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Eastside What It Costs to Sell a Home in Sammamish: Net Proceeds Explained Quick Answer On a typical $1.6 million Sammamish sale, expect to net somewhere between $1.42 million and $1.48 million after commission, excise tax, and closing costs. The gap between sale price and take-home is bigger here than almost anywhere else in King County, mostly because of how Washington’s graduated excise tax brackets work at higher […]
Bellevue Living in Bridle Trails, Bellevue | 2026 Guide ← Back to the Bellevue Living Guide Quick Answer Bridle Trails is Bellevue’s semi-rural, wooded pocket built around Bridle Trails State Park, with large lots and horses allowed in some sections. The citywide Bellevue median sales price runs around $2,131,947 as of July 2026, and Bridle Trails itself typically prices at or above that. It […]
Bellevue Living in West Bellevue, WA | 2026 Neighborhood Guide ← Back to the Bellevue Living Guide Quick Answer West Bellevue covers Medina, Clyde Hill, and Hunts Point, Bellevue’s most established lakefront enclave between downtown and Lake Washington. Homes here are large, private, and mostly built on quarter-acre-plus lots, with a citywide Bellevue median sales price around $1,830,000 as of July 2026 (West Bellevue itself […]
Bellevue Living in Downtown Bellevue, WA | 2026 Neighborhood Guide ← Back to the Bellevue Living Guide Quick Answer Downtown Bellevue is a walkable, high-rise urban core built around Bellevue Downtown Park and the 2 Line light rail station. Homes are mostly condos and high-rises, with a median sales price around $1,830,000 as of July 2026. It suits buyers who want city energy, a rail […]
Bellevue Downsizing from Bellevue: Where Sellers Go in 2026 Sitting on a paid-down or heavily equitized Bellevue home and thinking about downsizing? You’re in a strong position. Here’s what that decision actually looks like right now, and where other Bellevue sellers are landing. The Equity Position Bellevue Sellers Are In Bellevue’s median home price is running around $1,450,000 as of June 2026. For an […]
Buyer Resources Move-Up Buyer’s Guide to Bellevue: Can You Afford the Jump? If you’ve built equity in a starter home and you’re eyeing Bellevue for your next move, the question isn’t whether you want it. It’s whether the math actually works. Here’s how to figure that out before you fall for a listing. Start With Your Equity, Not the Listing Price Before you even look at Bellevue […]
Eastside Plateau Communities, Sammamish WA | 2026 Guide ← Back to the Sammamish Living Guide When people say they’re looking at Sammamish, they’re often looking at what falls under the “Plateau Communities” umbrella — the mix of established and more recently developed neighborhoods across the city’s interior plateau that don’t have the specific defining feature of a lake view, a golf course, or […]
King County Neighborhoods Living in Aldarra, Sammamish WA | 2026 Guide ← Back to the Sammamish Living Guide Aldarra is one of Sammamish’s most intentionally designed neighborhoods. Built out mostly in the 2000s, it was planned from the start to balance generous lot sizes with meaningful community open space — and that planning shows. The neighborhood has a cohesive feel that many Sammamish communities lack, with […]
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Eastside Living in Sahalee, Sammamish WA | 2026 Guide ← Back to the Sammamish Living Guide Sahalee is the only neighborhood in Sammamish built around a world-class golf course. Sahalee Country Club has hosted the PGA Championship, the US Senior Open, and multiple WGC events. That’s not the reason people live here — the golf course is a private club with its own membership […]
Eastside East Lake Sammamish Parkway, Sammamish WA | 2026 ← Back to the Sammamish Living Guide East Lake Sammamish Parkway is a different kind of Sammamish address. Most of the city sits up on the plateau interior, away from the water. The Parkway runs along the eastern shoreline of Lake Sammamish itself, and the homes here — on the hillside above the road — […]
Eastside Living in Tally Ho & Inglewood Hill, Sammamish | 2026 ← Back to the Sammamish Living Guide Tally Ho and Inglewood Hill sit on the northwestern edge of Sammamish, in a part of the plateau that the real estate world doesn’t always break out separately but locals definitely treat as distinct. The defining characteristic here is the terrain and what that terrain delivers: Inglewood Hill […]
Eastside Living in Pine Lake, Sammamish WA | 2026 Guide ← Back to the Sammamish Living Guide Pine Lake is the neighborhood on the Sammamish Plateau that actually has its lake. That sounds obvious, but it matters more than people realize when they’re choosing a neighborhood. Pine Lake itself is a 170-acre freshwater lake with public access at Pine Lake Park — kayaking, paddle boarding, […]
Eastside Living in Klahanie, Sammamish WA | 2026 Guide ← Back to the Sammamish Living Guide Klahanie is one of the most talked-about planned communities in the Sammamish area, and for good reason. This is a Family-First Established neighborhood built primarily in the late 1980s through mid-1990s, with community amenities that most Sammamish neighborhoods simply don’t have. There’s a catch that buyers need to […]
Sammamish Should I Sell My Sammamish Home Now or Wait?   The Sammamish residential median price has dropped $119,000 from May 2025 to May 2026. Months supply is at 4.3. If you’re sitting in a $1.5M to $2M+ home on the Sammamish plateau wondering whether to sell now or hold on and hope the market recovers, here’s the data-backed honest answer. It depends on what […]
Eastside Living in Trossachs, Sammamish WA | 2026 Guide ← Back to the Sammamish Living Guide Trossachs is one of the most consistent performers in Sammamish real estate, and it doesn’t get as much attention as it deserves. This is a Family-First Established community on the southwest corner of the Sammamish Plateau, built primarily in the 1990s and early 2000s, and it has held […]
Eastside Living in Tiger Mountain – Foothills Issaquah ← Back to the Issaquah Living Guide The Tiger Mountain Foothills cover the southeast pockets of Issaquah where the city limits give way to the West Tiger Mountain trail system and the protected forest that wraps around the eastern edge of King County. In 2026, with buyers looking for larger lots, mature trees, and direct […]
Eastside Living in Newport – Cougar Mountain Issaquah ← Back to the Issaquah Living Guide The Newport Way and Cougar Mountain area covers the western edge of Issaquah, climbing up toward the Bellevue line where the city meets the Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park. In 2026, with buyers looking for trail access, wooded privacy, and the fastest commute to Bellevue and Microsoft from […]
Eastside Living in Sycamore Issaquah ← Back to the Issaquah Living Guide Sycamore is one of Issaquah’s older established neighborhoods, tucked along the lower flank of Cougar Mountain just west of Olde Town. In 2026, with buyers looking for value, real lots, and the kind of mature neighborhood character you cannot manufacture in new construction, Sycamore is one of the […]
Eastside Living in Montreux Issaquah ← Back to the Issaquah Living Guide Montreux is the gated luxury community perched on the northern slopes of Cougar Mountain, with views toward Lake Sammamish and quick access to I-90. In 2026, with buyers in the upper price brackets looking for privacy, custom construction, and a setting that feels like an Eastside retreat without […]
Sammamish Should I Downsize My Sammamish Home? A Local Agent’s Guide   One question I hear constantly from Sammamish homeowners: “Greg, I have a 3% mortgage rate. Am I crazy to sell?” The way the question gets asked tells me everything. There’s guilt in it. Like they’re about to throw money away. Here’s what I know from 9+ years of field work evaluating properties across King […]

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