This article on CNNMoney caught my attention yesterday: Renew your lease – rents could rise 10% Renters beware: Double-digit rent hikes may be coming soon. Already, rental vacancy rates have dipped below the 10% mark, where they had been lodged for most of the past three years. “The demand for rental housing has already started…
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Real Actual Listing Photos: Genius Edition
It’s time for another installment of Real Actual Listing Photos. Once a month (or so) I round up some of the most bizarre listing photos from around the Seattle area and post them here, with brief excerpts from the real actual listing description, and probably a bit of snarky commentary. The idea for this series…
Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2011-03-12
Interesting comments from @urbnlivn readers re: the Gallery non-auction this weekend: http://is.gd/AtMGh2 # .@MattGoyer's staff writer on @urbnlivn is a bit cliché in today's post: "renting is a losing investment…" http://is.gd/QEaKeA # Tom Kelly keeps talking. http://is.gd/FkKGAk maybe if he keeps talking everyone will forget what he said before. http://is.gd/leLUqm # This is a headline…
February Reporting Roundup: Super Distressed 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). First up, let’s have a look at the source material from the NWMLS itself….
Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2011-03-05
Sorry, guess it was a slow news week! Yet another price drop on our appraisal contest house. Now down to $300k even. http://is.gd/bQBtqm # WTH is a "'Buy Now' One Day Sales Event"? RT @urbnlivn: Gallery Cancels Auction. Switches To Buy Now Event!? http://bit.ly/fLor3I # Powered by Twitter Tools