Pictured at right: The Tim posing in his new kitchen, complete with granite countertops and stainless steel appliances. And by “his new kitchen” I mean the kitchen in this house, which he closed on one week ago today. Bubble bloggers buying: it’s sweeping the nation. Feel free to use this thread to comment on what…
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Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2011-05-21
RT @WaLawRealty Nice graphic on foreclosures, but why are we at bottom if we have thousands more to go? http://goo.gl/xBLum # I missed this one last Friday: "Expect ‘new highs’ for Seattle apartment rents" via @PSBJ http://goo.gl/97DvV # What a shock. Michael Hellickson will appeal the state's decision to yank his license. http://goo.gl/1entj via @SeattleTimes…
Weekend Reads from Across the Spectrum
Here are a few recent articles of interest that I thought might be worth discussion. Calculated Risk: The upward slope of Real House Prices I don’t think we have to choose between real prices and price-to-rent graphs to ask “how far out of line are house prices?” I think they are both showing that prices…
What’s the Bright Spot in Today’s Market?
I had the privilege last night of moderating a panel discussion about local and national real estate for the Seattle Alternative Investment Association (SAIA). The panel consisted of: Stan Humphries, Zillow Chief Economist Tim Terrill, Chief Operating Officer of Walton Development and Management Karen Weaver, Head of Market Strategy and Research at Seer Capital The…
Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2011-05-14
James Rigby gets his way. Mastro back to answering for himself in bankruptcy court: http://goo.gl/Nzt72 via @SeattleTimes # "Housing won't hit bottom until at least 2012, report says" http://goo.gl/f8ITf that's @Zillow's report, via @realestatepi # The @SeattleTimes headline on @Zillow's report: "One-third of home sellers in March lost money" http://goo.gl/poW68 # .@jseattle takes "a stroll…