Between the soaring housing prices, plummeting inventory, and insane bidding war stories, we keep hearing about how crazy the Seattle housing market is. So we've asked local real estate agents, sellers and buyers to share their nutty stories about...

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$5.2M Magnolia home has Seattle's oldest home pool

by Sean Keeley @SeanKeeleyIsMe Jun 15, 2016, 12:00p

We haven't been able to fact-check this claim so we're just going to have to take the real estate listings word for it. That said, the 4-BR home includes "the oldest residential pool in Seattle" and is now on the open market for $5.188 million.

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Seattle is the U.S.'s 2nd-Hottest Housing Market

by Sean Keeley @SeanKeeleyIsMe Jun 13, 2016, 12:00p

Redfin decided to take a closer look at where most Hot Homes were popping up around the U.S. and wouldn't you know it Seattle is among the markets at the top of the list. Also, 78% of Seattle home offers submitted through Redfin face a bidding war.

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For Rent in Seattle

Shhh...don't talk about Juxt’s speakeasy

by Sean Keeley @SeanKeeleyIsMe Jun 16, 2016, 12:20p

The term speakeasy originated during Prohibition "because of the practice of speaking quietly about such a place in public, or when inside it, so as not to alert the police or neighbors." So much for that...

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This Week in Strange Seattle Real Estate Photos

by Sean Keeley @SeanKeeleyIsMe Jun 10, 2016, 11:09a

As the weekend approaches, let's take a look around the Seattle real estate listings to find some examples of the strange, the weird and just the plain terrible.

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To Airbnb or not to Airbnb, that is Seattle’s question

by Sean Keeley @SeanKeeleyIsMe Jun 16, 2016, 8:00a

A lack of available housing inventory is a large part of the reason that Seattle’s housing prices are through the roof. That’s caused some like Seattle City Councilmember Tim Burgess to take a closer look at short-term rentals (such as Airbnb or...

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Tiny $499K cottage a rare find in Fremont

by Sean Keeley @SeanKeeleyIsMe Jun 15, 2016, 1:00p

Housing in Fremont, like Seattle in general, is changing. Consider the 520 square-foot cottage at 311 N 42nd Street a dying breed. But you’ve got a chance to keep it alive. All you need is $499K.

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Buy the Harrison Modern building for $2.5 million

by Sean Keeley @SeanKeeleyIsMe Jun 16, 2016, 11:00a

The Harrison Modern in Capitol Hill is, according to it's site, "a stunning example of mid-century modern architecture blending form and function into a wonderful 4 unit apartment building." It's also now up for sale, asking $2.49 million.

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Check out CitizenM’s modern South Lake Union hotel

by Sean Keeley @SeanKeeleyIsMe Jun 15, 2016, 11:00a

This proposal calls for the design and construction of a seven-story, 257-key hotel. According to the design packet the ground floor will contain 82,900 square-feet of retail space and "beverage areas."

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