It’s time once again for the monthly reporting roundup, where you can read my wry commentary about the news instead of subjecting yourself to boring rehashes of the NWMLS press release (or in addition to, if that’s what floats your boat). First up, let’s have a look at the source material from the NWMLS itself….
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Claim: Seattle Real Estate Market Suddenly Heating Up
Full disclosure: The Tim is employed by Redfin. Wednesday afternoon, Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman posted an interesting story on Redfin’s Seattle blog: "Everything Changed in the Past Six Weeks" Bryon Ziegler, part of Redfin’s crack Capitol Hill team, just wandered into my office to talk about bidding wars. The last ten straight offers he has…
March Reporting Roundup: Beneficial Heat Edition
It’s time once again for the monthly reporting roundup, where you can read my wry commentary about the news instead of subjecting yourself to boring rehashes of the NWMLS press release (or in addition to, if that’s what floats your boat). First up, let’s have a look at the source material from the NWMLS itself….
T-Mobile Sale to AT&T: Another Hit to Local Real Estate?
As you have no doubt read or heard by now, news broke yesterday that T-Mobile’s German parent company Deutsche Telecom will sell T-Mobile USA to AT&T for $39B. While I’m certainly not enthused about what this will mean for my cell phone bill and customer service, my bigger concern is all the well-paid jobs in…
Are Seattle-Area Rents Poised to Shoot Up Again?
This article on CNNMoney caught my attention yesterday: Renew your lease – rents could rise 10% Renters beware: Double-digit rent hikes may be coming soon. Already, rental vacancy rates have dipped below the 10% mark, where they had been lodged for most of the past three years. “The demand for rental housing has already started…