Redmond is built around its parks and preserved open space, and that shapes what owning here involves: lots that border protected ground, buffers that come with rules, and a stock of homes threaded between them rather than laid out in one continuous grid. Buying here means paying attention to what sits behind the property line as much as what sits on it. The homes for sale run from attached units where the exterior is somebody else's job to detached parcels where every decision is yours, and the two shop very differently. Homes Northwest works this area daily and knows how those two sides of Redmond actually trade.
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The first real fork here is between a condo and a single family home, and the difference shows up long before you get to a purchase agreement. Detached listings tend to find their buyer, so when one lines up with what you want, treat it as a decision you may need to make on the tour rather than after a week of thinking. The attached side behaves differently: there is more to look at, and more room to see several before you commit to one. Knowing which pool you are shopping changes how you plan your weekends and how ready your financing needs to be.
Nothing past your own front door is yours to organize on this side of Redmond. You can be gone for two months and come home to a building that was looked after while you were away, because the roof, the siding and the grounds are handled collectively rather than by you on a Saturday. You hold the interior, and you pay into a fee for everything else. The median condo sale here is $750,000, which is the number to start your budget from if the attached side is where you are looking, and the typical unit dates to 1989. Condos take about 32 days to sell, useful when you are mapping out a move date.
Own a whole parcel here and there is no architectural committee to satisfy. Permits and setbacks still apply, but nobody down the street gets a vote on your renovation, your paint, or what you do with the back of the lot. The trade is that the roof, the drainage, the trees and the driveway are all on your calendar and your budget. The median single family sale in Redmond is $1,544,500, so plan your financing around that before you start touring, and the typical house dates to 1998. These homes take around 13 days to sell, which is worth knowing when you are scheduling showings around work.
The house arrives finished and warranted, which buys you years with nothing half-done and no contractor booked into your calendar. That is the real difference at this end of Redmond: the roof, the systems and the envelope are all new at once, so there is no staggered replacement schedule waiting for you three winters in. Across 109 sales, the median price on new construction here was $1,472,900, which is the number to hold in mind if you are pricing a build against a resale you would want to update. New construction typically takes about 25 days to sell. Ask what the builder warranty actually covers and how long each part of it runs before you write anything.
The typical Redmond home was built in 1991, with the middle half of the stock landing between 1977 and 2007. Systems are at replacement age even where a house shows beautifully, so get dates on the roof, the air handler and the windows before you settle on an offer number. Four bedrooms is the most common layout sold, at a median of $1,598,000, which is a useful place to put yourself. The largest single band of sales falls between $1 million and $2 million. Some properties sit under an association with dues and recorded rules, others sit in no subdivision at all; establish which governs any listing you get serious about. Marymoor Park is in Redmond, worth knowing if a listing's location relative to it matters to you.
Views are mostly territorial, meaning you are looking at trees, rooftops and greenery rather than water or peaks. About one in ten homes report a mountain view and a small share report a lake view, so if either is on your list, expect a narrow pool and be ready to travel across the area to see them. On schools, the listings themselves report Redmond High for roughly a third of properties and Lake Wash High for about a quarter, with about one in ten left for the buyer to verify. On the middle school field, about a quarter say Redmond Middle and roughly one in six say Rose Hill Middle. These are agent-typed fields, not district assignments, so confirm the current boundary for any specific address with the district directly.
A handful of Redmond communities are large enough that buyers search them by name. Education Hill accounts for roughly one in six listings, Union Hill about one in ten, and Redmond Ridge about one in ten as well. Downtown Redmond and Trilogy each hold a small share. Put those together and they cover roughly a third of what is listed, which means a name-based search misses most of this market. The remainder sits in smaller communities with no name you would think to type into a search box. Filter by property class, price band or lot characteristics instead, and you will actually see the full field rather than a slice of it.
We spend our weeks in Redmond, walking properties, reading disclosures and sitting with buyers while they work out what they actually want. What that gets you is someone who can look at a listing and tell you what questions it raises before you have spent a Saturday on it. The decision in front of you is the one this page has been circling: an attached home where the exterior is handled, or a detached parcel where every call is yours, with new construction as a third kind of purchase sitting alongside both. Take the time to get that right, and the rest of the search gets much simpler.
Perched on just under 1.25 acres is an idyllic, park-like sanctuary w/mature fruit trees! This beautifully updated 3-BR, 2.5-BA Modern Craftsman Farmhouse offers the ulti...
Listing courtesy of Coldwell Banker Danforth.
Enjoy peaceful lake and fountain views from this spacious 2-bedroom, 2-bath corner-unit home in gated Sixty-01 Village. Offering 1,143 sq ft, the home features a light-fi...
Listing courtesy of Ensemble.
Spacious, move-in ready home in Trilogy! Enjoy resort-style living in the Northwest's premier 55+ master-planned community. Exceptional amenities include a clubhouse, fit...
Listing courtesy of Keller Williams Eastside.
Welcome to this beautifully maintained Murray Franklyn Melrose floorplan, tucked away on a quiet cul-de-sac in highly sought-after Redmond Ridge. The grand two-story foye...
Listing courtesy of Premier Real Estate Partners.
Welcome to this well-maintained Education Hill rambler, ideally situated on a quiet cul-de-sac with an 8,640 SF lot, no HOA and a spacious, fully fenced backyard. Fresh i...
Listing courtesy of Skyline Properties, Inc..
The lake view from this end unit is the kind that slows you down, calm water framed by trees just beyond the private deck. Walls of windows, vaulted ceilings, and a firep...
Listing courtesy of Windermere Real Estate/East.
Resort-style living in the heart of Sheffield on English Hill! Surrounded by beautiful estate homes and just a short stroll to Sunrise Elementary, this exceptional Buchan...
Listing courtesy of Windermere Real Estate/HLC.
Fresh, polished & packed with updates—this Hidden Ridge home on Education Hill checks all the boxes! Beautifully built by Burnstead, the 2,540sf home offers 4 bedrooms, 2...
Listing courtesy of Windermere Real Estate/HLC.
English Landing | Former Model-home in sought-after Education Hill. This 2,920 sq ft, 5-bedroom, 3.25-bath home on a 6,354 sq ft lot was originally constructed as the bui...
Listing courtesy of Coldwell Banker Bain.
Tucked into sought-after Education Hill, this stunning 3 bedroom 2 bath light-filled rambler blends stylish updates, exceptional outdoor living and rare flexibility! Cork...
Listing courtesy of Lions Realty Group.
An unmistakable sense of arrival awaits in The Woodlands, one of Redmond’s most distinguished gated enclaves of exclusive estate homes and expansive properties. Set on mo...
Listing courtesy of COMPASS.
Welcome home to Idylwood, where thoughtful updates, an oversized backyard, and a convenient Redmond location come together. This 4-bedroom, 3.5-bath home offers comfortab...
Listing courtesy of Real Estate Collection.
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