Time 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). Before we take a look at this month’s spin from the NWMLS, let’s have a quick refresher…
Category: News
News, current events, etc.
Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2010-06-05
RT @TechFlash: Northwest MLS apologizes for 'confusion' in tech upgrade http://bit.ly/cz48dU # KUOW – "Foreclosures Hit Home In The Northwest" http://is.gd/cyxxY # RT @westseattleblog: Once stately, now trashed … the Shoremont on Alki is officially for sale – but no asking price! http://is.gd/cyzQR # Foreclosure process in WA takes 390 days on avg. according to…
Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2010-05-29
RT @KirstenGrind: #Sterling Financial finds another $139 million in private equity: http://bit.ly/dueofJ # Not a shock: King Co. pending sales fall off a cliff after tax credit expires. http://is.gd/coUHC # Hmm: SD & SF, the 2 cities w/ big MOM jumps in CS-HPI both carried by the high tier. http://is.gd/coVda http://is.gd/coVdA # RT @Estately: "Many…
How Will Ubiquitous Freeway Tolls Affect Home Prices?
With tolls of $1 to $5 per crossing coming to a floating bridge near you in less than a year and local governments planning to add tolls to every freeway as early as 2030, now is a good time to think about how adding such per-use fees to our freeways might affect the home prices…
Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2010-05-22
"Are we going to get rid of the mortgage interest deduction?" I hope so, but I'm not holding my breath. http://is.gd/cdzKq # Another great failed banks visualization over at Mish's – http://is.gd/ceTuk # via @CalculatedRisk – Record 14.69% of Mortgage Loans Delinquent or in Foreclosure http://is.gd/cgeCX # Seattle P-I RE blog headline: "What else is…