With home prices off a third or more around Seattle from their hyper-inflated housing bubble levels, interest rates still hovering in the sub-five-percent range, and numerous economic fundamentals indicating a market more balanced than it has been in nearly a decade, has the perennial claim of home salesmen come true? Is now, finally, “a great…
Year: 2011
Monday Open Thread (2011-04-25)
Here is your open thread for Monday April 25th, 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: Unseasonably rainy weather would cause me to delay buying a home.
This poll was active 04.24.2011 sidebar through 04.30.2011.
Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2011-04-23
Our guess the price contest house was de-listed 12 days ago, but was just re-listed again yesterday at the same price. http://is.gd/onKJAr # RT @GeekWireNews: Zillow.com beats Trulia to the punch, files to go public http://goo.gl/fb/wQPnf # According to the Irish Independent, Seattle's housing market has already recovered! http://is.gd/1QrDSg I guess I missed it… #…
Are Short Sales Getting Easier?
Over in this weekend’s open thread, Tim K. (a.k.a. “S-Crow,” owner of Legacy Escrow) notes: Short Sales moving along in our office: B of A – under 4 week approval. Key Bank – under 4 week approval. (Not indicative of every situation, but waiting months on end seems to be the exception not the rule)….