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…
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Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2011-06-18
From the sound of some comments, it appears that @Zillow must have recently updated their valuation algorithm. http://goo.gl/ZX9qY # Section 8 rental applications hit a record in King Co. http://goo.gl/nFIks via @RealEstatePI # RT @zillow We’ve added Zestimates to more than 25 M new homes and improved Zestimate accuracy nationwide http://u.zillow.com/bCFP/ # RT @jillayne: King…
Dori Monson Tackles Walking Away from Your Mortgage
Hat tip to Ray Pepper for pointing out Dori Monson’s radio segments yesterday and today on walking away from one’s mortgage. Here are the audio segments (the first is about seven minutes long, the second about 10 minutes): https://seattlebubble.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Dori_Monson_Show_Walk-Away_20110615_1pm.mp3 https://seattlebubble.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Dori_Monson_Show_Walk-Away_20110616_12pm.mp3 It’s interesting to note that in the second segment, Dori’s guest was Howard Bono, the…
Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2011-06-11
RT @jontalton: The costly failure to reset from the housing boom. My column @SeattleTimes http://goo.gl/Jm7Yr # RT @KirstenGrind: Banks aren't failing as fast, except in Washington state, via @PSBJ: http://bit.ly/kQzmyU # RT @xander76: Anyone interested in beta testing Redfin's upcoming Android app? http://www.redfin.com/android/beta # "Mastro's creditors may get a penny on the dollar this year"…
Guess Who’s Facilitating the Auction of Rick’s Nightclub?
An anonymous reader sent me these photos of the infamous strip club on Lake City Way, scheduled for a U.S. Marshals Service ordered auction on June 29th. Note the big red auction banner on the left and the sign in the former readerboard. Let’s get a closer look at that sign with the auction details……