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The Neighbors Paid WHAT?

Posted on June 29, 2009June 29, 2009 by The Tim

In our discussion this weekend about why people would walk away from a mortgage, even though they can afford to continue paying, Tim Kane (S-Crow) pointed out: It doesn’t take much emotional pull to consider walking away when you see property being purchased across the street for $150,000+ less than what you may have purchased…

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Street of (Materialistic) Dreams 2006 Revisited

Posted on July 23, 2007October 7, 2010 by The Tim

There’s lots of blah, blah, blah going on about the latest Street of (Materialistic) Dreams, where every-day commoners like you and I can pay $18 to tour a bunch of over-the-top abodes. The local press seems to have stars in their eyes, and spends most of their time talking about all the low-flow toilets, and…

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Local Builders Offering More Incentives?

Posted on January 9, 2007 by The Tim

In a Lynnwood Journal puff piece that reads more like a sales ad than a news article I found these interesting anecdotes: Local lenders, such as Golf Savings Bank, are offering incentives, such as $1,000 off closing costs for certain new home communities, like Edmonds Cascade Cottages. And local developers, such as Puget Sound Homes…

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