RT @jillayne: Yield Spread Premium for mortgage brokers goes away forever April 1, 2011. http://tinyurl.com/2d6hxaa # RT @KirstenGrind: #WaMu sale hasn’t actually closed, almost two years after #JPMorgan #039;s purchase via @alwynscott @PSBJ: http://bit.ly/dw4lIO # Even more sliminess from disgraced developer Mike Mastro – http://is.gd/elOyR # RT @urbnlivn: New Urbnlivn post: Olive 8 Auctioning 34…
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Real Actual Listing Photos: Seattle Condo 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. This month’s theme: Seattle condos!…
Real Estate Search Hell
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…
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…