It would seem the $#!@ has really hit the fan lately with the sloppy documentation (or sometimes complete lack of documentation) banks have been keeping as they package, re-package, and transfer the ownership of various mortgages between each other. I’m not going to go into the details of the mess that has finally come to…
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Trulia Geography FAIL
Notice anything… off about this infographic attached to Trulia’s Rent vs. Buy comparison? Feel free to download the original pdf from Trulia, just to make sure I’m not making this up.
Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2010-10-09
Great story from a reluctant landlord that bought in 2001(!) in Vegas. http://is.gd/fIvZa via @GRSblog # Interesting: RT @ARDELLd: In my email "NWMLS Has Lost 37% of its Offices (Since Oct. 2008)" # Spotted by a reader on @KOMOnews Discouraged homeowners: 'You can't really make it any more' http://bit.ly/cQesfj # via @PSBJ – Revealed! Photos…
September Reporting Roundup: Free-Falling Sales Edition
photo by Flickr user divemasterking2000 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…
Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2010-10-02
Wait, what? @CalculatedRisk – "Bank of England official to savers: 'Start spending'" http://bit.ly/cEi5eg # via @PSBJ – Renton-based First Savings Bank Northwest faces regulatory order http://bit.ly/9rVWaZ # also via @PSBJ – Credit union rescue touches local CUs (indirectly)http://bit.ly/9Fc8Vi # Puff piece about a 97-yo realtor: "Housing market prosperous compared to depression" http://is.gd/fyCHu # This @SeattlePI…