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Seattle Houseboats: Floating Homes Market Update

By Courtney Cooper, Realtor, Cooper Jacobs Real Estate, courtney@cooperjacobs.com, 206-850-8841, on February 24th, 2014

The Seattle Houseboats market has been a little lacking as of late.  

This is similar to other Seattle neighborhoods where inventory is difficult to come by. We do know of a few Seattle houseboats on the horizon as far as market inventory, so stay tuned and we will keep you posted, but in the mean time, I wanted to get a Seattle Houseboats floating homes market update online. Seattle houseboats for sale

Seattle Houseboats Market Update for floating homes on Lake Union and Portage Bay:

Currently there are four Seattle houseboats listings which are Seattle floating homes. Interestingly enough, these Seattle houseboats are priced across the board.  There are two Seattle houseboats that are one bedrooms and listed at $449,000 and the new listing priced at $525,000.  These are both in Eastlake and are wonderful choices and happen to be on the same dock.  The dock these two are on is one of the most well run Seattle floating homes co-ops on Lake Union.  It consists of three docks belonging to “The Log Foundation” and is known for its great reputation.  The three docks in The Log Foundation are the most Southern Eastlake docks that there are so they are a great choice for views and also if you happen to be commuting to South Lake Union (Amazon).  Cats are ok and small lap dogs, too, but you still have to get them approved by the board.

2025 Fairview Ave E #R is the newest one listed of these four.  It is a one bedroom/one bath home with the awesome roof top deck everyone wants when they think Seattle houseboats. It is 950 square feet and has a great spot to have your boat alongside.  This home is part of the larger cooperative (The Log Foundation) and they own the moorage slips,  so it is a secure way to own a Seattle floating home.  Let myself or Molly know if you want to see this one or any of them.

seattle houseboatsThere is a great Portage Bay houseboat for sale right now and also another end of dock Eastlake home.  These are priced at $750,000 and $2,888,000.  Personally, I think the Portage Bay floating home is a great buy. Molly and I have sold end of dock Seattle houseboats and look forward to seeing some great ones come on the market as we have a few buyers ready and willing and eager to purchase an end of dock home.  After all, this is Seattle waterfront living at its best!

OH!  Almost forgot!  If you are interested in Seattle New Construction floating homes, then there is one more slip available in the MLS for the newest Seattle houseboats dock, Ward’s Cove.  This is floating homes – not vessels or barges and the new floating home does have to meet certain building requirements and specifications.

We are happy to walk you through any of this. Have a great day! 

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    A New Floating Home Hits The Market

    By Molly Cartwright, Realtor, Cooper Jacobs Real Estate, Molly@CooperJacobs.com, 206-841-6800, on February 24th, 2014

    A New Floating Home Hits The Market!

    After weeks and weeks of no or very, very low inventory for Seattle houseboats on Lake Union.  IMG_2406This one bedroom, one bathroom Seattle floating  home has expansive Lake Union views from the roof top deck.  Situated on a popular Eastlake co-op dock with low dues and room for your boat!  Eastlake, the largest floating home community, offers short commutes to I-5, South Lake Union, and the Burke Gilman Trail.  You also eould be right on the Lake Union Loop which connects to the Burke Gilman.
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    If you have ever thought about Seattle Houseboats then this is a great opportunity to start living this wonderful lifestyle of sun, water, friends, and fun spaces.  Contact us for more questions or a private showing.

    From the Listing for this Seattle floating home in Seattle’s Eastlake neighborhood: 

    This is a great opportunity to live life afloat and own your own moorage and great well run co-op dock! Extremely stylish Seattle floating home has a beautiful owner’s suite perched on the second floor.  Nice open floor plan, kitchen with stainless steel appliances opening up to a casual great room.  Fun decks and spaces, plus a roof top deck!

    Molly@CooperJacobs.com  Courtney@Cooperjacobs.com

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      For Rent! End of Dock Floating Home NOW RENTED

      By Molly Cartwright, Realtor, Cooper Jacobs Real Estate, Molly@CooperJacobs.com, 206-841-6800, on January 16th, 2014

      THIS IS IT!  You do not want to miss out on this opportunity to rent this prime end of dock Eastlake floating home.  End of dock view1Equipped with out-of-sight westerly views and sunsets, right on the waterway, and moorage for your boat.  Get this – the 4th of July fireworks barge parked right in front of your deck!

      Lofty one bedroom with huge master bathroom and two closets.  Additionally, there is an upper office loft area with a full bathroom.  Perfect for an office or as a guest room/second bedroom.  Open the sliding door to your private deck from upstairs.

      Cozy wood burning fireplace in the living room, views of the waterway from the kitchen and dining room.  Ample storage allocated in a huge laundry room.  Many other special touches.

      Owner will be replacing kitchen stove top, sink, faucet and counters along with fresh paint and floors.  Stainless steel appliances, large pantry and an equally large wine refrigerator.

      1500 square feet of pure Seattle houseboat living plus 500 square feet of deck to lounge about.

      DETAILS:  Please read carefully.
      Available March 1st.   More pictures coming.
      PRIVATE DOCK!  Please showings available by appointment beginning January 1st.
      $5500 p/m.  First/Last/Deposit/ Credit Check
      NO PETS AND PLEASE DO NOT ASK FOR EXCEPTIONS
      No smoking.
      One year lease.
      Short term leases may be available with a higher monthly rate.

      Email requests only please at this time.  molly@cooperjacobs.com

      Bathroom Loft looking down Master Wide exterior of front Wide kitchen

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        One Floating Home Available For Rent: Eastlake

        By Molly Cartwright, Realtor, Cooper Jacobs Real Estate, Molly@CooperJacobs.com, 206-841-6800, on January 10th, 2014

        One Floating Home Available For Rent:  Eastlake

        End of dock floating home has now been rented.  Thank you for the all inquiries!
        Mid dock floating home STILL AVAILABLE!

        ExteriorImage 13Wide kitchenThe Details:
        One bedroom, one bathroom, small deck upstairs with a full 360 degree view from the bedroom.  Wood burning fireplace, granite counters, full laundry room, wrap around deck and room for your boat.  $2800 p/m

        NO PETS.

        Email me at molly@cooperjacobs.com for all inquiries.

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          Housebarge For RENT + Moorage: NOW RENTED

          By Molly Cartwright, Realtor, Cooper Jacobs Real Estate, Molly@CooperJacobs.com, 206-841-6800, on January 9th, 2014

          exterior2Housebarge For Rent + Moorage:  NOW RENTED
          Totally move in ready housebarge located in Gas Works Park Marina in North Lake Union now for rent or sale!

          “Captain’s Quarters” is a perfect size at 32 x 12 foot with a full bathroom, large sleeping loft, great galley with gas range and upgrade copper plumbing.  She has two decks in the aft and forward.  The hull is flat with two 6 inch keels constructed of stacked 2×6 timbers.  It has a fiberglass sheath over marina plywood, painted with anti-fouling coating.  Carrier gas furnace and 40 gallon black water tank.

          Cabana for laundry and extra restrooms and showers steps away.  Off street parking.  Fabulous fun and a piece of Seattle’s houseboat lifestyle.

          In addition, this housebarge has extra moorage attached to accommodate up to an 18′ boat.  Grandfathered rights on Lake Union.

          This housebarge is also for SALE: $299,000 furniture included if requested.
          Asking $1500 p/m for rent available at the end of December.

          molly@cooperjacobs.com

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            A Year In A Glance for Seattle Floating Home Sales in 2013

            By Molly Cartwright, Realtor, Cooper Jacobs Real Estate, Molly@CooperJacobs.com, 206-841-6800, on December 20th, 2013

            Wallingford ViewA Year In A Glance for Seattle Floating Home Sales in 2013

            It’s official!  The numbers are in and as we near the end of 2013, it’s been a great year for floating home sales.  I excused any vessels –  which would be houseboats and housebarges that sold during 2012 and 2013.  So these statistics are just floating homes on Lake Union and Portage Bay.

            The same number of floating homes sold this year as last year (19 in total) but the great news is there were less days on the market (95 days compared to 145 days in 2012) and the home prices increased from $589.51 per square foot to $770.65 a square foot for this year.   The median price for 2013 is $855,00 taking the highest sold this year ($1,450,000) and the lowest ($455,000).  In 2012, the median price was $537,000 (highest sold in 2012 was $3M and the lowest was $250,000).

            So if you’re a floating home owner, this is great news!  As you might have guessed, we had a phenomenal year with land homes - many receiving 10 to 20 offers and up to $80,000+ over list price. I come across a lot of prospective floating home buyers but because floating homes are limited to only about 500 of them, the buyer must wait for the right one for them to become available.  There isn’t really multiple offers for them or bids that go over list price, if at all.  Having 19 floating homes sell this year is simply awesome.

            If you’re a floating home owner and thinking of selling, please contact us, Molly or Courtney for a free analysis and to chat about your goals.
            If you’re a floating home buyer and thinking of buying in 2014, it’s a good idea to get informed now of how these transactions work as they’re a little different.

            Molly@cooperjacobs.com
            Courtney@cooperjacobs.com

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              *TWO* Floating Homes For Rent

              By Molly Cartwright, Realtor, Cooper Jacobs Real Estate, Molly@CooperJacobs.com, 206-841-6800, on December 13th, 2013

              *TWO* Eastlake floating homes for rent.  Both available March 1st.  Both NO PETS, no exceptions.

              End of dock view1The first one is an END OF DOCK  two bedroom, two bathroom, 1500 square feet / 500 square feet of outside deck
              Stainless steel appliances, wood burning fireplace, huge laundry room, tons of storage, high ceilings, big moorage for your boat, and fabulous views (4th of July barge is right in front of you).  $5500 p/m


              The second one is mid dock one bedroom, one bathroom, small deck upstairs with a full 360 degree view from the bedroom.  Wood burning fireplace, granite counters, full laundry room, wrap around deck and room for your boat.  $3,000 p/m
              Exterior

              Email molly@cooperjacobs.com if you are interested.

               

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                Slim Pickings In The Floating Home World… Three Words: We Need Inventory

                By Courtney Cooper, Realtor, Cooper Jacobs Real Estate, courtney@cooperjacobs.com, 206-850-8841, on December 8th, 2013

                Seattle floating homes – what’s for sale right now…

                Seattle floating homesThere is only one in each Portage Bay, Eastlake, and Westlake and all three are under $500,000.  There is a serious shortage of inventory on Lake Union and Portage Bay in the Seattle floating home world.  In addition to the three Seattle floating homes for sale currently, there is also one slip left at Ward’s Cove if you want to go big and build your very own custom New Construction houseboat.  There is a cap on how big you can go square footage wise at Ward’s Cove, but the dock is supreme and the floating homes that have been constructed so far have made the most of the limitations and are quite beautifully constructed. It is an intelligently planned community and a great design overall.

                If you have been thinking about selling but are sure that right now is not the time to put your houseboat on the market, then you should call or email us and we can show you the historical market trends and why right now is actually better than in the spring or summer. Molly and I have a backlog of qualified buyers who have been looking for additional properties.  To illustrate this, we just sold two of our Seattle floating homes listings – one of us representing the seller, and the other representing the buyer to meet for a successful close.

                You can reach out to us anytime – Call, text, or email.. Molly Cartwright 206-841-6800 molly@cooperjacobs.com

                Courtney Cooper 206-850-8841 courtney@cooperjacobs.com

                We specialize in Seattle floating homes and would love to talk to you about what we can do for you and how we are different.  We also have a couple Staging specials going on right now until January 15th for our listings so ask for details on that (or we will just tell you if you forget).  We look forward to talking to you!

                 

                 
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                  Seattle Houseboats For Sale & Rent – What’s Been Happening Out There With Us Is Good For YOU

                  By Courtney Cooper, Realtor, Cooper Jacobs Real Estate, courtney@cooperjacobs.com, 206-850-8841, on November 12th, 2013

                  Wow!  After a bit of a lull for Seattle Houseboats, a lot is happening out there on Lake Union!2207 fairview ave e

                  You may have read recently in Molly’s article about one of the Seattle houseboats for rent.  The interesting thing about that is that I also had that houseboat listed for sale and have had this particular Seattle floating home for sale for a few months now. The very day the seller is about to sign a lease, we got not only one offers, but two – multiple offers after months!  In addition to that, after Molly was able to secure a buyer for the floating home, we received multiple inquiries about it.  It goes back to the thing I have always said about homes that have been on the market and then all of the sudden sell because they get some kind of energy in them and all of the sudden everyone want the house!

                  So the current status of Seattle floating home for sale on the Flo Villa Dock is now pending inspection.  You can see more details about it here: 2207 Fairview Ave E

                  seattle floating homes for saleAnother One Goes Pending on Fairview:

                  You may have read one of our postings about Seattle Houseboats Open Houses. The latest one we did also has sold and is pending in escrow at the moment.  This particular property is toward the end of the dock and quite substantial.  If you are looking at a potential luxury floating home on Lake Union, then this one has all the makings of it in potential.  As is, the houseboat is particularly charming and has one of the largest footprints on the lake.  The upside of this one is what you could do with it if you ever thought about expanding.  One could most likely have a three thousand square foot Seattle floating home with a killer view of Lake Union, the Space needle, and the city skyline. It already has an amazing view as a one level houseboat and a great reinforced new roof and stairs for a rooftop deck. This one is a rarity and it has been a pleasure representing it.

                  Molly was able to help the buyers get all of their float and interior inspections done and together we have been able to give them professional referrals for everything form insurance providers to mortgage lenders. We have coordinated escrow and made this a carefree transaction for both buyer and seller. It is one of the reasons we work so well together and make a great team!  You can read more about this Seattle houseboat for sale here: 2031 Fairview Ave E

                  We are so excited to finish the end of the year this way, but don’t want to stop!  There are a lot more buyers out there looking for a Seattle floating home and as a result we want more Seattle houseboats to sell!  You can see all Seattle floating homes for sale and Seattle houseboats for sale on our corporate site. Contact us please if you are interested in buying or selling houseboats. Thank you, Courtney.  courtney@cooperjacobs.com or call or text meat 206.850.8841

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                    New Houseboat For Rent in Eastlake! Update: SOLD!

                    By Molly Cartwright, Realtor, Cooper Jacobs Real Estate, Molly@CooperJacobs.com, 206-841-6800, on October 21st, 2013

                    2207 fairview ave eI will be holding an OPEN HOUSE for this beautiful floating home this week.

                    If you’re interested, stop by this Wednesday October 23rd from 5:00pm – 7:00pm at 2207 Fairview Ave E #8 to apply.

                    Details:
                    2 bedrooms
                    3/4 bathroom
                    900 square feet
                    vaulted ceilings
                    washer/dryer
                    gas cooking range
                    hardwoods
                    iron wood decking
                    moorage for a boat
                    an amazing opportunity to live on one of the best docks and equally great neighborhood
                    walkability strong and bike score 71

                    please no pets (consideration to service pets)

                    $2500 p/m
                    $2000 deposit
                    $200 cleaning fee
                    6 month lease

                    For further questions, contact Molly Cartwright at molly@cooperjacobs.com

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