Just a quick comment on one aspect of Obama’s just-announced plan to “see the auto industry through these difficult times.” I’ll keep this brief since it has little to do with either real estate or the Seattle area. Here’s a portion of the president’s speech: …the IRS is today launching a campaign to alert consumers…
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Seattle Metropolitan Magazine on the State of the Market
The cover story in month’s issue of Seattle Metropolitan Magazine is an in-depth look at current state of the local real estate market, and it’s definitely worth checking out. Much of the data from the piece can be found online: Buy? Sell? Or Hold on for Dear Life? You can tell that Matthew Halverson put…
Q13: Now is a Once in a Lifetime Buying Experience
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…
Seattle Times Really Wants You to Buy a House (or a Condo)
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…
Last of Queen Anne High School Condos Finally Unloaded
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…