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…
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How can falling home values = rising property taxes?
Since property tax season has rolled around here in the Seattle area again, I thought it might be a good time to demystify one aspect of property taxes that has often confused home owners during this housing bust. If you’re like many local home owners, the county’s assessment of your home has probably dropped around…
Real Actual Listing Photos: Multi-Million-Dollar Edition
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 stems…
Guided Tour: King County’s New Online Property Records
If you’re like me and you tend to do a lot of public records searches when you’re researching properties, you have probably noticed that King County has given their online property records a big face lift. As far as I can tell all the same information is available as before, plus a few new bonuses…
Reader Question: Worried About Goldman’s -22% Forecast
A reader dropped me the following email and posted this question in the forum, which I thought was interesting enough to share with the whole community to get everyone’s responses. I’m recently engaged and looking to buy a home. I’ve crunched my budget inside and out, know what I can afford that isn’t over reaching….