There has been a lot of buzz in the local real estate scene recently after Olive 8 announced their “reset” marketing strategy for 2011, following the developer’s switch from Coldwell Banker Bain to Realogics just before Christmas. One of the cornerstones of the campaign appears to be the “Reset at Olive 8” video at right…
Month: January 2011
Monday Open Thread (2011-01-10)
Here is your open thread for Monday January 10th, 2011. 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: I would rather never buy than buy a split-entry home.
This poll was active 01.09.2011 through 01.15.2011.
Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2011-01-08
The @SeattleTimes claims that "Apartments are red-hot despite cool real-estate market" http://bit.ly/gMLYRs # via @SeattleTimes – Bellevue Towers developer turns project over to lenders http://bit.ly/foG5fD # Is the "cork in the dam of bank-owned listings about to pop"? http://bit.ly/hzP6tO via @realestatepi # Is this the same Tom Kelly http://bit.ly/eNBXPv pimping Olive8 in their new "Reset"…
What’s With the December Bump in Closed Sales?
As promised, I’d like to take a little time to go into the odd December bump in closed sales according to the numbers released this week by the NWMLS. Here are the three points I’ll be covering: There definitely was a bump in sales in December. The NWMLS numbers overstate the size of the bump….