Kirkland Rental Available: $2,795

Located in the heart of Downtown Kirkland, this 3 bed 3.25 bath townhome is within walking distance to the waterfront restaurants, shops, prestige schools, parks, and public transportation. The home features a gourmet kitchen with granite counter-tops, breakfast bar, stainless steel appliances, and lovely hardwood flooring. The kitchen opens to a dining and living room with a beautiful gas fireplace, and is perfect for entertaining. The home also has an office with french doors, with built-in shelving and desk. Master bedroom is upstairs with a walk-in closet and 5 piece bath, and a loft bedroom. Third bedroom is on the bottom floor, full bathroom, and large living room, this bedroom is extremely private, even has it’s own desperate entrance with patio that opens to the backyard. Pets are negotiable on a case by case basis with security deposit. For more information about this or other Seattle Rentals, contact your local Real Estate Agent today.

Status:	For Rent
Bed/Bath:	3/3.25
Price:	$2,795

Enso Condominium Rental: $2,395

This beautiful 1 bed 1 bath condo rental in the Enso building is now available, with amazing city and Lake Union views! The unit features include vaulted ceilings, floor to ceiling windows,  patio, and the kitchen contains new stainless steel appliances, with gas range and  granite/limestone counter tops. The open floor plan includes bamboo hardwood flooring and a double sided fireplace.The bathroom has a spa feel, and a large soaking tub, (one of few in the whole building) and marble counter tops. The building has 24 hour controlled security, and the unit comes with 1 parking space. Some of the building amenities include a fitness center, community garden, BBQ deck and a guest suite for overnight visitors! The Enso is located in the heart of the Amazon campus, in close proximity to coffee shops, retail shopping district, and streetcar access. For more information on this listing, or other Seattle Rentals contact your local Real Estate Agent today.

Status:	For Rent
Bed/Bath:	1,1
Price:	$2,395

Queen Anne Rental: $2,250/Month

This spacious one bedroom condo in the coveted Le Parc condominiums is now available for rent! The one bed, 2 bath space has a lavish master bath with a sizable tub and his and her sinks, walk in closet, beautiful fireplace and a lovely terrace overlooking the downtown skyline, with Space Needle views. Le Parc sits in a prime Queen Anne location, on a quiet street overlooking the Bhy Kracke Park. This unit has a  den, secured parking, and does not allow pets or smoking. If you’re interested in this unit, or other Seattle Rentals, contact your local Real Estate Agent for more information today.

Status:	For Rent
Bed/Bath:	1&2
Price:	$2,250

Is Seattle's Apartment Boom Overbuilt?

If you’ve seen new apartment buildings sprouting up left and right in your neighborhood, you’re not the only one. Developers are planning on opening more apartments this year, than they have in the past 20 years, and plan on continuing to built throughout 2014 too. The majority of the building will be done in the downtown neighborhoods, and to some watching, it seems like a classic act of over the top real estate. According to the Seattle Times, many banks and others increased their financing for apartments in 2012, but some lenders are becoming more cautious, with the understanding that when new apartments open when rental rates are higher, they might have to offer deeper discounts to fill vacancies.  Concerns aren’t running high at this stage in the game, but if construction continues at the rate it is going, many are concerned that a Seattle apartment bubble is in place, is demands aren’t keeping up to pace.

On the other end, construction wouldn’t be booming if vacancies weren’t at the lowest they’ve been in over a decade, which has caused rent to skyrocket. The market rate is currently well below 5%, and even below 3% in some neighborhoods, causing an unbalance between the hierarchy in power between landlords and tenants. According to the Times, apartment construction and rent growth in Seattle is more intense than in most of the nation. Apartment developers are flocking to Seattle due to the strong job growth projections, but are the estimates going to cause the city to be overbuilt? For more information on Seattle’s apartment growth, visit the Seattle Times. If you’re currently searching for a new apartment, check out some of these Seattle Rentals.

Eastlake Receives A Micro Apartment Proposal

The tiny apartment boom has gained popularity in areas like Capitol Hill, and now the Eastlake neighborhood might be getting a new Micro Apartment complex as well. Johnson Carr LLC development team has submitted a proposal to build a room-share style apartment complex. Similar projects have gained popularity due to affordability, and are set up a little different than your typical apartment; with rooms organized around centrally located common spaces on one floor. Residents share common kitchen and laundry facilities, but individual units have their own bathrooms and kitchenettes.

Micro Apartment Sketch, courtesy of Biz Journal

Johnson Car LLC is proposing a 5 story project, with 115 units at 2820 Eastlake Avenue E, on a site that currently has a house and a small apartment building that will have to be demolished. The developer has teamed up with Janette Architecture | Planning | Design, and a Seattle design review board meeting was scheduled last night to discuss the proposal. For more information on the project, visit the Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce.

Tiny Apartment Giving You the Blues? Tips for Organization and Feng Shui!

If you're living in a tiny apartment, or sharing a home with several others thus limiting your own personal space, it doesn't mean you have to sacrifice organization, or the ultimate Feng Shui. The folks over at Zillow have put together an excellent list of things you can do with any room big or small that will create and maintain a good flow system.
For starters, it's good to designate a strong command position, somewhere in the room where you feel the strongest and most safe, most often it will be the spot directly across from the entryway. In a studio or 1 bedroom apartment, you'll oftentimes need to arrange furniture and things around your bed. Sometimes the use of room dividers can make the space feel larger than it is. De-cluttering your space can transcend into other aspects of your life, eliminating  unnecessary stress caused by the mess. Using self-storage to store furniture that won't fit is a good start, or storing your belongings vertically can offer a varietal for wall decorations. Keeping the entryway clear in Feng Shui is said to produce good energy, that can  flow throughout your apartment easily. And lastly, make your place your own. It can be difficult to get yourself to decorate and personalize your apartment if you know you won't be staying there for long, but it's important to feel comfortable in your space, no matter how long the stay. For more tips on making your space your own, visit Zillow.

Searching for a Rental From Afar? Tips for the Long Distance Search

Moving into a new place can be stressful in itself, but searching for a new home from across the country can seem like a mountain too big to tackle. When you don’t know alot about the city you’re moving to, it can be hard to find the right resources and search tools, but here are a few tips that should ease the process.
First, utilize your network. Do you any friends colleagues, or family living in or around the new city? There is usually someone within your reach, who at least knows someone who knows something about the city and can offer some free advise. Using social media to expand your reach is also a good resource; it can’t hurt to ask the Facebook realm if they have any advice on where to start. It is also important to do your research on the best neighborhoods that suit your needs. Before you start randomly browsing rentals, it will help to know which neighborhoods make the most sense for you; are they close to schools, parks or work? What is the crime rate? How does the transportation look? All good things to look into prior to search actual listings.
If you can afford it flying out to scope out the neighborhoods in person is really the best way to determine if you’ll feel at home there. One weekend is a very short period of time to try and fit in apartment hunting, but if you contact the right real estate management company, someone should be available to show you around town. Your local real estate expert should also be able to work with you remotely to find the right place for you, and your family. For more information on relocating, contact your local real estate expert today.