Oct 26, 2016

Bellevue New Boys and Girls Club Open

New Boys and Girls club open, Jesse Tam. Bellevue opened a new Boys and Girls Club in downtown Bellevue and replaced the main clubhouse. The new building features a gym, game room, community room, education center, tech lab, instructional kitchen and a preschool.  The 27,000 square foot new facility will improve the quality of existing program and allow the Club to serve the growing population in the downtown Bellevue area.

It will be able to nearly double the kids at this new facility.  The Bellevue Boys Club opened in 1952 and has been a part of youth development for over 64 years.  The Club was the first in the county to add girls in 1970.

Photo courtesy Boys and Girls Club of Bellevue

For more information on the Boys and Girls Club of Bellevue and the programs offered visit the website at  www.bgcbellevue.org.

Thanks for reading, Jesse

Oct 11, 2016

Housing Trends for Bellevue

Housing trends in the Eastside and Bellevue market continue to be challenging with fewer inventory and home prices in the region. Jesse Tam, here's the latest for summer/fall 2016.

"Home prices in Bellevue and across the state of Washington have risen dramatically over the last couple of years. In fact, earlier this summer, CoreLogic reported that Washington State home values were rising faster than any other state in the country. Many local housing markets, including Bellevue, have experienced double-digit gains in the last year alone.

 How long can this last? Will the Bellevue housing market keep soaring into 2017, or will it level off in the coming months?   
Bellevue Home Price Trends for Summer / Fall 2016
Let’s start with a look at current home price trends in Bellevue. According to Trulia, the median sales price as of August 2016 was $740,000. That was a gain of 14% over the same time last year, more than double the national average.
Zillow reported a slightly lower number in August, putting the median price at around $717,000. Like Trulia, they too reported a double-digit gain from last year.
Realtor.com offered a similar figure in August, reporting a median closing price of $730,000 for the Bellevue real estate market"...
https://www.sammamishmortgage.com/bellevue-housing-forecast-2017/
Stay connected, thanks for visiting  Jesse   Believe you can and you are half way there.