Why Should You Invest in Seattle Real Estate? 

 

1. Voted the BEST CITY on the West Coast

2. Home of renowned names such as Starbucks, Microsoft & Boeing

3. Well-known tech giants like Amazon, Google and Facebook are expanding their operations in Seattle to tap local talent. Some 200 companieS have moved in or set up operations in the region in the past year

4. Increasingly popular amongst Chinese Investors looking for an alternative to Vancouver (B.C.)

5. Seattle has emerged as one of the TOP real estate markets in U.S.

6. While Seattle is not ranked on the same level as Washington D.C. or New York, “It’s rising up fast”

7. Prices of Real Estate expected to increase 30% in the Seattle Area over the next 3 years

8. Rents rise rapidly due to high demand

9. Gateway on the Pacific Rim

10. Seattle has attracted heavy investment from Asia in Offices, Hotels, Retail and Industrial Properties

11. Top Recent BIG PURCHASES involving foreign investment include:

       - The $389.9 million sale of the Wells Fargo Center in downtown Seattle to Callahan Capital Partners /                     Ivanhoé Cambridge

       - The $297.7 million sale of Westfield South center mall to the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board in               Toronto

       - The record-setting $97.4 million sale of the 202 Westlake building in South Lake Union to Munich-based              funds manager GLL Real Estate Ptnrs

       - The $31.7 million sale of the Marketplace at Queen Anne to Weingarten Realty Investors/Bouwinvest, a                 Dutch investment manager