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, with brief excerpts from the real actual listing description, and probably a bit of snarky commentary. The idea for this series…
Category: Features
Reader Question: What’s With Off-MLS “Hot Sheets”?
A reader forwarded me this email, which he received from a local real estate agent in his area: Having a hard time finding a house? Here is a list of houses that are investor owned and will be coming on the market soon. Call me for more information and/or a showing appointment! If occupied please…
Reader Question: Telltale Signs of Neighborhood Decline?
Here’s a question I received via email from a reader: photo by Flickr user Bob Jagendorf As a real estate buyer, here’s a major concern I have when buying a home for the long term. I bought a house in Phoenix a few years ago where the development was built in the ’70s. At the…
Has “Investor Psychology” Turned Against Home Buying?
Here’s a comment that was left recently by a reader that is a good example of an outlook shared by many people who sat out the housing bubble and have been waiting for “the bottom” or something close to it: Any top or bottom call needs to mention “investor” psychology since I believe psychology is…
Real Actual Listing Photos: What. The. Heck.
I think we have a new challenger for most bizarre Seattle listing: 3235 Magnolia Boulevard W This home actually made an appearance in a previous episode of Real Actual Listing Photos, but since that time the listing agent has cranked the dial up to eleven, so I decided it’s deserving of its own special dedicated…