local real estate related (sortof) via @SeattleTimes – Rossi's assets, income built on real estate http://is.gd/dwlma # via @SeattleTimes – "Bankrupt real-estate magnate Michael R. Mastro still living large" http://is.gd/dwylj (I smell a rat.) # Another local real estate "fiasco" – Seattle-based Meridian Group http://is.gd/dwyqV # Close your account at JPMorgan Chase Bank, get a…
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Real Actual Listing Photos: Bank-Owned Edition
Speaking of poorly-marketed bank-owned listings… 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….
Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2010-07-17
Even insanely low interest rates can't magically create buyers that aren't there. Go figure. http://is.gd/dniJg # Mercer Island mansion, listed in '04 for $40 mil, finally sells… for $12 mil. http://is.gd/dnjuW # Links to the Mercer Isl. mansion on Redfin http://is.gd/dnjw3 KC Records http://is.gd/dnjBb & Zillow http://is.gd/dnjwK # Not sure who argues that King Co….
A Ceiling for Seattle-Area Long-Term Appreciation Rates
photo source: Public Records(Look familiar?) The Puget Sound Business Journal and the Seattle Times both spent some print this weekend on the tale of a mega-mansion on Mercer Island (1631 Roanoke Way, 98040) that sold last month for $12 million. Of course, the angle of most of the local press I saw on the sale…
Mel Gibson Repressing Washington State Home Values?
I think the Seattle Times has some sort of problem with correctly matching images with their weekend real estate blurbs online. Back in April we had a Kardashian paired with a story about REALTOR™ open houses, and today we get Mel Gibson in a story about CoreLogic’s home price index. Has Mel been shooting his…