Heidi Groover

1 week ago | tri-cityherald.com | Heidi Groover

May 7-Seattle's typically boisterous spring housing market turned up more modest this year. Sales were sluggish and homes lingered on the market last month as some buyers got cold feet, spooked by economic volatility and high mortgage rates. Even so, home prices continued to climb and, in some corners of the market, bidding wars broke out. King County's median single-family home price hit a new high in April, reaching $1.03 million, up 5% from a year earlier.

3 weeks ago | seattletimes.com | Heidi Groover

Curb appeal and professional staging may not cut it to draw in the right homebuyer in today’s sluggish housing market. As weary buyers struggle with high costs, sellers are looking for other ways to sweeten the pot. Some are offering cash back to buyers to help them cover repairs or access a lower mortgage rate to make their monthly payments more affordable.

Jan 20, 2025 | tri-cityherald.com | Heidi Groover

As hundreds gathered at Garfield High School on Monday to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, organizers urged action and unity in the face of the despair that many Seattle progressives feel over President Donald Trump's return to power. While denouncing the incoming administration and conservative policy plans at the national level, speakers and organizers worked to energize the crowd for local racial justice efforts.

Jan 20, 2025 | seattletimes.com | Paul Roberts |Heidi Groover |Sofia Schwarzwalder

Hundreds gathered at Garfield High School on Monday morning to learn and organize before the 42nd annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day march through Seattle. Beyond the march, organizers planned a job fair and workshops, filling the halls of the high school. The march is scheduled to depart from the Garfield parking lot at 12:30 p.m. Monday. As King County celebrated its namesake American civil rights hero, President Donald Trump was inaugurated in the other Washington.

Jan 18, 2025 | seattletimes.com | Heidi Groover

These top-dollar transactions took place as the broader real estate market recorded tepid activity.