Teddy Lim Real Estate Group

06/13/2026

These are the Kirkland summer spots I keep going back to.

after enough summers here you stop guessing. you learn which beach is calm on a weekday morning, which market turns a quick produce run into an hour, and which trail gets you across town without touching traffic.

a few that made the list: Houghton Beach when you want the lake five minutes from downtown without the crowds, the Wednesday Market at Marina Park, and O.O. Denny Park up at Holmes Point when you just want quiet water and tall firs.

The rest are in the carousel, and the full version is in my free 2026 Kirkland summer guide.

Comment SUMMER and I'll send it your way.

I'm Teddy Lim, your Kirkland Realtor. follow for more local spots.

06/12/2026

People ask me which Redmond neighborhood is best. My honest answer is that it depends on what you want your day to look like.

The walkable crowd lands downtown now. Town Center, restaurants, and the light rail station are all within a few blocks, so the car becomes optional. If you'd rather have a yard, Grass Lawn sits low and quiet around a 28-acre park. Education Hill is the calmer pick a little further up, tree-lined streets just north of downtown and set back from the traffic.

Newer construction tends to be out in Bear Creek, on forested lots on the east side. If your weekends revolve around food, Overlake puts dense dining right next to the Microsoft campus. North Redmond keeps parks and trails close, with Marymoor a short drive south.

Then there's the water. Idylwood gives you Lake Sammamish beach access and a boat launch. And when someone tells me they just want room to breathe, I point them to Sammamish Valley, where it opens up into farmland and wineries between here and Woodinville.

Tell me what you want your day to feel like and I can usually name the neighborhood before you finish the sentence.

Comment GUIDE and I'll send you my full Redmond neighborhood guide.
I'm Teddy Lim, your local Redmond Realtor.

06/11/2026

Before you interview a listing agent in Bellevue, it helps to know what the work actually looks like.

Here's how I run a listing, start to finish:

✅Walk the home before photos, so it shows well in the first image and at the final walk-through
✅Bring in a professional photographer, since the first images decide whether a buyer clicks in or keeps scrolling
✅Start marketing before the listing goes public, so buyers are already looking on launch day
✅Show you the comps and the math, so the price is your call
✅Pass along honest feedback after every showing, even when it stings
✅Negotiate every term for you, from price to possession
✅Track the sale through closing, since title, lender, inspection, and appraisal all carry deadlines

This is the part of the job that happens off the feed. If you're thinking about selling in Bellevue this year, send me a message.

I'm Teddy Lim, a Bellevue Realtor. Save this for when you're ready.

06/10/2026

Eight Seattle opinions I'll defend in the comments 🙂‍↔️

Live here long enough and you stop being polite about this stuff. here's where I stand:
1. Teriyaki is the real signature dish
2. It's Pike Place, not Pike's Place
3. The Gum Wall is the most overrated stop in the city
4. Skip the Space Needle, Kerry Park gives you the better skyline shot
5. Umbrellas are a tourist tell, locals just put the hood up
6 .It's not that rainy, about 38 inches a year, less than New York
7. A Dick's Deluxe at midnight beats any $18 burger in town
8. The line at the original Starbucks is all tourists

So which one are you ready to fight me on? drop it below 👇

want my actual summer list? comment SUMMER and I'll send you the free 2026 guide with my favorite spots, events, and weekend plans around Seattle.

I'm , a real estate agent who actually lives here. follow for more local takes.

06/07/2026

After 30 years, June 2026 changes everything for Filipinos in Washington. 🇵🇭🇺🇸

The Philippine Consulate is finally coming home to Seattle.

If you grew up on Maalaala Mo Kaya, you know our stories are never really about paperwork. They are about sacrifice, about longing, about the love we carry for the family back home.

In 1993, the consulate closed its doors. For thirty years, our 180,000+ kababayan packed the car, took the day off, and drove all the way to Vancouver B.C. or flew to either San Francisco or Hawaii, just to renew a passport, notarize a document, or register a newborn's birth so the homeland would finally know their name.

We did it for Lolo and Lola. We did it for our anak. We did it because that was the only way to stay tied to the Philippines.
That ends in June 2026.

State Rep. Edwin Obras confirmed the news a whole generation prayed to hear. The consulate RETURNS. 🎉

This is more than an office. It is recognition. It is dignity. It is home, coming back to us.

✅ Passports & visas
✅ Dual citizenship for our kids
✅ Registering our babies' births back home
✅ Notarials, legal papers & overseas voting

To every kababayan who signed a petition, showed up to a meeting, or simply kept the faith through the years, this one is yours. This one is for all of us. 🙌

Swipe through the 30-year journey ➡️

If this gave you goosebumps, share it. Tag a kababayan who waited just as long. Let every Filipino family in Washington hear the news. 📲

Putting down roots in Seattle or Bellevue? That is what I am here for, kababayan. DM me anytime, and the full blog coverage is linked in my bio.

Teddy Lim, your fellow kababayan and Filipino Realtor in Seattle and Bellevue 🏡🇵🇭

06/06/2026

Today is a day of celebration and a big sigh of relief for our Filipino kababayans across the Seattle area. 🥳🇵🇭🤝🇺🇸

For more than 30 years, Filipinos in Washington had to travel to Vancouver B.C., San Francisco, or Hawaii just for consular services. That ends now. For our roughly 180,000 kababayans across the state, a three-decade campaign has finally paid off, and the Philippine Consulate is coming home to Seattle.

Maraming salamat to everyone who never gave up on this. 🙏 A special shout to Rep. Edwin Obras and Auntie Velma Veloria, two pillars of our community who led the grassroots effort to get this done.

Read the full story:

The Philippine Consulate Is Returning to Seattle After More Than 30 YearsIn early June 2026, Washington State Representative Edwin Obras announced that the

06/01/2026

THE HONEST MARKET PICTURE

Markets opened June mixed after a record May. The Dow slipped about 0.2%, the S&P 500 hovered near flat, and the Nasdaq edged higher as Nvidia's Jensen Huang unveiled a new AI laptop chip at Computex Taipei. Microsoft and HP rose, Intel and AMD fell. (Yahoo Finance, TheStreet)

The housing headline: Berkshire Hathaway agreed Sunday to buy homebuilder Taylor Morrison at $72.50 a share, ALL CASH, a 24% premium worth about $8.5B. The stock surged 22% in premarket trading on the news. It's CEO Greg Abel's first big deal since taking over from Warren Buffett. Translation: serious capital still sees long-term value in US housing. (CNBC, Fortune)

The honest caution: the Iran war is still live. Oil sits near $90, the Strait of Hormuz stays disrupted, and the US struck Iranian radar sites over the weekend while an interim deal awaits Trump's call. Higher oil can feed inflation, and inflation drives the 10-year Treasury that sets mortgage rates. A jobs report lands this week too.

What it means here:
✅ Buyers, rate swings are real, so get pre-approved and move when the right home shows up.
✅ Sellers, price to today's market, not last year's.
✅ Investors, consolidation rewards patient money.

P.S. I watch this daily so you don't have to.
P.P.S. Relocation Questions on Seattle, Bellevue, Redmond, or Kirkland?

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With Gratitude,
~ Teddy Lim,
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