Lake Forest Park’s segment of the Seattle Burke-Gilman Trail seems to always be in the news - speed
limits, radar guns, salmon considerations, right of ways, etc….
The Burke-Gilman Trail is part of Seattle’s larger Urban Trails System and a beautiful segment of it happens to travel along Lake Washington right through Lake Forest Park.
The Burke-Gilman Trail travels all the way from North Beach in Ballard to Kenmore with only one small missing link around the Locks in Ballard. It is part of the Cheshiahud Loop (Lake Union Loop) as well. Many people like to commute via bike on the trail and the Lake Forest Park segment is quite nice because of the abundance of trees. Here is a great map of the Burke-Gilman Trail: http://www.seattle.gov/transportation/burkegilmantrailmaps.htm
 Lake Forest Park Homes For Sale Highlight: 2853 NE 183rd St:
Amazing Burrows contemporary Lake Forest Park home nestled on a lush half acre double lot in sought after Lake Forest Park neighborhood of Brookside. The kitchen & bathrooms have been beautifully updated with many designer accents. The walls of windows offer serene views out of virtually every window –great for bird watching.
With the lower level having 2 rec rooms allows for great versatility. Be on vacation every time you come home but just minutes from Seattle. Plenty of room to explore, enjoy the creek running through the back lot.
Here are some of the details of this beautiful Lake Forest Park
home for sale:
- 3 bedrooms
- 1.5 bath
- 2240 square feet
- Year Built 1958
- .58 Acre Lot
- 1 car garage
- 2 fireplaces
Enjoy great Lake Washington waterfront fun with deeded Lake Forest Park Civic Club Beach rights.
MLS#102689
$450,000
Call Elaine if you want a private tour – she lives in Lake Forest Park and is highly knowledgeable on all the ins and outs of living in Lake Forest Park! 206-390-9781
If you know of someone looking for Lake Forest Park real estate, let us know – there are some great Lake Forest Park homes for sale right now! homes@lakeforestparkview.com.
Lake Forest Park Real Estate: It has been almost a month since our last Lake Forest Park real estate update, so we wanted to go ahead and get the latest numbers out there for you -
 Gorgeous sandy beach of Lake Forest Park waterfront home on Shore Drive NE. Currently there are 74 Active Lake Forest Park homes for sale in the MLS. They range in price from $239,940 to $1,499,900 with a median of $493,811 and average days on market of 89 days.
Pending Inspection Lake Forest Park MLS Listings – There are 2 Lake Forest Park homes for sale that have offers subject to inspection right now – The are both priced in the low $300k range with a median price of $316,200 and average days on market of 69 days. In addition, there are 3 Lake Forest Park homes for sale that are marked Pending – Back UP requested. These range in price from $299,000 to $1,450,000 for a Lake Forest Park waterfront home on Beach Drive.
There are 11 Lake Forest Park properties that are pending in the MLS waiting to close. They are in escrow and past any other contingencies for the most part. These range in price from $310,000 to $675,000 with a median price of $474,500 and average days on market of 89.
In the MLS, 7 Lake Forest Park homes have closed in the last 30 days ranging in price from $266,000 to $918,736 with a median of $367,500 and average days on market of 64. We also know of a Lake Forest Park waterfront home on Shore Drive that sold just this last week out of the MLS for $2,200,000. It had multiple offers and Elaine Sandbeck managed to secure it for her clients! Let us know if you are interested in some of the most beautiful Lake Washington waterfront properties in the Seattle area: homes@LakeForestParkView.com or call Elaine who happens to be extremely talented at her job as a Lake Forest Park Realtor 206-390-9781.
The Lake Forest Park real estate summary is lots of inventory we are trying to get through right now. Homes in the lower and higher price ranges seem to be of most interest right now for the buyers who are out there looking.
Please let us know if you know of a home that has sold out of the MLS or if you have one to sell.
 Sheridan Beach Home - Beautiful Lake Forest Park Waterfront Living! Lake Forest Park Waterfront Oasis Home:
Are you looking for one of the most beautiful Lake Washington waterfront communities just North of Seattle?
Lake Forest Park Waterfront homes are more affordable and private Seattle waterfront options and the ultimate in Northwest lakefront living.
Here are some highlights of one of these gorgeous Lake Forest Park waterfront properties – gorgeous landscapes, beautiful dock, sandy beaches, Lake Washington at its best!
This Lake Washington home is on Shore Drive NE with a recent sales price of $2,200,000 and has one of the most beautiful waterfront beaches in all of Sheridan Beach! Do you know of a Lake Forest Park or other Lake Washington waterfront property that might be for sale? We have a number of interested and qualified buyers! Are you looking for your own Lake Washington oasis? We can help! homes@LakeForestParkView.com
 Lake Forest Park Waterfront Home: How would you like this to be your "back yard"? ***Lake Forest Park waterfront home photos in this post by Elaine Sandbeck who facilitated the sale of this home and sold the home to her waterfront buyer. Do you need tips on buying waterfront homes in Lake Forest Park? You need to call her! 206-390-9781***
Lake Forest Park Home Sales Over The Last 60 Days:
Just a quick peek at the Lake Forest Park WA homes that have sold in the last 60 days – these are the residential home sales only (Lake Forest Park single family homes in the MLS):
According to the NWMLS CMA report for the last 60 days, 25 Lake Forest Park Homes for sale have closed – this means they were in escrow and have final closing and recording numbers with the county. Although these homes greatly vary between affordable Lake Forest Park homes and even a lovely Sheridan Beach view home, the majority of the sales that closed in the MLS over the last 60 days are in lower price ranges. In the $500k and under , there were 18 Lake Forest Park Home that sold with only 7 homes priced at a final sales price of over $500k. Four of those seven over $500k sold for under $600k. Twelve of the sold Lake Forest Park homes sold for under $400k for the biggest segment of what the buyers were looking for over the last few of months. The homes that sold were in all kinds of geographic Lake Forest Park neighborhoods including Sheridan Beach, Sheridan, Horizon View, and Cedar Park.
Averages and Medians of Lake Forest Park Homes sales: The high in sales price for these was $1,098,000 and the low was $147,000 with a median price of $415,000. The average dollar per square foot was $198.84 and average days on market for these at 65 with a high of 338 and a low of 4 days on market. The average square footage on these sold homes is 2333. Let us know if you have questions about the Lake Forest Park real estate market – we are happy to help guide you in the right direction (We love Elaine Sandbeck 206-390-9781).
Lake Forest Park has one of the nicer Farmer’s Markets around for Seattle Suburbs and even for Seattle neighborhoods!
Rain or shine the Lake Forest Park Farmer’s Market runs through October 10th on Sundays form 11Am to 4PM. It is a visual treat and the smells coming off the fresh produce and flowers are amazing. Even in the rain, the Lake Forest Park Farmer’s Market is a hit.
You can find it on the Lower Level Parking Lot towards the Lake Washington side of the parking lot at the Lake Forest Park Town Centre. Come enjoy one of your communities wonderful amenities (Photos for this post courtesy of Elaine Sandbeck, Lake Forest Park Realtor, all rights reserved)!
Looking for a great Lake Forest Park home right down the street from the Lake Forest Park Town Centre?
How about this Lake Forest Park WA beauty? 2853 NE 183rd St
Lake Forest Park Homes For Sale Highlight: 2853 NE 183rd St:
***Open this Saturday & Sunday 6/19 & 6/20 from 1PM to 4PM!!! Come see this beauty and visit with our favorite Lake Forest Park Realtor Elaine Sandbeck who is sure to have brought some yummies along!***
Amazing Burrows contemporary Lake Forest Park home nestled on a lush half acre double lot in Lake Forest Park neighborhood of Brookside. The kitchen & bathrooms have been beautifully updated with many designer accents. The walls of windows offer serene views out of virtually every window –great for bird watching.
With the lower level having 2 rec rooms allows for great versatility. Be on vacation every time you come home but just minutes from Seattle. Plenty of room to explore, enjoy the creek running through the back lot.
Here are some of the details of this beautiful Lake Forest Park
home for sale:
- 3 bedrooms
- 1.5 bath
- 2240 square feet
- Year Built 1958
- .58 Acre Lot
- 1 car garage
- 2 fireplaces
Enjoy great Lake Washington waterfront fun with deeded Lake Forest Park Civic Club Beach rights.
MLS#88617
$475,000
Call Elaine if you want a private tour – she lives in Lake Forest Park and is highly knowledgeable on all the ins and outs of living in this city! 206-390-9781
If you know of someone looking for Lake Forest Park real estate, let us know – there are some great Lake Forest Park homes for sale right now! homes@lakeforestparkview.com.
Lake Forest Park Waterfront Homes:
 Seattle waterfront comes in many ways, shapes, and forms, but many Seattle area residents have started to migrate just a tiny bit North to some of the most affordable and beautiful Lake Washington waterfront that Seattle has to offer. Most people don’t generally think of Lake Forest Park first when they think of waterfront, but the city is nestled on the banks of Lake Washington and features some amazing waterfront properties.
In fact, the Lake Forest Park waterfront homes are spectacular to say the least, but they don’t pop up very often. Just one has sold in MLS in the last year. Another is actively on the market with an offer and accepting back up offers. So let’s look at the Lake Forest Park waterfront homes that have sold in recent years:
The most recent Lake Forest Park waterfront home sale in the NWMLS data was the home on Beach Drive that closed in August of 2009. This Beach Drive waterfront home was on the market for 328 days and with a list price originally of $2,195,000 which later got reduced to a more affordable $1,739,000. It sold for a final price of $1,695,000 with conventional financing. Here are some of the stats on this waterfront home:
- 4 bedroom
- 4.5 baths
- 3590 square feet
- 6630 square foot lot
- Built in 1938
- 2 Car garage
- 82 feet of Lake Washington frontage
- Shared dock
- Sheridan Beach Club boundaries
This Sheridan Beach waterfront home also had perks like air conditioning which isn’t common in the area, but the lot size was significantly smaller than many other Lake Forest Park waterfront properties.
 Looking at Lake Forest Park waterfront homes that have sold since January of 2007, the average square footage is 4215, average dollar per square foot is $559.06, average days on market for these waterfront homes is 168 days with a range from as little as 10 days to sell a house to 422 days. The average list price on these was $2,308,490 and average sales price was $2,258,900. The median sales price on these was $2,258,900.
Highest and Lowest Priced Lake Forest Park Waterfront Homes Over The Last Few Years..
The highest sold price was $4,670,000 on a waterfront home listed for 422 days at a list price of $4,750,000. This was a 9400 square foot home on Shore Drive NE in Sheridan Beach with 4 bedrooms and 6 bathrooms. The lot size was .53 of an acre and it sold for $496.81 per square foot. The lowest sold waterfront home in this period was a 3050 square foot home on Beach Drive NE in Sheridan Beach on a lot that was .169 of an acre. The home was built in 1932 and on the market for 394 days.
Do you want more info on Lake Forest Park waterfront homes including Sheridan Beach, Riviera Place, Beach Drive, Edgewater Lane, Shore Place, and Shore Drive? Email for current offerings or to give us your wish list: homes@LakeForestParkView.com If you are thinking about downsizing out of your waterfront home, please let us know, too! We have qualified buyers interested in your Lake Forest Park waterfront property!
 Don’t miss the 8th annual Secret Gardens of Lake Forest Park Garden Fair and Garden Tour on June 19th!
Lake Forest Park is actually quite famous for this tour now – even before the official Secret Gardens Tour, people were organizing to look at gardens all over Lake Forest Park. There are some spectacular hidden gems among the city’s gardens. The Garden Fair – Plant Sale begins at 9AM on the 19th and goes until 4PM with Ciscoe broadcasting his gardening program live from the fair. There will also be vendors offering plants and gardening items for sale. The Garden Fair will be held in the lower portion of the Lake Forest Park Towne Centre and will go until 4PM. 
While the Garden Fair portion of the is going on, the actual Secret Gardens of Lake Forest Park tour will also begin starting at 10AM. There will be artists and musicians performing as well to add ambience at each of the five Lake Forest Park home stops along the Garden Tour. You can buy tickets ahead of time via Paypal on the official Secret Gardens of Lake Forest Park website for $12 each or you can also purchase them for $15 each (cash or check only) at the Garden Fair on the day of the tour. There will be master gardeners on hand to answer your questions.
This is a great city wide event and worth it just to see some of the gorgeous Lake Forest Park Homes – Ciscoe Morris is a real perk as well in my opinion. Let us know if you are a gardener and interested in a Lake Forest Park home for sale that might offer you some of the exquisite gardening space that some of the gems on tour have. There are a lot of great options right now for the gardening enthusiast if they are interested in Lake Forest Park Real Estate.
 Lake Forest Park WA Homes for sale – Market update right before the tax deadline… What has sold since 3/1/2010? 12 Lake Forest Park homes have sold and closed since the beginning of March 2010. They range in price from $260,000 to $600,000 with an average selling price per square foot of $194. Think 12 is good? This is compared to 22 altogether for the entire year so far. More than half have sold as the deadline for the tax credit approaches. I think the tax credit definitely is having an impact on the sales that have closed so far.
Don’t know what I am talking about? If you want to take advantage of the $8000 IRS Homebuyer tax credit and otherwise qualify, you need to get a purchase and sale agreement signed around by 4/30. You don’t have to close by 4/30, but you do need to get the home purchase under contract by that date and close by the end of June.
Pending Lake Forest Park Homes For Sale: If you aren’t impressed by the increased sold homes in Lake Forest Park, then look at the ones under contract waiting to close. These are the ones that fall within the tax credit date range. Let’s look at these Pendings – these are the Lake Forest Park homes for sale that are under contract. There are an additional 31 Lake Forest Park homes for sale that are in fact under contract. They range from $208,950 to $1,450,000.
Lake Forest Park Homes For Sale: There are still many to choose from – more so lately as the selling season really heats up! There are currently 58 Lake Forest Park homes for sale. They range in price all over the board. You can find some private Lake Forest Park Homes nestled in the trees, Lake Forest Park view homes, Lake Forest Park waterfront homes, more… All enjoy great amenities of Lake Forest Park – let us know what you are looking for. There is still time to take advantage of that credit, but if you miss it for some reason, we can help you make up for it in price. homes@lakeforestparkview.com
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