Seattle Real Estate:

I attended a fascinating lecture Monday night about the concept of “Smart Growth” in development. What is Smart Growth?  According to one ubiquitous internet source: “Smart growth is an urban planning and transportation theory that concentrates growth in the center of a city to avoid urban sprawl; and advocates compact, transit-oriented, walkable, bicycle-friendly land use, including [...]

I’ve been hearing more and more about cottage style new development.  I think is this an interesting trend, but if it catches on could easily be overbuilt. Particularly in the Seattle market we’re seeing the push for high density and infill development – not only as a result of the Growth Management Act, but also [...]