Friday's Did You Know? Bellevue Square Mall sits on what used to be Strawberry fields. Bellevue Square was build in 1946 by a developer named Kemper Freeman and was the catalyst for Bellevues economic boom which continues today!  In the years just before the mall Seattle real estate ads advertised Bellevue as ""15 minutes to your home in the country".  03/23/2007

Friday's Did You Know? Meydenbauer Bay in Bellevue used to be the off season home to William Schupp's whaling fleet.  William Schupp was the head of the American Pacific Whaling Fleet and in 1917 decided to move the corporate headquarters to Bellevue.  The fresh water of Lake Washington killed the barnacles and other salt water parasites that would normally destroy salt water ships. 03/16/2007

Bridle Trails State Park, a 482-acre day-use park, is well-known for its horse trails and equestrian shows. The forested park is on the northeast edge of the Seattle metropolitan area. The houses around Bridle Trails State Park on the South End are in "Bridle Trails Kirkland", while those to the west and north of the park are in "Bridle Trails Bellevue.  It's always a treat when you can ride by homes on large lots with horses grazing out front as you drive to work each day.  It always brightens my day.  The beauty of the Seattle Area is boundless, everywhere you turn you are faced with an amazing mountain view, water view, or equally amazing scenery.  Bridle Trails State Park is on the Eastside, across Lake Washington from Seattle.  AKA The Microsoft side.   01/24/2007

So far, it looks like my theory of sub $500k home prices in Bellevue has not come to fruition.  As of this writing, there are only 41 SFR for sale in Bellevue that are priced $500k or less - and two of those are actually townhomes.I'm sticking with my prediction, and fully believe that in the coming months we will see a substantial increase in properties available at more normalized prices. 11/26/2006

This morning there were only three new properties in Bellevue listing for sale - and one of them was a house for less than half a million dollars:4907 119TH AVE SE, BELLEVUE, WA 98006 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms , 1300 sq. ft. Single Family ResidenceList price: $499,950       View the property flyer. 11/22/2006

Today there were two new SFR properties in Bellevue to be listed for sale for less than half a million dollars ... 3 bedrooms, 1 full/1 partial bathrooms , 1630 sq. ft. Single Family ResidenceList price: $485,000       View the property flyer. 17030 NE 2ND PL, BELLEVUE, WA 98008 3 bedrooms, 2 full/1 partial bathrooms , 1410 sq. ft. Single Family ResidenceList price: $359,900       View the property flyer. If you are in the market to buy or sell a property in or around Bellevue, please give me a call. 11/21/2006

I hate to write about negative news like this, but found it interesting that BRE did not release a statement until today ....BRE Properties today reported that an accident occurred on Thursday evening, November 16 at its 248-unit Pinnacle BellCentre apartment community in Bellevue when a construction crane on a nearby site toppled and fell on one of the four buildings at the property. One resident was killed in the accident; no other injuries were reported."BRE Properties offers its condolences to the family of the deceased resident," said Constance B. Moore, BRE's president and CEO. "We also would like to express our thanks to the residents of Pinnacle BellCentre for their patience, understanding and cooperation during this tragic event."A preliminary damage assessment of the affected ... 11/21/2006

Today there were only 3 new properties listed for sale in Bellevue - and all of them were priced below $500k.  Two SFRs and one was a condo.  Here's the info:  14425 SE 16TH ST, BELLEVUE, WA 98007 3 bedrooms, 1 bathrooms , 1100 sq. ft. Single Family ResidenceList price: $419,000       View the property flyer. 1625 103RD PL NE, BELLEVUE, WA 98004 3 bedrooms, 1 full/1 partial bathrooms , 1300 sq. ft. CondominiumList price: $339,000       View the property flyer. 4141 145TH AVE NE, BELLEVUE, WA 98007 2 bedrooms, 2 full/1 partial bathrooms , 1308 sq. ft. Single Family ResidenceList price: $316,000       View the property flyer. 11/07/2006

As an Account Executive I visited many of the offices around Seattle area, and i was really surprised that not allot of loan officers used or had there own Credit Repair guy. I suggest you should take the time to find one around where you are, they are more and more of them every day. They can clean up your borrower’s credit with in 30 - 60 days    If you have a good credit guy please let me know I can give him allot of referrals  10/24/2006

09/29/2006

As former Bellevue Mayor said last year "My favorite bird is the crane and I'm happy to report they are flying all over downtown Bellevue."  There are more cranes set up for construction all over downtown Bellevue than ever before - including the two helping to build the Bellevue Towers mixed use/condo project.   09/27/2006

Today there was one house in Bellevue that was listed for sale for less than half a million dollars: 1236 172ND NE, BELLEVUE, WA 98008 3 bedrooms, 1 full/1 partial bathrooms , 1350 sq. ft. Single Family ResidenceList price: $459,950       View the property flyer. There were 10 other new listings in Bellevue, including one house for $2.68mil, and four others priced between $573,500 and $839,950 09/26/2006