne real estate update for the December 2009 home selling market. You can find West Queen Anne real homes for sale and other Queen Anne real estate on my site if you want to see all current listings, but here are the numbers for tonight:
West Queen Anne homes for sale: Currently there are 47 West Queen Anne homes for sale in zip code 98119. They range in price from $340,000 for a home on the far West slope near Smith Cove on 14th to $4,890,000 for 602 W Highland which is a newer Queen Anne home in the very perfect spot on that gorgeous Southwest slope. The average price in zip code 98119 for homes on the market right now is $1,004,633 and the median is $650,000. The average days on market (DOM) for these is 97 days. There is also one home marked contingent in West Queen Anne priced at $1,185,000.
 Pending homes in West Queen Anne: These are homes that have received offers on them. There are 12 pending West Queen Anne homes on the market right now ranging in price from $349,950 to $1,075,000 with and average price of $696,599 and a median price of $742,500.
West Queen Anne home sales last six months: In the last six months, 86 West Queen Anne homes have sold in zip code 98119. These sold and closed home listings range from $199,000 for an extreme fixer to $4,300,000 with an average of $800,639 and a median sales price of $645,000. The average days on market over the last six months? 72 days.
Conclusion: West Queen Anne is selling! But how do these numbers stack up to previous years of sales in 98119 for the same period?
2006 Total Volume: $75,463,950 Avg/Med Price: $804,451/$699,950 Avg DOM: 35
2007 Total Volume $62,104,075 Avg/Med Price: $874,705/$700,000 Avg DOM: 35
2008 Total Volume $34,368,800 Avg/Med Price: $781,109/$636,000 Avg DOM: 73
2009 Total Volume $68,854,945 Avg/Med Price: $800,639/$645,000 Avg DOM: 72
The sales volume itself is the best it has been in over three years! It doubled last year for the same period and then some! Prices have definitely gone down and days on market are longer, but a well priced house will sell and there are buyers out there buying West Queen Anne. In fact, inventory in this Seattle neighborhood is actually one of the problems while working with buyers in this area so if you are thinking of selling, please do consider getting an evaluation!
(I took out the Queen Anne townhomes for this property list, but you can find Queen Anne townhouses andQueen Anne condos on the site, too, if that is what you are after.) Please also feel free to get in touch with us if you have any questions at all about Seattle real estate.
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