Lighter Seattle Home Show crowds interested in saving money, energy
The Seattle Home Show opened Saturday to what appeared to be smaller crowds and an emphasis on saving energy and money.

Ultra-lux condo project’s buyers emerge in public records
The Four Seasons in downtown Seattle won't identify its residents, but property records show they range from an animal-rights activist to a retired Nordstrom exec.

The stats say North Seattle is still a seller’s market, even if nobody agrees
North Seattle hasn't crossed the to a buyer's market for houses. But it's buyer's markets, according to buyers, sellers and real estate agents.

Washington sees nation’s largest drop in sales
Sales of existing homes fell further in Washington than in any other state in the fourth quarter of 2008, according to a report Thursday.

Administration weighs plan to lower mortgage rates
Obama's administration is considering spending taxpayer dollars to cut monthly payments for homeowners on the verge of foreclosure.

Area foreclosure rate is catching up with nation’s
The Seattle area's foreclosure rate is still lower than the nation's, but the gap is narrowing.

Agent predicts housing slump’s demise
Agent sets off a tizzy in the local real estate blogosphere by declaring: "We're at bottom."

Some increase reported in Washington home sales
The number of pending home sales in western and central Washington increased by about a third in January, compared to December.

Four Seasons sells two-thirds of residences
Seattle's new Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences said it has sold 25 of its 36 private residences and closed on 22 of them.

King County’s house prices, inventory drop
King County's median house price last month retreated to its lowest level since September 2005.