Hometowns category archives

When I told friends and coworkers in New York that I was moving to Seattle I would hear two things: that Seattle was beautiful and that the weather was horrible. Originally I thought this weather warning was kind of crazy.  I mean, I had obviously heard about the gray and the rain, but I had [...]

I grew up in the South end of Seattle right in the middle of Burien, Sea-Tac, and Tukwila with my enormous close-knit extended family. In fact, our home was just a stone’s throw and engine roar away from Sea-Tac Airport.  My immediate family lived together here for about 20 years, with some of my extended [...]

While I call Kirkland (a Seattle suburb located on the East side of Lake Washington) my home today, I was born and raised in a small town in central Washington. Also known as the “Apple Capital of the World” for the valley’s production of apples that are enjoyed around the world, Wenatchee is situated between the Cascade foothills [...]

Yeah, what is so special about Grand Junction?  I lived in Denver for 7 years and made the occasional trip through Grand Junction, yet had no strong desire of relocating there.  Here at Zillow, we spend a great deal of time looking at numbers, trends and analysis and have noticed that Grand Junction, despite the [...]

Photos courtesy of my brother, Joe Curnutte
My Hometown: Mahomet, Ill.
Median value in 1990: Approx. $83,000
My Home’s Zestimate today: $170,000
Before answering the call of Zillow and moving to Seattle about a month ago, I was fortunate to get a pretty diverse view of the U.S. I was born in Boston and lived in [...]

Believe it or not, that headline was similar to one posted on a billboard back in 1971 in Seattle, which was commissioned by two Seattle real estate agents who were fed up with the pessimism surrounding the Boeing Bust. Nowadays — thankfully — Seattle is not tethered to one company to provide an economic life [...]

Editor’s note: this is one in a series of “My Hometown” blog posts written by Zillow employees about the homes and towns where they grew up.
As a Seattle-area native, I have bounced around to a few different neighborhoods during my 21 years in this wonderful town. My current residence is a slightly decrepit, yet extremely “charming,” old house in the University District. [...]

Editor’s note: this is one in a series of "My Hometown" blog posts written by Zillow employees about the homes and towns where they grew up.
My Hometown: Lucas Valley, CAMy Home’s value in 1983: Approx. $150,000Zestimate today: $784,514
I was born and raised a fútbol-mad child in Buenos Aires, Argentina. When I turned 10, my [...]

Before starting this post, I want to say that our sincere thoughts and prayers are with the families of those who lost their lives in last night’s storm, one of whom was a well-known voice in the Seattle arts community.

Owning a home in Seattle has some natural risks: earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes, mudslides, and [...]

Photo of Bellevue skyline courtesy Wikipedia
Editor’s note: this is one in a series of "My Hometown" blog posts written by Zillow employees about the homes and towns where they grew up.
My Hometown:  Bellevue, WAMy Home’s value in 1977:  Approx. $100,000Zestimate today:  $1,435,732
I grew up in the city of Bellevue, WA, which is directly [...]