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This is just a short note to point out a few things that you may not be aware of regarding Seattle Bubble. First off, although I haven’t mentioned it explicitly before, Seattle Bubble is available in an RSS feed. If you use a service such as Bloglines or Google Reader, you can subscribe to either…

As November draws to a close, would anyone care to venture any guesses as to what the King County MLS numbers for the month will show? Here are my guesses, straight outta left field: Median Closed Sales Price (Res): $435,000Median Closed Sales Price (Condo): $260,000Active Listings (Res): 7,250Pending Sales (Res): 2,000 If the numbers come…

I get the feeling that someone at Inman News has been reading Seattle Bubble lately… Check out this story about the misleading descriptions real estate agents sometimes write for properties. Do you steam when you follow up on a newspaper advertisement for “cozy cottage” and find a falling-down fixer? Can the term “waterfront access” accurately…

Story from HeraldNet.com, November 26, 2006 Summer, the prime time for selling a home, was approaching and Jeanne and Eric Mehan wanted to sell fast. In the rush to sell before fall, the Woodinville couple acted on some bad advice. Put it on the market, full of clutter, not cleaned, at top price, even if…

From Bubble Markets Inventory Tracking: Percentage of Reduced Listings Per Market. Ventura County:10/22: 51.3%—> 11/18: 50.3% Sacramento Metro:1/30: 30.5%—> 10/20: 49.0%—> 11/18: 49.0% Orange County:1/30: 22.8%—> 10/20: 45.8%—> 11/18: 45.0% San Diego County:1/30: 26.3%—> 10/20: 43.9%—> 11/18: 42.9% Phoenix Metro:1/30: 28.0%—> 10/20: 43.2%—> 11/18: 42.2% Riverside County:1/30: 27.3%—> 10/20: 40.2%—> 11/18: 39.5% Las Vegas Metro:1/30:…