KIRO RADIO'S TOM KELLY DIGS DEEP INTO THE PUGET SOUND REAL ESTATE MARKET
Real Estate
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Protect your deposit from ‘inflated’ charges, ‘greedy’ landlords
Brandi Kruse | August 23, 2012 9:08 amWhile state law gives landlords the right to withhold your deposit for damages beyond normal wear and tear, some have made it a practice to… -
Rare, wooded Issaquah acreage goes to auction
Tim Haeck | July 26, 2012 7:25 amA heavily wooded and unusually large piece of undeveloped land near Lake Sammamish is going on the auction block next month. Until now, developers have… -
Woman posts sign ‘Husband Left Us for a 22 Year Old’ to sell home
MyNorthwest.com | July 18, 2012 10:08 amIn a tough real estate market, how do you make your home stand out? A woman from Beaverton, Oregon came up with a pretty unique… -
Rumors squashed: Gates rival buys Hawaiian island
Josh Kerns | June 20, 2012 8:14 amWhile there was plenty of speculation Bill Gates was looking to buy the Hawaiian island of Lanai, rival Larry Ellison of Oracle fame has reportedly… -
Seattle home prices lead nationwide increase
Tim Haeck | May 29, 2012 7:14 amHome prices in Seattle, and most major U.S. cities are on the rise based on the latest figures from the Standard and Poor's Case-Shiller home… -
More houses selling in Washington, but prices still down
Kim Shepard | May 10, 2012 1:05 pmAccording to a new report from the University of Washington's Runstad Center for Real Estate Studies, the state saw an 11.3 percent increase in the… -
Zillow forecasts bottom in housing market
April 25, 2012 4:39 pmZillow says the housing market has reached a bottom in more than half of the 30 metropolitan areas they track, and the "definitive bottom" for… -
Forty percent of home sales in King County “distressed sales”
MyNorthwest.com | April 24, 2012 5:38 amForty percent of home sales in King County are now "distressed sales," according to a recent report from Washington Property Solutions. -
Why renting might be better than buying
Josh Kerns | April 6, 2012 4:27 pmWith home prices continuing to drop, many realtors say it's a great time to buy. But a noted Seattle real estate analyst says there are… -
Amazon building boom to last nearly a decade
Josh Kerns | March 28, 2012 10:53 amArchitects for Amazon.com's huge new downtown Seattle complex have revealed the project could take nearly a decade to complete. -
Baby boomers tapping into home equity at earlier ages
Tim Haeck | March 20, 2012 2:44 pmReverse mortgages have been around for a long time and have traditionally been seen as a last resort for retirees. But the recession and economic… -
Former Mariner’s Magnolia home reduced $1.4 million
Tom Kelly | February 15, 2012 10:05 amJamie Moyer is looking for a new start with the Colorado Rockies. He also hopes his Magnolia home will attract a buyer with its new… -
Scam alert: Don’t pay for help with your home loan
Josh Kerns | February 14, 2012 9:32 amDistressed homeowners in our state are about to get millions in help. But the AG's office warns scammers are close behind. -
Key player in mortgage meltdown lists home for sale
Tom Kelly | December 27, 2011 9:37 amMany real estate and mortgage analysts thought Angelo Mozilo would be the first major player to be indicted as a result of the country's mortgage… -
Three-time Mariner reduces sale price of Carnation home
Tom Kelly | December 20, 2011 12:52 pmJeff Nelson served three different stints with the Seattle Mariners (1992-1995, 2001-2003 and again in 2005) but the home he bought in Carnation as a…