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…
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News, current events, etc.
Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2011-07-02
Congrats to the @SeattleTimes – "Seattle Times writers win five awards for real-estate coverage" http://goo.gl/g9Qua # via @973KIRO "Believe it or not, state law doesn't require that a RE agent tell you about" a home's dark past. http://goo.gl/lKvEQ # In response, @RealestatePI says a home's dark past "really isn’t material to the state of the…
Case-Shiller: Seattle’s Spring Bounce Picks Up Steam
Let’s have a look at the latest data from the Case-Shiller Home Price Index. According to April data, Up 1.6% March to April. Down 6.9% YOY. Down 29.7% from the July 2007 peak Last year prices rose 1.0% from March to April and year-over-year prices were down 2.8%. Interesting that here in Seattle this year…
Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2011-06-25
RT @Seattle_Condos: Bank Owned Condo Selling for 56% Less Than The 2008 Price http://goo.gl/0Z4Qr # RT @BelltownPeople: The Mosler Lofts Flood: From @KIRO7Seattle http://goo.gl/CFJtY # Seattle suicide signals collapse of real estate empire http://goo.gl/ygncL via @KING5Seattle # This listing video advertisement is pretty funny. http://youtu.be/kK6TeUPfGsA via @urbnlivn # Madison Park Blogger discusses their high end…
The Sex Offender Bogeyman
One of the primary goals of many home shoppers is finding a neighborhood that is safe. That makes sense. No one wants to live in constant fear of having their valuables stolen—or worse, being assaulted. However, there is one specific “safety” criteria that makes little sense to weigh heavily in one’s home search: Registered Sex…