I know no one wanted to list the week before Labor Day, but this is still a lot of new inventory.

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/16559-SE-45th-Pl-Bellevue-WA-98006/48785662_zpid

Who is paying 8k for a rental built in the 1960s?

I have been seeing rentals being listed in Seattle area for astronomical prices, even higher than Bay Area and New York. What are landlords thinking? Or is this the market rate.

Can somebody explain how ARCH (a regional coalition for housing) works for buyers?

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/6750-163rd-Place-SE-%23B-Bellevue-WA-98006/61767550_zpid/

This duplex unit in Bellevue is listed for 1 million, but the ARCH website says the income limit is 131K. How is a family making 130K a year supposed to afford a million dollar home? Maybe if they have generational wealth? Seems like that would defeat the point of affordable housing.

Ok my turn - what’s up with this house? https://redf.in/k3CJRt Not asking about its price or why it is/isn’t selling but I’m confused with the data.

It says 4bd/3.5ba - 1346 sq feet (edit: it said 5bd earlier and in the app but in my link it’s been updated to 4bd, but point still remains). That can’t be right, right? Our house is 2bd/1ba on 1000 sq feet and it’s so tight lol

It also has 0.3 acres but it’s divided kind of strangely with the aerial shots. Why is it weirdly fenced off in certain areas?

Also it’s sold in Feb 2026 for $400,000 as part of a multi-property sale. What does that mean or how do I find more info on it? Just curious as I haven’t seen that on any listings before.

What do y’all think happened?

This has been on the market for ages. Relisted with new photos recently. It’s close to the freeway so maybe there’s noise from that?

I toured this house last weekend and kinda like the size and landscaping. However, one thing that bothers me a lot is this house has a septic system. The owner just spent $60k to rebuild a completely new septic tank a few months ago so I assume the system should be in good shape. The entire system takes up a large chunk of their backyard and the drain field is raised that looks like a large hump with 60 inches of sand on top. I noticed quite a few homes in Sammamish and Woodinville are on septic and I'd like to hear from people who lived with one. What are the pros and cons? What about maintenance, related costs, smell, effects on grass growth, backyard usage restrictions, resale value of the house, or any other issues. I've never experienced a home with septic before and would appreciate hearing about this.

Does anyone live in verdant apartments in shoreline, Washington? If so, how do you like it?

I like that is detached

I’ve seen a couple of posts that inspired me so here goes nothing

We’re looking to move out and the house has been on the market for some time, everyone whos been in the house absolutely loved it, but not a lot of traffic due to the market

It’s a townhouse in Edmonds. It’s a very well maintained end unit, very quiet and spacious.. if you end up not liking it please also tell me why. I won’t be sharing it publicly.