by mahalie, 2006/11/16

I’ve been thinking about getting all grown up and purchasing a home. A condo, to be exact. I don’t want to deal with a yard and if at all possible I’d like to maintain my walk-to-work urban lifestyle. The problem, real estate buys are complicated! The market is crazy (inflated? a good time to buy? who knows?) and mostly, real estate agents and sales offices scare me! Fortunately there’s Wendy Leung, a full-time Realtor specializing in Seattle condo purchases and sales with John L. Scott, who visits condo sales offices, the locations themselves and preview events and then reviews the various condominium developments on her blog. Her recent posts include the Cosmopolitan, Queen’s Court and the upcoming First Church Conversion.
I don’t think you could make a purchase decision off of her quick overviews but it could certainly help you decide whether a prospective development is worth taking a closer look.

Timothy Ellis writes on his aptly named blog, Seattle Bubble, about general housing market topics such as regional policies, area housing sales statistics, and humorous looks at Seattle’s neighborhoods. In a post entitled Our Town A to Z, a glossary of sorts, entries include:

Alki - What you will become after your home becomes a boat anchor

Capitol Hill - Enjoy wearing your fauxhawk while calling 9-11

Denny-ile - Denial over the negative appreciation in your recent downtown Seattle condo purchase

Neighborhoods - If you can afford them, Seattle has some nice ones

Tooth & Nail - How you’ll be fighting to make the payments on your 1960’s boxy Ballard money pit

I’ve added both of these blogs to my RSS feed collection (if you don’t have one, you should check it out, I use Google Reader). Let me know if you know of any other good Seattle housing blogs!