RT @WaLawRealty Nice graphic on foreclosures, but why are we at bottom if we have thousands more to go? http://goo.gl/xBLum # I missed this one last Friday: "Expect ‘new highs’ for Seattle apartment rents" via @PSBJ http://goo.gl/97DvV # What a shock. Michael Hellickson will appeal the state's decision to yank his license. http://goo.gl/1entj via @SeattleTimes…
Month: May 2011
Weekend Reads from Across the Spectrum
Here are a few recent articles of interest that I thought might be worth discussion. Calculated Risk: The upward slope of Real House Prices I don’t think we have to choose between real prices and price-to-rent graphs to ask “how far out of line are house prices?” I think they are both showing that prices…
Weekend Open Thread (2011-05-20)
Here is your open thread for the weekend beginning Friday May 20th, 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…
What’s the Bright Spot in Today’s Market?
I had the privilege last night of moderating a panel discussion about local and national real estate for the Seattle Alternative Investment Association (SAIA). The panel consisted of: Stan Humphries, Zillow Chief Economist Tim Terrill, Chief Operating Officer of Walton Development and Management Karen Weaver, Head of Market Strategy and Research at Seer Capital The…
Schizo Price Drops on Seminary Campus in Tacoma
Some readers may recall this sprawling, 13,000-square-foot mansion for sale on a 9-acre estate down in Tacoma from an earlier post: Northwest Baptist Seminary: For sale in Tacoma As I pointed out to Curbed Seattle last week, the seminary campus recently had a massive $1,000,000 price drop—12.5% off the previous list price of $8,000,000. This…