A comment from reader seattle price drop in yesterday’s post got me thinking. In discussing what kind of research to do for an impending real estate purchase, spd suggested: Step 2) Interview several realtors. Do this with an eye to finding out who will be truthful and represent your interests well when the time comes…
Month: May 2006
Do Your Market Research
I read the a question and answer in the Everett Herald about researching the market before buying a home, and I couldn’t help but feel that the columnist’s advice was a little lacking. Question: I’m attempting to research the housing market, but I don’t want to even think about buying for at least a year…
Always Better To Own Vs. Rent?
Most readers of this blog know that renting versus owning right now is almost a no-brainer, and buying real estate in order to rent it out right now is just plain foolish. Now, I haven’t been following the commercial real estate market as closely as residential, but I would have a hard time believing that…
Caskets To Condos
Here’s a fun off-beat weekend story. Casket factory to become condo complex? While the real-estate market is cooling in some parts of the U.S., demand continues to surge in the Seattle area. That has prompted developers to step up their search for properties — even old, abandoned addresses. The North Coast Casket Factory, a red…
Seattle: Hybrid Cars & Hybrid Real Estate
Is the Seattle real estate market “cyclic,” “linear,” or “hybrid”? According to the analyst of the day, Seattle is a “hybrid market.” Could the real estate action be shifting to the heartland, the vast swath of middle America that wasn’t really touched by the hyperinflationary housing boom? That’s what a new statistical analysis of housing…