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 […]
According to a new study by financial technology company, SmartAsset, Bellevue ranked number 3 amongst the happiest cities in America. The study analyzed the 200 largest cities (164 of them had available data) by looking at 13 different metrics across three categories; personal finance, well-being, and quality of life. Bellevue, […]
With antisemitism reach record highs, now is the time to spread awareness and come together for solutions. Bellevue was recently recognized by the American Jewish Committee for adopting an antisemitism definition in order to fight anti-Jewish hatred. According to an article written by the American Jewish Committee, Bellevue is the […]
Financial technology company, SmartAsset, recently did a study identifying where women are most successful in the United States, with a focus on earnings, education, and employment. They compared 200 of the largest U.S. cities across five metrics. The five metrics are percentage of women older than 25 with a bachelor’s […]
A new tenant will be going into Brio Apartments. Crepe Legend, an eatery featuring sweet handcrafted crepes and serves as an Asian and Mexican Grill, will be opening at a new space within the apartment building. The address is 11130 Northeast 10th Street, Suite 210. They fast-casual restaurant serves up […]
SmartAsset, a financial technology company that provides advice on financial decisions, wanted to curate a list of the best cities for first-time home buying in 2022. To find out this information, they compared 181 of the largest U.S. cities across four categories and 12 total metrics. The four categories of metrics […]
King County Parks recently broke ground on a new trail bridge. It will connect Eastrail to Sound Transit’s Wilburton Station in Bellevue. According to King County, the 500-foot-long trail bridge will provide a safe critical crossing over one of the busiest streets on the Eastside. The Bellevue Japanese American Legacy […]
A 2-bedroom, 1 bathroom home hit the market today with a square footage of 1,820 square feet. The home works out to be $1,058 per square foot. This is one of the most expensive single family homes on a per square foot basis for homes under $3M in Bellevue. Two […]
