After no success on the MLS priced $695k to $585k, owners of this 105-yr-old Tacoma home try an auction: http://t.co/sAOeBrEI # OUCH. Creditors to get "only slightly more than 1%" of what they invested w/ Mike Mastro http://t.co/9EmDijAh via @seattletimes # FIELD TRIP! "Smith Tower foreclosure auction set for March 23" http://t.co/rKo7q3tU via @seattletimes #…
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The Tim’s Favorite Seattle Blogs & News Sites
Once in a while I like to share some of my favorite sources for interesting local news, both real-estate related and otherwise. Now is one such time. So let’s just get right to it. The Seattle Times Real Estate Section – This sub-page on the Times could definitely use a little layout love, but Eric…
Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2012-01-07
Here's @SteveTytler's prediction for real estate in 2012: Still no bottom. http://t.co/rsTryYsg I guess "stair step" is dead. # "Equity Residential buys Lake Union parcel" http://t.co/nQGVoYDr via @seattletimes # Too hilarious. RT @mikeindustries: "Seattle is objectively superior to the place you grew up." http://t.co/OJ7dyWt5 via @jcroft # Nice followup w/ @mikeindustries re: his house –…
December Reporting Roundup: Corner-Turning 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: "Healthy marketplaces"…
Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2011-12-31
"Experts see rebound in home prices by 2013" Same "experts" who said home prices would never fall in the 1st place? http://t.co/iJTk3LXf # Seattle Apartment Bubble? "Building boom for Seattle apartments may be overdone" http://t.co/5138l8WJ via @seattletimes # "Falling Seattle home prices may be cutting into rental demand" http://t.co/Gd4gSZhC via @PSBJ # "Housing bust proves…