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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Local News
New York Times: Seattle Sellers Simply Surrendering
It’s not often we get a major national news piece focused solely on Seattle’s real estate market, but yesterday we got just that from the New York Times: Housing Crash Is Hitting Cities Thought to Be Stable SEATTLE — Few believed the housing market here would ever collapse. Now they wonder if it will ever…
CNN Money Still Throwing Around Random Predictions
Here are a few real estate headlines over the last few years from CNN Money: May 2006: Next hot market…think Washington (woo! everybody party!) June 2007: Where the housing boom goes on (Seattle, of course) May 2008: Bulletproof housing markets get hit (oops, we were wrong) May 2009: When it makes sense to rent (hope…
January Reporting Roundup: Clearance Sale 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). Before we get to the local dead tree press, here’s a bonus link to…
Olive 8’s Unconvincing “Reset” Marketing Strategy
There has been a lot of buzz in the local real estate scene recently after Olive 8 announced their “reset” marketing strategy for 2011, following the developer’s switch from Coldwell Banker Bain to Realogics just before Christmas. One of the cornerstones of the campaign appears to be the “Reset at Olive 8” video at right…