Here is your open thread for Monday February 20th, 2012. 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…
Author: The Tim
Tim Ellis is the founder of Seattle Bubble. His background in engineering and computer / internet technology, a fondness of data-based analysis of problems, and an addiction to spreadsheets all influence his perspective on the Seattle-area real estate market. Tim also hosts the weekly improv comedy sci-fi podcast Dispatches from the Multiverse.
Poll: Agree or disagree: 2013 will be a better time to buy a home than 2012.
This poll was active 02.19.2012 through 02.25.2012
Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2012-02-18
"Empty, foreclosed houses burden cities, neighborhoods" http://t.co/rA7jTw8u via @seattletimes # RT @WaLawRealty: FIRPTA, a federal tax law applied to buyers but routinely ignored. Comply or you may owe the IRS big. http://t.co/3vB0Nzzf # Amazon to buy Denny Triangle property; plans 3 big office towers http://t.co/1gmCiryP via @SeattleTimes # First good (well, less bad, really) state…
Reader Question: Sell Now, or Rent It & Wait?
I received the following email from a reader: I am relocating out of the country and trying to understand if it is better for me to sell the house now or rent it for a few years and then sell. I bought the house 7 years ago and I think I can sell it for…
Weekend Open Thread (2012-02-17)
Here is your open thread for the weekend beginning Friday February 17th, 2012. 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…