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Last Light at First Light. A night on 47.

About fifty friends, clients and brokers came up to the 47th floor of First Light Seattle to watch the sun go down before the clocks fell back.

Four months of inventory. That’s the number.

August pushed King County past four months of inventory for the first time in years. What the shift means if you are selling or buying this fall, in plain terms.
Furnished living room at First Light Residence 2911 with floor-to-ceiling corner windows over Seattle

Furnished, and ready: Residence 2911 at First Light Seattle

Residence 2911 at First Light Seattle is sold furnished and styled: 940 square feet, corner glass, water views, and the Sky Pool 18 floors up. Tour it here.
Vaulted mid-century living room with clerestory windows at 12617 NE 5th St, Wilburton, Bellevue

Pending in Wilburton, Bellevue: what sold this home in 35 days

A 1974 Wilburton rambler in Bellevue went pending in 35 days in a market where the headline says homes are sitting. What the sellers did right, and why.
Space Needle and Elliott Bay through the window wall of the empty living room at First Light Residence 4504

Finished, not furnished: touring Residence 4504 at First Light Seattle

Complete creative control on the 45th floor. Tour Residence 4504 at First Light Seattle, unstaged on purpose, from first light in the kitchen to sunset over the Sound.

A place in the city, on your terms

A place in the city for the workweek, and a retreat for the weekend. A first look at First Light, downtown Seattle's newest landmark tower.