Clever concept. RT @BoingBoing: Doomsday condos in old missile silos http://t.co/D9vXx1kn # "Seattle's office towers filling up, brokers report" via @SeattleTimes http://t.co/RBFgqas7 # Neat concept: "Wallingford yard gets cargo container guest house" http://t.co/nqhBnjGi via @RealEstatePI # RT @themotleyfool: Sorry, Fools, but your house is not a good investment. (Monetarily, anyway.)http://t.co/AFNgSMvN # RT @jillayne: About 100…
Month: April 2012
Friday Flashback: Should Have Listened to Mr. Sohn
From a NWMLS talking points memo that was circulated in June 2006: …the forecasts for housing price growth are calling for booming values in the state of Washington. For the June issue of MONEY Magazine, Fiserv Lending Solutions and Moody’s Economy.com provided forecasts for the coming 12 months for 380 metro areas – they predict…
Weekend Open Thread (2012-04-13)
NOTE: If you are subscribed to Seattle Bubble’s RSS feed and are seeing these open threads in the feed, please switch to our official feed at http://feeds.feedburner.com/SeattleBubble Thanks! Here is your open thread for the weekend beginning Friday April 13th, 2012. You may post random links and off-topic discussions here. Also, if you have an…
Foreclosures Keep Creeping Back Up
It’s time once again to expand on our preview of foreclosure activity with a more detailed look at March’s stats in King, Snohomish, and Pierce counties. First up, the Notice of Trustee Sale summary: March 2012 King: 600 NTS, down 45.6% YOY Snohomish: 349 NTS, down 41.1% YOY Pierce: 300 NTS, down 51.3% YOY Same…
A Front Row Seat to the Battle of the Flippers
Oooh this should get interesting. Two homes on my street with very similar specs, both sold in January and both being flipped, both came on the market yesterday. The Contenders 3609 Wetmore 2 Beds, 1 Bath, 1,106 square feet 4,792 square foot lot Built in 1912 Bought 01/12 for $91,500 Asking $189,000 3417 Wetmore 2…