West Seattle Real Estate Roundup: September Edition

The numbers are in and it looks like the usual fall slowdown and larger housing rut have hit West Seattle, aka MLS area 140. The numbers are in, courtesy of the NWMLS, and for the month of September there were 119 closed SFH (Single Family Home) sales compared with 147 the same time last year.

A Hopeful Future

Wow. Judging by some of your comments on the issues raised in a post the other day, it is clear that everyone in High Point had something to say about the good, the bad, and the ugly in our neighborhood. HPB would like to take a moment to look at a few of the things that have been said, and a few things that ought to be said.

The High Point K9 Club

Since the HPB was MIA in August, this totally slipped under the radar, but it definitely seems like a great way to get to know your fellow dog owners. This was posted as a comment on the about page: 

 

Announcing The High Point K9 Club.http://activedogs.meetup.com/165/

From our Welcome Page:

Don’t just know the dog’s name - know the owner’s name! Get to know your neighbors at The High Point. The High Point, when complete, will encompass 120 acres, 34 blocks long (that’s the size of downtown Seattle), and over 1,600 homes. That’s a lot of people, and you should know at least the dog-friendly ones!

Spreading the Word

The High Point Blog will give everyone some time to comment on yesterday’s divisive post before resuming the dialogue, but one thing that has become immediately apparent and easily resolved is the need for an instantaneous communication network for High Point residents. As a result, HPB has launched the Contact the High Point Blog tab, by which you can now email HPB 24/7 to tip off fellow residents of any news, happenings, alerts, or warnings. If you mark the subject line as URGENT, HPB will try to get the information up immediately.

One High Point; Two Communities

The High Point Blog has been holding off on this one for a loooong time now. But a recent comment on the High Point Center post made it painfully obvious that somebody has to break the silence and be politically incorrect. To frame what HPB is about to say: we’ve all been quietly sitting drinking the West Seattle real estate punch and ignoring the rampaging, neighborhood-wrecking elephants in the room. So I’m just going to say what we’re all thinking anyway.