Having some site issues at the moment. Working with my host to figure out what's going on. # Site issues appear to be resolved. Hopefully things don't go to heck tomorrow when traffic ramps up during the day again… # Haven't even had my home a year & already @WellsFargo is hawking home equity loans…
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Reporting Roundup: Party Like It’s 1999 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). For some reason, the NWMLS press release still hasn’t been published to its usual…
Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2012-03-03
RT @geekwire: Shares of Zillow tumble after co-founders unload stock http://t.co/HqtypPdD # RT @geekwire: Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman: Rebate cuts do not signal imminent IPO filing http://t.co/RbdIQSC6 # Big buy by Amazon downtown: "Amazon to buy Denny Triangle property; plans 3 big office towers" http://t.co/1gmCiryP via @SeattleTimes # Speaking of downtown commercial real estate, anybody…
Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2012-02-25
Hah! Builder "calculator" aims to "open the eyes of home shoppers to the 'dark side' of foreclosures" http://t.co/FjwOyURz via @SeattleTimes # False claim in that article: That buyers of foreclosures purchase "typically with no professional inspection." http://t.co/FjwOyURz # Random: "The Bronson Pinchot Project" a TV show where he restores old homes. (We share a birthday!)…
Here Comes the Gas Prices Discussion Again
I’ve been seeing more and more stories popping up all over various news outlets about high gas prices lately. Most have been about how the issue will effect the November presidential election, but it’s only a matter of time before the conversation moves to real estate again. Rather than re-writing all of my thoughts on…