After spending the last couple of weeks exploring some of the Eastside’s most exclusive communities, we’re heading northeast this week to a city that offers a very different mix of housing, lifestyle, and price points: Monroe. Sitting where the Skykomish Valley begins to open toward the Cascades, Monroe has grown considerably over the years while […]

For the last few years, there has been one piece of advice floating around the housing market almost nonstop: Just wait for mortgage rates to come down. It sounds reasonable. After all, a lower mortgage rate means a lower monthly payment and more buying power. But here we are in the second half of 2026, […]

This Week’s Stats New Listings: 209 ↑ (193 last week)Pending Sales: 164 ↓ (195 last week)Sold Homes: 123 ↓ (159 last week)Price Reductions: 220 ↑ (206 last week) Weekly Trend Overview This week’s numbers tell a pretty clear late summer story. New inventory ticked back up, with 209 new listings, an increase of about 8% […]

Apparently August is luxury month around here. After last week’s trip through Medina, we’re not exactly bringing the Community Spotlight back down to earth. This week we’re heading just across Lake Washington to Mercer Island, where waterfront estates, Midcentury Modern homes and multi-million-dollar price tags are very much part of the landscape. But Mercer Island […]