By The Tim on January 12, 2009
Here are some stories from the last few days that didn’t make the cut for their own posts. Aubrey Cohen, Seattle P-I: Home buyers getting off the fence “There’s still a lot of people who have jobs and a lot of people who’ve moved into the market area and have been sitting, waiting to have [...]
Posted in News | Tagged Cohen, commercial, Everett_Herald, incentives, Nohara, Pryne, Seattle_PI, Seattle_Times
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 May 26, 2008
It’s official: The Seattle condo market has hit finally a wall. Here’s a little article from the Puget Sound Business Journal on Friday that goes into all the details: With more than 400 condominiums under construction in a faltering housing market, Seattle-based Vulcan Real Estate has decided to sweeten the deal for potential home buyers. [...]
Posted in News | Tagged Business Journal, condos, incentives
By The Tim on May 5, 2008
Yesterday’s Tacoma News Tribune had an article about new construction in outlying areas, which is becoming front line of the Puget Sound housing bust. In short: it ain’t pretty for builders. Facing fewer buyers and many, many homes for sale, South Sound builders are pulling back and getting extra promotional. Builders have slowed construction schedules [...]
Posted in News | Tagged builders, incentives, Pierce, Tacoma_Tribune, Wells
By The Tim on October 29, 2007
Elizabeth Rhodes hits us this morning with a fun little morsel: Developers dangle discounts, toys to lure home buyers. (I wonder why this article wasn’t in the big weekend real estate section? Hmm… Edit: It would appear that the answer to that question is that they were saving it for the front page [pdf].) Puget [...]
| Tagged builders, developers, incentives, Rhodes, Seattle_Times
By The Tim on October 16, 2007
A pair of articles today from the Seattle P-I and King 5 News focus in on those poor, poor sellers that actually have to work to sell a home in today’s slow market. No longer are run-down shacks full of years of accumulated junk being bid up to ridiculous heights. Now, you actually have to [...]
| Tagged Cohen, incentives, King5, quickie, Seattle_PI, staging
