Buying in Redmond: light rail, Microsoft, and where value moved
These are the two searches most Redmond buyers run, and they are searches for different products, not different neighborhoods.
How the 2 Line and the campus price the map
Downtown Redmond condos versus Education Hill houses
These are the two searches most Redmond buyers run, and they are searches for different products, not different neighborhoods.
Compare them on total monthly cost, not list price: mortgage plus dues plus taxes downtown, mortgage plus taxes plus a maintenance reserve on the hill. Then add the commute cost, including whether a downtown condo lets you drop to one car.
New construction: a large share of what is for sale
First Look and the Redmond search
In Redmond, First Look does two things. Builders can use it to release units to member brokers before a public launch, so the newest inventory near a station may be visible to a broker three weeks before it appears on a portal. And on Education Hill, where detached inventory is limited and multiple offers are common when a well-priced house lists, a First Look tour may be the one chance to write on a house before it has competition. Either way, a search that depends on public alerts starts late.
Questions buyers ask
Q1Can I see Redmond homes before they go public?+
Yes, through a Northwest MLS member broker. First Look status gives brokers up to 21 days of access before a listing goes Active, and builders as well as private sellers can use it. Sellers decide whether the listing appears on public sites during that window.
See the homes other buyers won't see on Zillow
Northwest MLS First Look gives member brokers up to 21 days of access before a home goes Active. Tell me your price range and target neighborhoods and I'll build a tour around them.
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Northwest MLS First Look gives member brokers up to 21 days of access before a home goes Active. Tell me your price range and target neighborhoods and I'll build a tour around them.
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