This is fairly off-topic (although we have covered this subject occasionally in the past), but with all the teeth-gnashing I’ve been reading about lately regarding the latest round of supposedly major cuts required to keep state spending in line with revenues, I thought it might be interesting to look at a couple of charts on…
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What Does “Affordable” Mean to You?
Good comment from Jonness on this week’s poll: Personally, I would not feel comfortable leveraging into a $360K loan on a $100K income at a time where a significant risk of price declines exists. But, apparently many people have no problem with this. From what I’ve read, many people actually consider 28% of gross annual…
Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2011-11-26
Shares of @zillow drop 13% in one day as insiders cash out. 30-day avg. volume: 97k Today: 756k http://t.co/2iLCFvxO # RT @seattletimes: Former execs of Bremerton-based bank sued by FDIC over loans http://t.co/sJoT0N1W # Prediction: "Puget Sound will have Japan-like density in 2040" http://t.co/3aHBKXEh via @realestatepi # "Vintage apartment building on First Hill sells at…
Home Sale Up Because of Declining Prices
A series of very similar headlines caught my attention today: Wall Street Journal: Home Sales Climb But Prices Decline CBS News: Home sales up, but housing prices continue to fall nationwide The Real Deal: U.S. existing home sales rise slightly, but prices fall Chicago Tribune: Local existing home sales up double-digits in October, but prices…
Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2011-11-19
King Co. Dept. of Assessments sent me email abt an open house 11/17 3-6PM. Included this pic. Seriously. http://t.co/494vu94X # At least one Seattle neighborhood will probably see property values rise in the next 10 years: http://t.co/C9dWqP7T # CA developer plans 31-story First Hill apartment tower http://t.co/iePxdfY3 via @seattletimes # More federal fraud indictments in…