I am shocked. Shocked, I tell you. "Fannie promises to keep families in homes, but instead pressures banks to foreclose" http://t.co/SmApRAr # Psst, hey @SeattleTimes – http://t.co/ZFeOMDp Allan Island has been for sale since 2004. That's not "news." http://t.co/KN62gbA # RT @calculatedrisk: LPS: Average Loan in Foreclosure Is Delinquent for Record 599 Days http://t.co/XhfmKFz #…
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Have You Given Big Banks the Boot Yet?
With the slimy moves, big fees, and generally anti-customer attitude of big banks, I find myself wondering who bothers with them anymore, and why? Over in the Weekend Open Thread, Pegasus points out a story in yesterday’s New York Times: U.S. Is Set to Sue a Dozen Big Banks Over Mortgages The federal agency that…
The Problem with Real Estate Reporting
I was browsing Google News this morning and came across the headline combo you see below: What a perfect example of the problem with most real estate reporting. Same data, polar opposite headlines. Reporters telling the story they want to tell, regardless of what is actually going on in the market. So did pending sales…
The Return of the Pink Pony!
So I’ve spent most of this weekend attending the Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) at the Washington State Convention Center downtown. Yesterday there was a sight on Pike street that was just too good not to share with you: The pink pony has returned to Seattle! I swear I had nothing to do with this. Turns…
Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2011-08-27
Interesting… "New prefab system may be tested in South Lake Union apartments" http://t.co/rYwRZx0 via @SeattleTimes # More action on Seattle's upcoming new building boom: Apartments – http://t.co/k54uz25 # RT @jillayne: Short Sale Negotiator Fees and Mortgage Fraud http://t.co/Sr8OUZ5 via @findwell # RT @mikesimonsen: Convince me that student loan debt isn't the exact same crisis as…