Time for another monthly recap, where we wrap up the month and highlight the major posts of the month that just ended in a single place. The purpose of this series is to get a feel for how a month went, and catch up if you missed something. Statistics and Data 11/02 – October Stats…
Category: Features
Friday Flashback: Not a Recipe For Disaster
Here’s something I’m thankful for: That nonsense like this drivel written seven years ago by former Seattle Times real estate “reporter” Elizabeth Rhodes turned out to be totally false. Priced out: Home appreciation report This past year’s broad-based price increase is one of the largest the U.S. has seen since at least 1970, economist Stanley…
Real Actual Listing Photos: Pretty Pretty Ponies Edition
Reminder: For a regular serving of wacky listing photos throughout the month, from all across the country, check out Looney Listing. 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,…
Market Heated Up in October as Inventory Collapsed
Full disclosure: The Tim is employed by Redfin. Redfin released October housing market data today, so let’s take a look at the rate at which new listings are going under contract in two weeks or less in the Seattle area, compared to San Francisco and the national rate: Yikes! That’s a big spike in Seattle…
Friday Flashback: “Quite frankly, it’s time to buy.”
Here’s a great article that printed in the Seattle P-I in February 2007 (you know, back when they still existed as a printed paper). For those undeterred by the sales flier that warned a 96-year-old Columbia City house is “an extreme fixer, to be entered at your own risk” or by the “hazardous environment” sign…