By The Tim on February 17, 2012
I received the following email from a reader: I am relocating out of the country and trying to understand if it is better for me to sell the house now or rent it for a few years and then sell. I bought the house 7 years ago and I think I can sell it for [...]
Posted in Features | Tagged Forbes, reader_question, sell-or-rent
By The Tim on May 13, 2011
Here’s a flashback from June 2007, courtesy of Forbes: Most Resilient U.S. Real Estate Markets When it comes to real estate, the questions on everyone’s lips are: How low is low, and when’s the perfect time to buy back in? That moment has passed in Seattle and Charlotte—both metros hit bottom in the first quarter [...]
Posted in Features | Tagged 2007, Forbes, Friday Flashback
By The Tim on April 15, 2011
Today’s flashback comes from September 2006, when Forbes tackled the question: How Low Will Real Estate Go? Get used to it—the seller’s market is closing up shop. The days of fat, fast home value increases are gone. Pack away those flipping fantasies. “The boom is definitely over, there’s no debate about that,” said Mark Zandi, [...]
Posted in Features | Tagged 2006, Forbes, Friday Flashback
By The Tim on November 26, 2010
For anyone who wonders why I pay little to no attention to Forbes when it comes to real estate, here’s a little flashback from late November 2007, four months after home prices peaked in Seattle. Scaled-back lending practices, risky loans, oversupply and low demand continue to plague the nation’s housing markets, driving down prices and [...]
Posted in Features | Tagged 2007, Forbes, Friday Flashback
By The Tim on April 7, 2010
Over in the open thread, a reader dropped a link to an amusing article from Forbes: No Double-Dip For Housing Although the end of the Fed’s purchases will certainly not help the housing market, we do not believe it will result in a “double-dip” for housing or the economy. Instead, we expect home building, home [...]
Posted in Features | Tagged bottom-calling, Forbes, predictions
By The Tim on November 4, 2008
In a story eerily similar to SmartMoney’s “best shape for a rebound” article Forbes once again places Seattle #1 on their own list of Real Estate Markets Most Likely To Rebound. The best cities in which to invest are those that are considered gateways to international investment, have vital downtowns where people can forgo cars, [...]
Posted in News | Tagged Forbes, lists, rebound, Seattle_is_special
