Let’s check in again on the cheapest homes around Seattle proper. Here’s our methodology: I search the listings for the cheapest homes currently on the market, excluding short sales, in the city of Seattle proper. Any properties that are in obvious states of extreme disrepair based on listing photos and descriptions will be excluded. This…
Category: Features
Reader Question: Did I Just Step Into a Shark Tank?
I received the following pair of emails from Seattle Bubble readers in the last few weeks, both describing a similar frustration with today’s housing market in Seattle. They’re a little long, but both worth reading. Here’s the first one: My husband and I are hoping to buy a house sometime this summer in the Shoreline…
Tim Speaking at Crista Senior Living this Friday
This Friday I’ll be giving a presentation on the current state of the real estate market at Crista Senior Living’s Cristwood Park in Shoreline. The content of my talk will be tailored to an audience that has owned their homes for quite a while and are trying to figure out a real estate strategy to…
The Future of Seattle… According to 1962
Last Friday the Seattle Times posted their entire 1962 World’s Fair souvenir edition paper in pdf format. I had some time this weekend to look through it, and there are quite a few amusing and interesting real-estate-related gems to be found in this 50-year time capsule… On Realtor marketing tactics, page 4 (4-C): Realtor’s Gift…
Best Housewarming Gift Ever
As if providing me excellent mortgage service through my homebuying process wasn’t enough, long-time Seattle Bubble friend Rhonda Porter recently dropped off a hand-made belated housewarming present for my family: Note the bubbles coming from the chimney of the house. So amazing. Thanks again, Rhonda! P.S. (If you’re new here, no, I am not a…