I thought this was amusing… From D.R. Horton: Smaller is better in some markets, May 5th: D.R. Horton’s chief executive says smaller, more affordable homes are selling well in some areas and will bring higher profits to the nation’s largest home builder. CEO Donald Tomnitz said the smaller homes were particularly popular in Seattle and…
Category: Humor
Public Service Announcement: Seattle vs. San Diego
Seattle, WA King County SFH median price: $363,850 King County SFH new construction median: $465,900 King County SFH + condo median: $335,000 March ’09 Seattle metro area unemployment rate: 8.9% San Diego, CA Central San Diego County SFH resale median: $300,000 Central San Diego County SFH new construction median: $355,000 Central San Diego County SFH…
DIY Solution for Affordable Housing
I expect August stats from the NWMLS to be posted either today or tomorrow, but here’s something from the lighter side to kill some time until then. Mark Zimmerman (zim) had a problem that many have been faced with thanks to the housing bubble: A few years back, I got tired of living the American…
Wait, what kind of condos?
It’s got unnecessarily crude language and site design that’s still pretty rough around the edges, but Cheap$#!& Condos is still pretty funny. I hope whoever is behind it keeps updating. Hat tips: Marlow Harris @ 360Digest & Matt Goyer @ Urbnlivn.
Debt: The American Way
I was enjoying some classic Perfect Strangers on DVD over the weekend, and this clip from the premier episode seemed pertinent: