Archive for April, 2012
March 2012 Seattle Housing Market Update
In March, the Seattle housing market may have turned the corner, even if only for one month as the median Seattle home sales price inched up 0.56% to $359,500 over last March. The single family dwelling median sales price fared better than condos increasing 3.12% to $397,000 while condos lagged behind falling 11.75% to $236,500,…
Carbon Monoxide Alarms Required for Sellers
Recently a new law went into effect in Washington state requiring all residential homes for sale to have carbon monoxide alarms installed. The new law (RCW 19.27.530) took effect on April 1, 2012 and is applicable to single family homes, condominiums, townhomes and manufactured/mobile homes. The building code requires that carbon monoxide alarms be installed…
Seattle Green Home Tour – April 21 and 22, 2012
Coinciding with Earth Day, the Northwest EcoBuilding Guild is presenting the 2012 Green Home Tour and Expo in Seattle and surrounding areas.