Kirkland, a suburb of Seattle, has more public waterfront than any other city in the State of Washington. Kirkland residents enjoy waterfront parks with beaches, swimming areas and marinas along Lake Washington, as well as the athletic fields, courts, playgrounds and trails in the city's inland parks.
Bridle Trails State Park is the largest park in Kirkland with 20 miles of trails winding through lush forests. City owned parks such as Yarrow Bay Wetlands and Juanita Bay Park serve as excellent examples of Kirkland's concern for balancing nature with public access. Lake Washington Boulevard is the place for walking, jogging, bicycling and skating. Kayaking, canoeing, swimming and fishing are popular on Lake Washington itself.
The arts and culture are important to Kirkland residents. The Kirkland Performance Center offers live theatre, ballet, music and children's productions. The Kirkland Arts Center in the Peter Kirk Building and Studio East promote and teach the arts, publicizing and maintaining Kirkland's regional reputation of having a concentration of artists and galleries and public art.
Children living in Kirkland attend schools in the Lake Washington School District. Test scores are well above national averages and the school district's curriculum is geared toward the technologically-savvy communities the district serves. Totem Lake Mall and neighborhood shopping centers provide all the shopping that Kirkland residents desire. There are also a growing number of high-tech companies and home-based enterprises. In fact, Google took note of Kirkland's tech-savvy atmosphere and leased 200,000 square foot of office space in a building designed for the company in Kirkland that houses approximately 400-500 employees.
Kirkland Real Estate Market: Prices of Houses for Sale in Kirkland
Residential real estate offerings in Kirkland include single-family homes, condominiums and townhomes. Kirkland's homes are priced from the low $100,000s to over $7 million. Homes in Rose Hill and Kingsgate start in the high $250,000s. Priced in the $400,000s are homes in Bellevue, Bridle Trails, Carlena Gardens, Wrenwood and Everest Park. Homes for sale starting in the $500,000s are available in Totem Vista and Cambridge Heights. Martha's Vineyard, Park Place West and Forbes Creek homes are priced in the $800,000s and up. Homes over $1 million are found in Ellie's Estates, Suncrest, One Eagle Place and Yarrow Point. Condominiums and townhomes in Kirkland are priced from under $100,000 at Kingsgate to over $4 million at Waters Edge. Townhomes priced over $1 million are available at Highland House, Kelsey Estates and Waters Edge.
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Kirkland WA Real Estate for the week of January 30th, 2012: homes priced around $643,722 compared to $650,087 the previous week, for a slight decrease of less than -1%. For Sunday, February 5th, the current national mortgage rate for a 30 year fixed mortgage is 3.85%; the 15 year fixed rate is at 3.18%. For a loan larger than conventional conforming loans, or 'jumbo' loan, the 30 year rate is 4.61%, while the 15 year jumbo rate currently is at 3.99%. You can calculate your mortgage rate with our mortgage calculators. Get local info and homes for sale in Kirkland WA. View active real estate listings for different types of properties including new homes, houses for sale, foreclosures in Kirkland, short sales, and price reduced listings. Find information and property resources including prices of recently sold homes in Kirkland, Kirkland neighborhood information, crime stats, home values, and schools in Kirkland to help you find the best home!