In case you missed it Friday, the Smith Tower was sold (back to the bank) at foreclosure auction. Here’s KING 5’s report: Historic Smith Tower sold for $36.9 million That’s what happens when you make a big public announcement about intentions to convert to condos, scaring away all your good tenants, then fail to follow…
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Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2012-03-24
Amusing interchange in the @EverettHerald: Steve Tytler defends his statement of the obvious against an angry homeowner http://t.co/tnpYJ8E2 # RT @glennkelman: Dang. That's Fast. Redfin ships the first major real-time listing alerting system. http://t.co/bXGQ5xAI # "Is now the time to become a landlord?" http://t.co/4Kl0UHIV via @realestatepi # "Amazon lays out design proposals for Denny Triangle…
Buyer’s Market? Seller’s Market? Neither, Really.
I had another brief appearance on KING 5 News tonight. Here’s the video: It’s a great time to be a seller… if you can afford to sell at today’s prices. And it’s a great time to be a buyer… if you can be really patient and are willing to tolerate being out-bid numerous times if…
Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2012-03-17
Beachfront property anyone? "On NW coast, potential for tsunami waves up to 100ft now seems possible" http://t.co/g1lZRvCX via @SeattleTimes # DUH: "To sell a home quickly, you must price it low" -Steve Tytler http://t.co/yeBRVgmJ via @EverettHerald # WCRER economist Glenn Crellin, recently relocated to Seattle, gets profiled in the @SeattleTimes today: http://t.co/5GAPwHzr # Sorry @CurbedSeattle,…
KUOW on Low Inventory and Over-the-Top Anecdotes
I spent some time over the last week working with KUOW’s Deborah Wang on a story about what’s going on right now in Seattle’s real estate market that aired yesterday morning: Seattle Home Buyers Beware: It’s a Seller’s Market Again https://seattlebubble.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/KUOW-2012-03-15.mp3 If you’re looking for evidence of a real estate comeback, just check out any…