While Bellevue has consistently ranked in first place for Zumper’s rental reports for the Greater Seattle Metro area, it recently fell to second place. The real estate platform analyzed active listings in the month of September across metro cities to show the most and least expensive cities, and cities with […]
Target recently announced that they will be offering a new add on service to Drive Up. Customers can now have Starbucks delivered to their car. According to a Target press release, “Target’s free Drive Up service will allow guests in Seattle to add their favorite Starbucks menu items to their […]
“Inside Bellevue”, the Bellevue neighborhood spotlight series, is a unique collaboration between The Brazen’s at Windermere Real Estate/Bellevue Commons and Downtown Bellevue Network. Drawing upon their over 30 years of experience living, working, and selling in Bellevue, the esteemed Brazen family provides an exclusive insider’s perspective on living in Bellevue […]
Bellevue has once again demonstrated its commitment to data-driven governance by achieving What Works Cities silver certification for the third time in five years. This prestigious national recognition highlights the city’s exemplary use of data and evidence in decision-making processes, placing Bellevue among a distinguished group of cities leading the […]
Google recently held a nationwide contest challenging K-12 graders to come up with a doodle that would be displayed on Google’s homepage. After thousands of submissions had been turned in, a Bellevue sixth grader, Rebecca Wu, won the competition. Wu’s submission was named “Doodle for Google”. It featured three girls […]
CoWorking Cafe recently analyzed a series of factors to figure out where the best U.S. cities are for recent graduates to start their careers. Researchers looked at job opportunities, income levels, cost of living, lifestyle amenities and other metrics. The scores of each category were combined into three main groups […]
According to the Bellevue Police Department, they have made a decision to increase patrols after a series of home burglaries have occurred in Bellevue and surrounding areas. Detectives are currently investigating at least 16 Bellevue Burglaries tha tthey believe to have been committed by the same group of suspects. The […]
Zumper, a marketplace for renters, landlords, and multifamily properties, recently published their Seattle Metro Report. This covers the most and least expensive rents and fastest growing rents in the Seattle metro area for February 2023. The median rent for a Washington one-bedroom apartment was $1,535 last month. Bellevue ranked as […]
According to a notice that was recently filed with the Washington State Employment Security Department, 448 employees will be let go from Amazon in the Bellevue area. The notice highlights that there will be 2,300 layoffs, with 1,852 jobs being affected in Seattle. The layoffs will officially begin on March […]
Tenants are delaying making real estate decisions and have generally been targeting shorter term leases as Work From Home and hybrid work are embraced. To add to that, there is currently a tech downturn with huge layoffs. Meta recently confirmed that they plan to sublease their office space in the […]
