What's opening, what's changing, and what sold near you.
The Bellevue Dispatch is a free Thursday-morning email for people who live in Bellevue. Five minutes. City news that affects your block, what's being built and why, and the homes that just sold in your neighborhood.
Read by 552 Bellevue neighbors every Thursday. See this week's issue.
Written in Bellevue, by people who live there. Published by Neighborhood Press LLC.
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In this week's issue
- The budget now carries a 0.1% transportation sales taxNov 12
- $15 million is set aside to move Fire Station 6Nov 12
- Free naturalist training opens for the Class of 2027Nov 12
- BEACON, the city's equity and outreach advisory network, is adding membersNov 12
- get ready for the first windstormNov 12
- Why the fire-damaged building on 100th Avenue NE near NE 1st Street is still standing, and whether anything is plannedNov 12
This week in Bellevue · All Bellevue news · Reader asked · Every issue
What the city decided
Council votes, construction that changes your commute, openings and closings, school district news. The things you would hear at the bus stop if you had time to stand at the bus stop.
One block for where you live
Somerset readers get Somerset. Lake Hills readers get Lake Hills. A permit, a park project, a road change, and the homes that just sold within a few blocks of you.
Three numbers, one sentence
Median sold price, days to sell, months of inventory. What they mean this month for someone who owns here or wants to. No hype.
Written in Bellevue, by people who live there.
Published by Neighborhood Press LLC. The council agenda, the permit bulletin, the school district blog and the transit notices get read so you don't have to, and every item links its source. One reader, one city, no hype.
Questions people ask
Is this a real estate newsletter?
No. It is a Bellevue newsletter that happens to know the housing market. Three of the four sections are about living here. The fourth tells you what homes are selling for, because in Bellevue that is news too.
Who writes it?
Neighborhood Press LLC, an independent publisher. Every item comes from Bellevue's own public record (council agendas, permit notices, school district and transit updates, parks calendars) and links its source. It is researched and written with AI tools, and an editor reads every issue before it goes out.
How often, and is it really free?
Once a week, Thursday at 6 AM, about five minutes to read. Free, no paywall, unsubscribe in one click at the bottom of any issue.
Who owns it?
Neighborhood Press LLC, an independent publishing company. The newsletter is free, and no sponsor buys coverage. Our standards.
What happens with my address?
It is used for one thing: a monthly estimate of what your home would sell for today. It goes to a local real estate brokerage under the same ownership as our publisher only if you tick the sharing box on the form; that brokerage may then contact you about your home. Leave the box empty and it stays with us. Never sold or posted. Remove it any time by replying to any issue.