You may be surprised!
Credit the coffee or gray weather keeping people inside and at their desks. The city that has been crowned America’s hardest working city is … Seattle. The blog Movoto, which covers “the lighter side of real estate,” says factors including average hours worked per week, unemployment rate, employed workers per hour and lack of sleep earned the Emerald City the No. 1 spot on its list of America’s 50 hardest-working cities.
We always knew living in Washington was the best, but now it’s been nationally recognized as one of the Top 10 States for Quality of Life!
Low inventory and interest rates are why Realtors call Seattle one of the most competitive housing markets in the country.
“Good houses are disappearing instantly, you look at it one day online and say honey maybe we should look at this Sunday. By then, it’s already pending,” said Charles Harper, a home buyer.
According to the Northwest Listing Service, the median price of homes in Snohomish County is up 14 percent, and up 10 percent in both King and Pierce Counties.
Here’s a list of local events for the Fourth of July in and around Seattle, Tacoma, and Everett.
If you’re considering buying a home, you might want to know whether you’re in a buyers or sellers market.
Tight inventory favors sellers in the Southwest, while buyers have the upper hand in some Midwestern and Eastern cities.
Read the details here, and see where Seattle is on the list!
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