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Month: December 2011
40% Off and Counting for the Avondale Albatross
Remember the Avondale Albatross? Last gracing these pages a year ago, the storied spec home (something of a Seattle Bubble mascot) was first noticed on these pages way back in June 2006 when it was priced at $1,625,000. Here’s the history of this 4,900 sq. ft. spec home on 3 acres a bit north of…
Christmas Weekend Open Thread (2011-12-23)
Here is your open thread for the weekend beginning Friday December 23rd, 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…
Big Freaking Surprise: NAR Overstated Home Sales
Okay, since this subject has been brought up in nearly every open thread over the past two weeks, I’m going to post about it here so we can just get it out of our system. Big freaking surprise: Realtors Lower 2007-2010 Home-Sales Estimates by 14% U.S. home sales from 2007 through 2010 were about 14%…
Real Actual Listing Photos: BEHOLD THE HYPERCLOUDS
It’s time for another installment of Real Actual Listing Photos. Once a month (or so) I round up some of the most bizarre listing photos from around the Seattle area and post them here, with brief excerpts from the real actual listing description, and probably a bit of snarky commentary. The idea for this series…