As some of you may recall, I spent the first decade or so of my career doing electrical engineering (i.e. – circuit design, PCB layout, etc.). In that world of custom electronics, every customer seems to want their widget to cost $5, be packed with features that are 100% reliable, and have the design completed…
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Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2011-01-29
WA Chief Economist Arun Raha tells the WA Ass. of Realtors that real estate recovery is still a year away: http://bit.ly/gWHnGY # Interesting piece that basically argues that banks did not act in good faith http://aol.it/fpJrD3 Earlier: http://bit.ly/gTEs2Y # Are those pics of Communist propaganda posters hanging throughout the house in this @SeattleTimes fluff piece?…
Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2011-01-22
Nice "straight talk" from a Seattle home buyer http://bit.ly/e4fYGo via @SeattleTimes # Here's a pretty Top 10 list from @Estately of the most expensive homes sold in King County in 2010: http://bit.ly/f7LHNi # Energy efficiency on display via this sweet mini-house built by Seattle Central Community College students http://bit.ly/gvOJ3q # FSBO classified ad leads to…
Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2011-01-15
Is it just me, or are the majority of houses on the market right now in the Seattle area pretty much crap? # 3,500 high-end condos in Woodway? In what dream world is there a market for that? http://bit.ly/eDAltX # Powered by Twitter Tools
Real Actual Home Staging: January Edition
Once again, I decided to head out to some weekend open houses to get a first-hand look at some of what’s on the market. And, once again, as I pumped up everyone’s favorite “open house traffic” statistic, I often found myself wondering: What were they thinking? When I say “they” I’m referring to both the…