By The Tim on October 16, 2008
The constant stream of lists from Forbes provides a great distraction and source of amusement. Their latest list is no exception. Behold the ten “Best Cities To Ride Out The Recession”: Austin, TX Oklahoma City, OK Honolulu, HI Portland, OR Tulsa, OK Virginia Beach, VA Seattle, WA Baltimore, MD Boston, MA Lancaster, PA From the [...]
Posted in News | Tagged Forbes, lists, recession, Zumbrun
By The Tim on October 3, 2008
Good news everyone! Seattle is at the top of another one of Forbes’ famous lists! Hardest And Easiest Places To Sell A Home As the dismal U.S. housing market slides further downhill—home prices in July posted a 16.3% annual drop—some sellers are unloading their homes to bargain-hunters. But in cities like Seattle, Jacksonville, Fla., and [...]
Posted in News | Tagged Forbes, Levy, sales
By The Tim on August 4, 2008
Here are a few stories from the last week or so that are worth pointing out. First up a TV report from KOMO News: “Open House” — sign of the times in Snohomish County Real estate agents in Snohomish County are now resorting to a “shock treatment” for slouching home sales in their area. Realtors [...]
Posted in News | Tagged alt-a, Boone, Forbes, incentives, KOMO, Local Economy, New York Times, open house, Seattle_PI, Virgin, Woolsey
By The Tim on July 15, 2008
Believe it or not, Matt Woolsey is still writing bullish real estate pieces for Forbes (some of his previous work). His latest gem: Top U.S. Real Estate Markets For Investment Encouraged by a weak dollar and a belief in the resiliency of the U.S. economy, individuals like [Australian dentist Rahul] Reddy, along with institutional investors [...]
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By The Tim on January 30, 2008
A couple of national outlets have had interesting stories about Redfin in the last few days. Since you’re not likely to read about it in the “we pretend Redfin doesn’t exist” local agent blogs, I thought I’d highlight them here. First up is a New York Times story that claims the bursting of the real [...]
Posted in News | Tagged Forbes, New York Times, real_estate_professionals, Redfin, Trulia, Zillow
By The Tim on December 6, 2007
I’m a bit confused. Just two weeks ago, Matt Woolsey’s latest real estate list in Forbes placed Seattle as the 8th best real estate market in the country. Now this week, Forbes writer Joshua Lipton pens an article titled Selling Your Home In A Down Market, which highlights the difficulty many people are having in [...]
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