Site Lines by Rami Al-Kabra

Site Lines by Rami Al-Kabra

What's changing on the Eastside, explained by someone who helps shape it.

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How's The Market Nowadays?

Aug 21, 2026

The Eastside on one page: what the numbers say, and what the cities have already decided gets built next.

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The corner store is coming back

Aug 11, 2026

Kirkland's 20-year plan names it explicitly. Bothell already made it law. Here's what that means for the right properties.

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Not one Eastside city sold at asking price in June

Jul 29, 2026

The last time that happened was 2011. Here's what the rest of the June data says.

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89 percent

Jul 14, 2026

Nearly nine in ten people who work in Bellevue live somewhere else. That one number explains a lot about Eastside prices.

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The city that has no choice

Jun 16, 2026

Redmond's growth obligation isn't a planning preference. Its own documents say current zoning can't meet it.

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