NAR TV spot I just saw: "America needs jobs, and housing creates them." Translation: if you don't buy a house, you hate America. # "Mortgage tax break at risk?" [I wish, but yeah right] via @SeattleTimes http://goo.gl/6QxEA # Some WA state banks post strong Q2 earnings: http://goo.gl/7tNkp via @PSBJ's @KellyGilblom # A "divorce-oriented real estate…
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July Reporting Roundup: Skyrocketing Bottom 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: July housing…
Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2011-07-30
Craig of @WaLawRealty continues his series about the flawed system of buyer "representation." http://goo.gl/C74c4 # Critics of @Zillow are just "short-term noise" according to founder Rich Barton http://goo.gl/ZxfCz via @GeekWireNews # US Marshals to locate & jail Michael Mastro & wife – http://goo.gl/G8N5l via @SeattleTimes (I bet they're already overseas.) # 62% say homeowners who…
REO Roundup: The Long, Slow Path to Market Clearing
A handful of non-number-based stories about foreclosures have popped up lately that I thought might be interesting to highlight here for discussion. First up, Diana Olick with CNBC: Vacant Homes Will Drown Housing Recovery A real estate source I knew recently told me about a guy he knows in Atlanta who has been hired by…
Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2011-07-23
Whoa, 26% of JPMorgan's WaMu-originated mortgages are 30+ days late. http://goo.gl/3iaV3 (near the end) # Does anyone know what happened to "Fast Times at 2200"? It seems to have just disappeared. http://2200life.blogspot.com/ # Zillow IPO ends up pricing at $20. Starts trading on Wednesday. http://goo.gl/Ier44 # Holy cow! @Zillow stock trading at nearly $50, up…