Seattle Suburbs Real Estate

Time for another look at Brier WA 2008 current market:

Remember this is all from the MLS data (NWMLS), but compiled by Cooper Jacobs.

Active real estate listings from the MLS in Brier WA as of today is 15 listings - this is down from last week's 17.  These range in price from $321,500 to $889,000 and size from 1225 sq ft 3 BR/1BTH to 3735 sq foot 5 bd/2.75 BTH homes with the average being 2443 sq feet 4 BD/2.27 BTH $561,640 home.  Our inventory supply has dropped from 2.55 months of supply of houses in Brier WA to 2.25 months supply.

Brier WA sales for 2008 so far?  2 houses!  Not bad for less than three weeks into the 2008 real estate year!  One was on the market for 34 days and the other was on for much longer at 165 days.  Both were listed in the high $400k price range and both were in Brierwood.

The important thing to consider if you are a Brier WA seller is how will you position yourself on the market? Make sure you find a Brier WA REALTOR who can help guide you to the secrets of selling in this market! 

Brier WA Buyers:  Rates are very very very low right now!!!!  I have seen them lower  than an unheard of 5.5% in some cases!  Take advantage of the over two months of Brier WA inventory to choose from and get in there and negotiate!!!! 

Cooper Jacobs Real Estate Services - Seattle and Seattle Suburb Real Estate.  Serving North King County and South Snohomish Counties....

The Seattle suburb of Brier WA is nestled at the top of Lake Washington with an easy commute to Seattle, Everett, or Bellevue.  Brier Houses have steadily increased and with all of the media hype regarding Seattle's real estate market, I wanted to look at some Brier WA real estate numbers.  Forgive me because I am a real estate agent with a degree in accounting, but I always like to look at the numbers!

In order to look at Brier WA 2008 real estate, you first have to look back at 2007.  In 2007, there were 80 residential real estate sales in Brier.  This gives us between six and seven houses sold in Brier per month overall and does not take into account any slow or fast seasonal periods. 

Some of the 2007 stats:

The average Brier WA home sold in 2007 was a 3 bedroom home and the average bath count was 2.23 baths.  The average Brier home sold in 2007 was 2104 square feet.  The average Brier WA listing price for real estate was $466,778 and the average sale price was $457,341 (not a bad ratio considering all the "doom and gloom".  The average days on market for a home in Brier was 51 days (range of 6 - 240 days). 

So now, let's look at the current market:

No sales recorded in 2008 to date, but there are three pending sales.  Active listings in Brier as of today is 17 listings.  The averages on these are as follows:  4 bedroom, 2.36 bath, 2328 square feet, and the listing average price for a home in Brier is $533,070.  The average days on market is longer at 76 days (range from 4 - 157). 

No doom and gloom in Brier - the active inventory for Brier WA real estate is holding at only 2.55 mos of supply right now which is not too bad if you are a seller considering a move.  The important thing to consider is how will you position yourself on the market? 

Cooper Jacobs Real Estate Services - Seattle and Seattle Suburb Real Estate.  Serving North King County and South Snohomish Counties....

Seattle has some amazing suburbs to look at if you are thinking about  a work relocation to the Puget Sound!

Seattle Suburbs just to the north of Seattle include:  Lake Forest Park, Shoreline (including Richmond Beach), Mountlake Terrace, Edmonds,Woodway, Lynnwood, Bothell, Brier, Mill Creek, Kenmore, Snohomish, and South Everett - These cities are both in King and Snohomish counties and all are within reasonable commuting distance to downtown Seattle.  In addition, it is also convenient to commute to the East Side like Bellevue or Kirkland as well as to the North in downtown Everett.  This is especially handy when there are two employees in the house that commute to opposite regions for work. 

There is a wonderful little "elbow" of towns that are right at the Interstate 5 (I-5) and 405 (I 405) interchange making them the ideal spots to live in for commuting ease - these include the Seattle suburbs of Brier WA, Mountlake Terrace WA, and Lynnwood WA.  Kenmore and Lake Forest Park are also very close to this area as well. 

If you are thinking about making a move to Seattle or one of Seattle's suburbs, email me and let me help you develop a plan for discovering the Suburb that might be best for your commute!

Cooper Jacobs Real Estate Services...For all your Seattle real estate and Seattle suburb real estate - a more specialized and higher level of service to clients - expect the best!  Serving greater Seattle and Seattle suburbs including:  Lake Forest Park, Shoreline (including Richmond Beach), Mountlake Terrace, Edmonds, Lynnwood, Bothell, Brier, Mill Creek, Kenmore, Snohomish, and South Everett...