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I have a limited number of free passes to an early screening of the upcoming movie “The Big Short,” and I’d like to invite some Seattle Bubble readers to join me. The movie doesn’t hit theaters until December 23, but this screening is at 4:00 PM next Monday, November 23rd in downtown Seattle.
If you’d like to join me, just leave a comment here…
Local alternative brokerage Surefield added another slick new tool to their arsenal this week: A map-based home pricing tool that they are calling Pricepoint. Together with their flagship 3D home tour technology (previously spotlighted here), this new offering strengthens Surefield’s focus on home sellers.
The tool offers an interactive, transparent alternative to Zillow’s black box “Zestimates,” and is touted by Surefield as “the most accurate and reliable way to price a home.”
People occasionally ask why I am not a fan of Zillow. Here’s a good example, that just so happens to be Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff’s own home…
“This time is different!”
It always is, isn’t it?
October market stats were published by the NWMLS yesterday. I continue to be surprised that prices are not up 10 to 20 percent year-over-year, with the strong sales and weak inventory numbers we’ve seen all year…