Monday night I had a brief appearance on John Curley’s new radio program on 97.3 KIRO FM. Here’s the audio, in case anyone is interested (~11 minutes): https://seattlebubble.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/John-Curley-Show-2011-02-21.mp3 John seems to have a bit more confidence in my local housing expertise than he did in 2008. To be fair though, I didn’t actually get to…
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On the Radio: Walk Aways and Puyallup Condos
Before we get to the main topic of today’s post, here’s a brief service announcement. I’ll be on KUOW 94.9 FM again today to discuss the topic of “walking away.” Here’s their promo copy: Is It Ethical To Walk Away From A Mortgage? More than a third of homeowners in the Seattle area now owe…
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…
Slick Video Commentary on Suburbia
The delightfully well-done video below doesn’t have anything to do with Seattle real estate specifically, but given that the Jonathan Coulton song (one of my favorites) is an amusing commentary on sprawling suburban life and American consumerism, it’s at least tangentially related. Enjoy. Credit goes to Jonathan Coulton for the music and Jarrett Heather for…
Hagar: Never Mind the Bogus Data, Recovery is Here!
In yesterday’s post I took local real estate agent, appraiser, and real estate educator Richard Hagar to task for some misleading statements he made during a live appearance on KUOW last week. Specifically, I called out his claim that Washington State is currently experiencing net migration of 125,000 people per year. Mr. Hagar dropped by…