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Our goal is to provide you with professional, knowledgeable and dedicated representation with a focus on your desires and goals while making our association one that you will keep for life. If you are interested in buying or selling property around Seattle let a member of our team of talented and professional real estate brokers meet with you to discuss your needs and goals and assist you with your next move.
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ABOUT THE SEATTLE AREA
The Seattle metropolitan area is made up of three counties - King which encompasses the city of Seattle and spreads eastward; Snohomish county to the north and Pierce to the south. Puget Sound forms the western border of the Seattle area and stretches 100 miles north and south and connects to the Pacific Ocean via the Straits of Juan de Fuca. The region was formed by ancient glaciers which carved out the many waterways that are spread throughout the area. To the east of Puget Sound rises the Cascade range of mountains and Mt. Rainier, the tallest and most prominent of the mountain chain.
The Seattle area and Puget Sound was first explored by George Vancouver in 1792, who claimed it for Great Britain and named the sound after his Lieutenant - Peter Puget. The first non-native American settlers in the area started a town in present day Tumwater with the Seattle area adding its first in 1852. Seattle was the main travel and trade port with Alaska and the rest of the United States and grew around a shipbuilding industry in its early years. The Tacoma area south of Seattle had a significant smelting industry where copper, gold and silver were processed. In the world war years the Seattle area developed a number of heavy industries with the Boeing company building airplanes and a number of companies building ships around Seattle and Tacoma.
The Boeing company maintains a large presence throughout the Seattle area to this day with multiple facilities in and around Seattle. In recent years the Seattle area has expanded its growth around the technology industry with Microsoft and Amazon leading that new era. The Seattle area is the most populous part of Washington state with an estimated population of over 3.7 million.