Looking For Luxury: Echo Lake on Seattle MLS

If you miss the Street of Dreams Tour each year, there’s still good news: 1) They’re publishing a magazine that’ll be out each July and January, featuring some of the most luxurious properties from Seattle MLS. And 2) You can still ask your Seattle realtor about properties in Snohomish County, King’s County and Echo Lake, where many of these mega-mansions sit in all their splendor.

You can sometimes find homes with three and four car garages, home theaters and backyard spa oases, but you might need to find a knowledgeable Seattle realtor to find the two-story indoor waterfalls, home theaters and eco-friendly housing.

What kind of trends should you ask your Seattle realtor about? Well, energy efficient homes have reclaimed and sustainable materials, harness natural lighting, incorporate organic landscaping, install Energy Star appliances and avoid things like chemically dyed carpeting, wasteful architecture and pesticides.

“People want to live simpler,” said Seattle developer Curt Pryde, “but they want high-quality materials and they want their homes to very cost efficient, to be healthy.”

After all, if you’re paying close to $2 million for an opulent palatial estate, it’s all about the lifestyle. Another thing you may want to consider is asking your Seattle realtor if there are smaller luxury homes in urban settings, which will cut down your commute and conserve more materials – homes like Ashworth Cottages in Green Lake.

Seattle realtor Heidi Bright explains, “Building smaller luxury homes, particularly in urban areas, is definitely a trend that we see very high demand for.”