This is admittedly only very tangentially related to Seattle real estate, but this news article caught my attention this morning: Congressman implies: Seattle could be nuked Huffington Post columnist Jason Linkins writes today about an e-mail sent by Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo., not Ala. as the headline reads) regarding the United States’ missile defense plans….
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May Reporting Roundup: You Have Missed the Bottom (or not)
It’s time once again to check in with our local press to see who simply rehashed the NWMLS press release and who did some actual journalism. First up, the NWMLS press release that accompanied yesterday’s numbers: Inventory shrinking, sales rising, prices stabilizing in some Northwest MLS areas Waiting longer to buy a home is not…
Help KUOW with a Piece on Seattle-Area Real Estate
I received the following email yesterday from someone with KUOW—Seattle’s local NPR outlet: KUOW reporter Deborah Wang is working on a story about the commercial real estate and condo markets. Hearing from people in your world would be huge to us. I’ve built a question form for the web that reflects what Deborah is pursuing….
Foreclosure Flipping Scam Spam
The foreclosure scammers are out in force, and they’re coming at the “opportunity” from all angles. Not only are there unscrupulous people out there trying to dupe struggling home debtors out of their money, but now even the financially stable (homeowners or not) are apparently becoming targets. Check out this spam I recently received: From:…
NWMLS: Mark Any Accepted Offer on a Short Sale as “Pending”
Kevin Lisota of Findwell sent me a heads up about a rule clarification sent out today by the NWMLS to all their members: Short Sales: Status Change Required after Mutual Acceptance Rule 120 (b) requires the listing office to timely report the mutual acceptance of a purchase and sale agreement for a short sale as…