Quick note: According to a search of closed SFH sales in the last month on Redfin, just 763 homes have sold in King County during that time (as of 9:00 AM this morning). I assume a relatively large number of sales may be back-logged from the long holiday weekend, but even if two hundred homes…
Year: 2010
Monday Open Thread (2010-11-29)
Here is your open thread for Monday November 29th, 2010. 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: Neighborhood Smackdown: Ballard vs. Capitol Hill
This poll was active 11.28.2010 through 12.04.2010.
Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2010-11-27
RT @realestatepi: Report: Seattle has more than a year's worth of distressed homes http://bit.ly/bKRNtK # RT @KellyGilblom: FDIC: Fewer banks in WA and less loans http://t.co/AEKqkUG via @bizjournals # RT @spencerrascoff: Some economists did predict the housing crash. But most didn't. http://scr.bi/9pGqKm # RT @spencerrascoff: Good post by @robhahn arguing that the # of real…
Friday Flashback: “Prices climb without a hiccup.”
For anyone who wonders why I pay little to no attention to Forbes when it comes to real estate, here’s a little flashback from late November 2007, four months after home prices peaked in Seattle. Scaled-back lending practices, risky loans, oversupply and low demand continue to plague the nation’s housing markets, driving down prices and…