Time for the monthly reporting roundup, where I read all the local paper rehashes of the NWMLS press release so you don’t have to. Here’s a link to this month’s NWMLS press release: Northwest MLS brokers say housing market in Washington State indicates recovery Northwest Multiple Listing Service members reported strong gains in home sales…
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Details on Escala’s Exit from Fantasy Land
Kirsten Grind over at the Puget Sound Business Journal posted a more detailed update yesterday on the 180° strategy turnaround at the upscale downtown condo complex Escala that we mentioned a month ago. Escala cutting condo prices by 50 percent Downtown Seattle condominium tower Escala will lower prices by as much as 50 percent on…
Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2010-02-27
I didn't realize skater retailer Zumiez was based in Everett. They're laying off 170 and moving their warehouse to SoCal. http://is.gd/8WhgS # Apartment market watchers Dupre+Scott launch a new blog: http://www.dsaablog.com/ # via @TechFlash – Zillow upgrades iPhone app, nears 1 million downloads http://is.gd/8XYdE # Bloomberg repeatedly runs misleading headline that falsely implies rising home…
Is Theft from Bank-Owned Homes on the Rise?
Capitol Hill Seattle Blog brings us this sign of the times this morning: A soured development project to build a multi-million dollar home on 10th Ave E took an even worse turn when a real estate agent discovered earlier this month that the three-story residence had been stripped of “numerous items” including all appliances and…
Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2010-02-20
via @BoingBoing: Broke-ass WA set to give MSFT $100M annual tax cut and amnesty for $1B in evasion http://is.gd/8qOi3 # A look at how gov. programs are distorting the housing market from @nytimes http://is.gd/8sOaW # via @SeattleTimes: San Juan Islands feel the chill of falling prices http://is.gd/8w86q # Building permits up in 2009 in Olympia…