Here is your open thread for the mid-week on December 16th, 2009. You may post random links and off-topic discussions here. Also, if you have an idea or a topic you’d like to see covered in an article, please make it known. Be sure to also check out the forums, and get your word in…
Month: December 2009
It’s a Great Time to Rent
Here’s another new site to add to your list of where to search for rentals in Seattle: Zillow. Zillow announced yesterday that they have added rental listings to their site. Since this is a brand new feature, and they apparently have not made any partnership deals to pre-seed it with data, there aren’t currently any…
Quantifying Cumulative Government Kickbacks for Homebuyers
I thought it might be useful to visualize just how much the government is involved in the housing market. Let’s look at how much a homebuyer receives via capital gains tax excemption for home sales, mortgage interest deduction, deductability of points paid on mortgage, and first-time buyers tax credit over 5 years, 15 years, and…
Monday Open Thread (2009-12-14)
Here is your open thread for Monday December 14th, 2009. You may post random links and off-topic discussions here. Also, if you have an idea or a topic you’d like to see covered in an article, please make it known. Be sure to also check out the forums, and get your word in the user-driven…
Poll: The homebuyer tax credit will…
Please vote in this poll using the sidebar. This poll will be active and displayed on the sidebar through 12.19.2009.