In case you’re wondering why you aren’t seeing any of Zillow’s “Coming Soon” listings in the Seattle area (or pretty much anywhere in Western Washington, for that matter), GeekWire had a great post today on that topic: Why you won’t find Zillow’s new ‘Coming Soon’ feature in its hometown of Seattle None of these listings…
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May Reporting Roundup: Imaginary Increases 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). To kick things off, here’s an excerpt from the NWMLS press release: Housing Market…
Flipt Off
You may have seen some stories earlier this month about Flipt, yet another new real estate site based here in the Seattle area. Here’s an excerpt from GeekWire’s May 1 story about the launch of Flipt: A new Seattle startup wants to fill what it believes is a gap left by real estate sites like…
Thousands of Seattle Homes to End Up Literally Underwater
If you followed the news this week, you probably read that the Antarctic ice sheet is has entered an irreversible melting phase, that will eventually lead to its collapse into the ocean and an over ten feet increase in the sea level. Here’s an excerpt from the Seattle Times article about the melting Antarctic ice…
April Reporting Roundup: Red Hot Catch-22 Edition
Late again with the monthly reporting roundup, but at least it’s finally here. Time for you to 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). To get this party started, here’s an excerpt from…