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Q13: Now is a Once in a Lifetime Buying Experience

Posted on March 26, 2009September 2, 2010 by The Tim

I filmed a brief interview for Q13 News a few weeks ago. Below is the resulting story they’re running today. If you’re a new reader that saw me on TV, welcome. Please take a few minutes to read our about page to learn more about this site. Not too surprisingly, they put a pretty positive…

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Seattle Times Really Wants You to Buy a House (or a Condo)

Posted on March 25, 2009March 25, 2009 by The Tim

Is it just me, or has Seattle’s only remaining daily newspaper become even more of a blatant real estate advertisement since the P-I folded? Even without a dedicated real estate writer, they have managed to pump out two thinly-veiled real estate promotional pieces in less than a week. This weekend we’ve got First-time buyers benefit…

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Last of Queen Anne High School Condos Finally Unloaded

Posted on March 24, 2009March 24, 2009 by The Tim

Long-time observers of Seattle’s housing market may recall way back in September 2006, when the Queen Anne High School condo conversions came on the market, debuting to a heaping helping of (what read to a mere real estate consumer as) over-the-top gushing from local agents, declaring them to be “awesome” and the prices “amazing,” as…

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Today: Fed announces $750 Billion to purchase Freddie & Fannie MBS.

Posted on March 18, 2009 by S-Crow

Opinion: Today the Fed announced a significant plan to purchase an additional $750 Billion in mortgage backed securities from agencies Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. The proposal is hopeful in that it will stimulate the housing market and refinance business by producing exceptional mortgage rates lower than where they are today. Will this impact the…

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The Stranger on Seattle’s Empty Condos

Posted on March 18, 2009March 18, 2009 by The Tim

Here’s a great article on the vacant condo situation in Seattle in general and Ballard specifically from The Stranger’s Dominic Holden: Nobody’s Home “I think that there was some overanticipated demand that was probably not real,” says Matthew Gardner, a land-use economist and principal of real-estate analysis firm Gardner Johnson. He notes that, given the…

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