Does anyone remember what searching for a home was like in the dark ages before the dawn of amazing internet tools like Redfin, Estately, and Zillow? I was watching the classic real estate flick The Money Pit this weekend, and this scene in particular stood out to me. Note that The Money Pit was released…
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Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2010-08-14
Squatting in expensive unoccupied houses… becoming a trend? http://is.gd/eaaix # "Forget about what you paid for the house or what you think it's worth or how much money you want to make" http://is.gd/eaaov # Now that it's August, time for KOMO to report on Zillow's just-released report of June data. http://is.gd/ebD1a # Hmm… via @SeattleTimes…
July Reporting Roundup: Honest Reporting Contest Edition
Late due to NWMLS data shenanigans, 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…
Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2010-08-07
Interesting anecdote about a buyer backing out of a purchase at the Lumen condos downtown via @Urbnlivn http://is.gd/dWLMX # A bit outside of Seattle, but an interesting semi-local real estate tale about Suncadia Resort. http://is.gd/dWLQ3 # Greenspan: "A pause in the modest recovery feels like a quasi-recession." http://is.gd/dXvHg # RT @urbnlivn: Schnitzer Unloads [failed condo…
Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2010-07-31
Some anecdotal sales price points around Seattle from the @SeattleTimes http://is.gd/dEVfA # Sweet, Seattle Bubble makes up 11 of the top 100 @Tableau vizes of Q1 & Q2. story: http://is.gd/dIXUD list: http://is.gd/dIXU0 # via @Crosscut: "Upside of a downturn: new neighborhood housing for the low-income" http://is.gd/dMi27 # Even the real estate boosters at Inman News…