Full disclosure: The Tim is employed by Redfin. A couple days ago Redfin released their November market data. Here’s an excerpt from the narrative: While median prices might be holding steady the time it takes to close has been lengthening. “About half of the buyers I’ve been working with have had their loans extended, and…
Year: 2010
Mid-Week Open Thread (2010-12-15)
Here is your open thread for the mid-week on December 15th, 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…
Guess the Price & Win Dinner on The Tim
Let’s play a new game that I’m calling “Guess the Price.” Here’s how the game works. I’ll describe a home that’s currently on the market, giving you as many pros and cons as I can, and you guess what the final sale price will be when/if it sells, and the closing date. Be sure to…
Rehab Flips Making a Comeback During the Housing Bust?
Photo by Flickr user RickerPix found in the Seattle Bubble Flickr pool Way back in the days before everyone thought it would be a great idea to get rich selling progressively more ridiculously expensive homes to each other, “flipping” had a different meaning than most people associate with the word today. Flipping a home wasn’t…
Monday Open Thread (2010-12-13)
Here is your open thread for Monday December 13th, 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…