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March market stats were published by the NWMLS this morning. Here’s a snippet from their press release: Prices "spiking" as home buyers compete for scarce inventory. “All price ranges are feeling a lift,” reported Dick Beeson, principal managing broker at RE/MAX Professionals in Tacoma. Northwest MLS director John Deely echoed that comment: “We are seeing…
FYI if you read Seattle Bubble via RSS, our feed hasn't been updating since last week, but it should be fixed now. Sorry for the trouble! -> "Escala penthouse in downtown Seattle sells for $6.2 million" http://t.co/cR3klV1U45 via @PSBJ -> "The rebounding economy & real estate market have spurred homeowners to renovate…" http://t.co/w2CefMLPuo via @aubreycohen…
"Nightmare tenant charged with fraud" http://t.co/CfKNC1ToAK via @SeattleTimes -> City of Snohomish considers "apodments" (rooming houses) for affordable housing: http://t.co/DaUEQHHEm5 via @EverettHerald -> "Puget Sound area housing rebound begets a new shortage: lots" http://t.co/zfsrmr9gRk via @PSBJ ->
Apologies for the lack of tweets this week. @The_Tim has been traveling and away from always-on internet. ->
http://t.co/ajIRXvwrAo distances itself from NAR with rebrand designed to "bring sentiment and warmth." Um, okay. http://t.co/apl7MKUdXY -> You could buy 27 median-priced homes in King County for the amount of the price drop on this CA home: http://t.co/Wy1j7BplYM ->