As you probably know, Zillow will be going public with an IPO later this year. They made a few headlines today (TechCrunch, GeekWire, TechFlash) with an annoucement that their initial target stock price will be $16-$18, putting the company’s valuation at $485 million. So here’s a weekend conversation starter for you: Will you be buying…
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Real Estate Agents: Advocates, or Deadweight?
Rain City Guide, once a strong source of interesting locally-relevant real estate discussions, has been a lot less locally-focused since the housing bubble began to deflate, but lately things have been heating up a bit over there with some firely discussions about the value (or lack thereof) provided by real estate agents. Way back in…
Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2011-07-09
RT @johnhcook: After reverse split, Zillow sets IPO price range at $12 to 14 per share: http://goo.gl/OfDgN # Seattle's housing market totally hot among Chinese buyers. No wait, that's Vancouver, BC. http://goo.gl/2FSfq via @PSBJ # New measure of economic health: Wait time at the DMV? http://goo.gl/q2wA4 # Steady growth for Washington's coastal Truman Show town…
Knife-Catcher: The Tour, Offer, Tour Meat Grinder
[Note: This is part of an ongoing series on Tim’s personal homebuying experience.] I thought I would continue the Knife-Catcher series by focusing a little more on our specific home selection process. Here are the basic steps we went through when looking for a home: Look at listings online. Narrow list, tour homes. Either: Eliminated…
June Reporting Roundup: Renewed Bottom Calling 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). Strangely, as far as I can tell the NWMLS has still not yet published…