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Tuesday, December 2, 2008 - Page updated at 02:01 a.m.

Are condo markets in downtown Seattle and downtown Bellevue seeing corrections like other U.S. cities -- Miami and San Diego, for example? Dean Jones, CEO of condo-research and -marketing firm Realogics, answered your questions earlier this week about the world of in-city condominiums.
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Seattle real-estate economist Matthew Gardner and The Times' Elizabeth Rhodes answered your questions on the area's residential real estate market.

"I was wondering what the typical process is to secure a condo during the pre-sale..."
— John C., Seattle

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