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…
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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…
Seattle Bubble Partners with The Seattle Times
I’m pleased to announce today that Seattle Bubble has partnered with the Seattle Times as part of their News Partner Network. What does this mean for you, the reader? Better/faster coverage of relevant stories from the Seattle Times More readers, commenters contributing to the conversation here Possible future collaborations with Seattle Times & other partners…