By The Tim on March 26, 2012
In case you missed it Friday, the Smith Tower was sold (back to the bank) at foreclosure auction. Here’s KING 5′s report: Historic Smith Tower sold for $36.9 million That’s what happens when you make a big public announcement about intentions to convert to condos, scaring away all your good tenants, then fail to follow [...]
Posted in Audio & Video, Local, News | Tagged auction, condos, foreclosures, King5, Pryne, Seattle_Times, Smith_Tower, video
By The Tim on March 21, 2012
I had another brief appearance on KING 5 News tonight. Here’s the video: It’s a great time to be a seller… if you can afford to sell at today’s prices. And it’s a great time to be a buyer… if you can be really patient and are willing to tolerate being out-bid numerous times if [...]
Posted in Audio & Video, Local, News | Tagged Audio & Video, King5, video
By The Tim on April 29, 2011
Full disclosure: The Tim is employed by Redfin. Wednesday afternoon, Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman posted an interesting story on Redfin’s Seattle blog: "Everything Changed in the Past Six Weeks" Bryon Ziegler, part of Redfin’s crack Capitol Hill team, just wandered into my office to talk about bidding wars. The last ten straight offers he has [...]
Posted in Audio & Video, Local, News | Tagged bottom-calling, Coldwell, King5, Redfin, video
By The Tim on February 18, 2010
Just aired tonight on KING 5 News: Alki littered with for-sale and for-rent signs Excerpting from the online story text: Realtor Sandra VanderVen shows us a condo off Alki beach that has been on the market for a year and a half. “It almost seems like you could put a free sign out!” VanderVen jokes [...]
Posted in Audio & Video, News | Tagged Alki, condos, King5, TV, video
By The Tim on April 21, 2009
Sunday’s Up Front on KING 5 focused on the local real estate market, and provided a relatively balanced picture. Host Allen Schauffler presented an overall picture of the current market, a look at a couple that got swept up in the bubble mania, a look at the next wave of adjustable rate resets, a warning [...]
Posted in Features | Tagged Howard Bono, JohnLScott, King5, KOMO, propaganda, Schauffler, Up Front, video
By The Tim on October 17, 2008
KING 5 reports that the increase in foreclosures is putting stress on one local non-profit that offers assistance to distressed mortgage owners. For homeowners caught up in the mortgage meltdown, finding help to save their homes is getting tougher. A Seattle non-profit group helps those facing foreclosure, but the small office is overwhelmed. … The [...]
Posted in News | Tagged foreclosures, King5
