Jason Watabe
Broker
206-232-8600
As a John L. Scott broker, my mission is transactional excellence and client satisfaction. That means I work tirelessly to make your home buying or selling process as efficient, stress-free and lucrative for you as possible.
Meet Jason
Based out of the John L. Scott Mercer Island office, Jason Watabe has been in the real estate industry since 1985. He was born in Yokohama, Japan and moved to the U.S. when he was 20. He attended the University of Alaska where he received a bachelor’s degree in Eskimo linguistics. For a few years after graduation he worked in advertising sales at a local newspaper in Fairbanks, Alaska and this career eventually led him to real estate.
As an experienced agent, Jason approaches each transaction as a unique opportunity to get to know his clients and their needs. He prioritizes communication and is always quick to respond, because for Jason, no transaction is taken lightly.
Jason works with a variety of buyers and sellers from across the country as well as internationally and he is always keen to learn something new from each client and the negotiation process. He loves it when an old client reaches out for new business and referrals.
Jason focuses on residential properties in Bellevue, Kirkland, Redmond and Issaquah. He is a member of the Japan-America Society of the State of Washington and enjoys golfing in his spare time.
Bellevue
Bellevue is the third largest city in the Seattle metro area, and it’s the hub of the Eastside, but it’s close to the Cascade mountains for hiking, mountain biking, and, in the winter, skiing and snowboarding. Locals also take advantage of Lake Washington for boating, kayaking or watching the sun set over Seattle and the Olympics to the west. Bellevue’s thriving downtown offers five-star dining, a world-class art museum, and some of the best shopping in the Northwest. The entrepreneurial spirit of the city and its highly educated work force make it a natural home for tech start-ups as well as global corporations. Our schools are rated among the best in the nation. This means even residents without children enjoy healthy property values. And there is a home here for everyone. Townhouses and condos downtown, luxury waterfront properties on the Lake, and areas with a more neighborhood feel are all available in our robust real estate market.
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Reviews
“He has been excellent agent when we bought our house 11years ago and now just sold it. Thank you.”
- 6/28/2019 - Mr. Hiroshi Nakaoka
“Jason is an outstanding real estate agent. He is very knowledgeable on real estate matters. He is great to work with, always available and he could answer questions in a timely manner and he was very thorough.”
“Jason knows the market, knew the selling agents for many of the houses we looked at, and his decades of experience gave us confidence through each step.”
“We contacted Jason as soon as we decided to start looking to buy a new home. He met us at open houses the next day. Jason helped us through the process on several offers until we successfully purchased our new home after just one month of looking. Jason knows the market, knew the selling agents for many of the houses we looked at, and his decades of experience gave us confidence through each step.”
– Rob Ketcherside
“Couldn't recommend more highly. Had a difficult situation in a difficult market. Trying to buy in Seattle area on a relo, my family waiting out of state until a home was purchased. Jason went above and beyond to get things to work. From showing well over 50 houses, to going out to houses I'd already seen to take photos of things I forgot to notice, to planning an offer strategy to get the best deal (we ended up getting a place list price with no concessions!?!), to dropping everything when we decided to make a last-minute offer on something (sorry about that), I couldn't ask for a better agent. He was always professional and easy to work with too.”
- Dax Fohl
“Jason was really professional and knowledgeable. We were extremely happy with him.”
- Keiko Ishikawa