My jaw dropped in amazement when I read this headline in my inbox yesterday: House prices likely to decline. Granted, it was a Q & A column in the Everett Herald, not a headline news item in the Seattle Times (which would have probably made me faint), but still, it’s nice to see an admission…
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Programming Notes
This is just a short note to point out a few things that you may not be aware of regarding Seattle Bubble. First off, although I haven’t mentioned it explicitly before, Seattle Bubble is available in an RSS feed. If you use a service such as Bloglines or Google Reader, you can subscribe to either…
November Market Predictions Anyone?
As November draws to a close, would anyone care to venture any guesses as to what the King County MLS numbers for the month will show? Here are my guesses, straight outta left field: Median Closed Sales Price (Res): $435,000Median Closed Sales Price (Condo): $260,000Active Listings (Res): 7,250Pending Sales (Res): 2,000 If the numbers come…
Rose-Tinted Listings
I get the feeling that someone at Inman News has been reading Seattle Bubble lately… Check out this story about the misleading descriptions real estate agents sometimes write for properties. Do you steam when you follow up on a newspaper advertisement for “cozy cottage” and find a falling-down fixer? Can the term “waterfront access” accurately…
Sell It In The Slow Season
Story from HeraldNet.com, November 26, 2006 Summer, the prime time for selling a home, was approaching and Jeanne and Eric Mehan wanted to sell fast. In the rush to sell before fall, the Woodinville couple acted on some bad advice. Put it on the market, full of clutter, not cleaned, at top price, even if…