Medina, WA

Medina has had just a handful of home sales recorded on the NWMLS in the past couple of months. Ranging from half a million to over $3 million, these sales really show the range of Medina's homes. From simple, mid-century ramblers to towering waterfront mansions, Medina is really a picture of the old and new Seattle. Many families have lived here for 50 years and watched the change from working-class, logger Seattle to high-tech, latte-sipping Seattle.

Medina has some of the best West-facing waterfront on Lake Washington, and home buyers pay a healthy sum to scoop it up when it's available.

Medina homes for sale

Sam DeBord and Brian Wiegand
Seattle Real Estate Brokers
Seattle Waterfront Homes
SeattleHome.com (206) 552-8820

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Three high-end waterfront homes sold in the month of August on the Eastside of the Greater Seattle metro. Two of these sales were in Medina, and the third was on Lake Sammamish in East Bellevue.

Bellevue Waterfront Homes: The Lake Sammamish home was the least expensive, with a 2/3 acre lot and a small beach house, selling for $1.14 million. The house is under 800 sq ft, so it's likely to be someone's weekend getaway or to be razed and rebuilt. This was an estate sale, and the property sat on the market almost a full year, starting out at a $1.8 million listing price.

Medina Waterfront Homes: On the Northeast side of Evergreen Point in Medina, a 4000 sq ft home sold for $2 million, which is a fairly rock-bottom price for Medina waterfront. The lot was nearly half an acre, and the home was built in 1987. The water is very calm in this area (Fairweather Bay), and there are close-in views of Hunts Point and Kirkland. Prices on the East-facing waterfront of Medina are many times less expensive than the West-facing homes, although the moorage facing East can be better.

On Medina's Gold Coast, a West-facing home sold for $6.1 million mid-month. This is North of Highway 520, facing the University of Washington and Laurelhurst, across Lake Washington. With 5 bedrooms, 8 baths, and 8000 sq ft of living space, this home built in 2003 is an exquisite piece of design and construction. The home was on the market for about 16 months, dropping all the way down from $7.9 million.

Sam DeBord and Brian Wiegand
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