Cole Ruud-Johnson - Real Estate

http://www.king5.com/mobile/article/news/local/seattle/geekwire-seattle-median-home-price-hits-record-820k-soaring-43k-in-a-month/536048512

GeekWire: Seattle median home price hits record $820K, soaring $43K in a month In its latest monthly update, the Northwest Multiple Listing Service calls Seattle's housing market a "pressure cooker situation."

https://www.inman.com/2018/03/15/how-americas-first-blockchain-property-transfer-took-place/

How America's first blockchain property transfer took place The first title transfer via blockchain is, in all likelihood, in South Burlington, Vermont. The startup Propy prompted the local city clerk to accept a transaction via blockchain.

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Seattle median home prices jump $20,000 in a month to $777,000 With the region's tech boom showing no signs of letting up, and Seattle maintaining it's title of hottest market in the U.S., prices are sure to continue to rise as we move into the warmer months.

https://www.geekwire.com/2018/report-average-tech-worker-salary-seattle-hits-132k-making-city-top-spot-relocation/

Study: Average tech worker salary in Seattle hits $132K, making city the top spot for relocation Tech workers in Seattle are making more and their salaries go further than those in competing markets, making the city the top relocation destination for workers elsewhere. Those are the key findings…

http://fortune.com/2018/01/30/seattle-las-vegas-housing-prices-real-estate-markets/

Seattle and Las Vegas Are the Hottest Real Estate Markets in the Country Right Now In the past year, the price of the average single-family home in Seattle has gone up more than twice the national average.

Interesting Stats on the Bellevue Real Estate Market. Median household income has doubled in the past 20 years, increasing faster than areas like Beverly Hills.

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http://www.seattlepi.com/realestate/article/Predicting-the-2018-market-what-does-that-12501795.php

What will Seattle's 2018 real estate market look like? Most brokers you ask will tell you that Seattle's 2018 real estate market will look a lot like 2017's. So what does that mean?

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/real-estate/seattle-extends-streak-as-nations-hottest-housing-market-to-15-months/

Seattle extends streak as nation’s hottest housing market to 15 months Although home price growth across the Seattle metro area had cooled over the prior four months, price increases continued at a strong pace in November. Seattle's streak is the longest for any U.S. city since 2001.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/seattle.curbed.com/platform/amp/2018/1/19/16911378/seattle-housing-market-inventory-low

Seattle housing market inventory remains low, even for winter There are 20 percent fewer homes on the market than this time last year, says Zillow

https://www.geekwire.com/2018/amazon-narrows-hq2-search-20-cities-moving-next-phase-contest-5b-economic-prize/

Amazon narrows HQ2 search to 20 cities, moving to next phase in contest for $5B economic prize Amazon has selected 20 cities to move to the next phase in its HQ2 selection process, the latest twist in a headquarters search that has turned into a national curiosity.

http://www.king5.com/mobile/article/traffic/i-405-toll-lanes-between-renton-bellevue-coming/281-504398401

I-405 toll lanes between Renton, Bellevue coming Express toll lanes will be eventually extended between Bellevue to Renton. That corridor is considered the worst in the state for congestion.

https://www.realtor.com/advice/buy/reasons-to-buy-a-home-in-2018/?identityID=5794069&MID=2018_0105_WeeklyNL&RID=273327002&cid=eml-2017-0105-WeeklyNL-blog_1_bestreasonstobuyahome2018-blogs_trends

The 3 Best Reasons to Buy a Home in 2018 (but You'd Better Hurry) A lot depends on where you live (and how much you plan to finance), but these factors could mean 2018 will be your year to take the buying plunge.