RT @seattletimes Insider loans rife as bank collapsed http://t.co/qaaBE7VK -> RT @seattletimes: Looting the bank? Local conspiracy allegedly snared millions of dollars http://t.co/SJ3Ju6q1 -> RT @NickTimiraos: Six reasons housing inventory keeps declining http://t.co/kHYIfOZD -> "Fall start planned for 660-foot skyscraper in downtown Seattle" http://t.co/EUw07rCM via @SeattleTimes -> "Housing board picks Vulcan to redevelop Yesler Terrace"…
Cheap Home Sales Picked Up Some Steam in December
Let’s have another look at our monthly sales histogram. The sales distribution curve flattened out a bit between November and December, with low-priced homes inching up and many of the high-price buckets dropping a bit. In November the mode (i.e. the bucket with the most sales) for non-distressed sales was at $350,000 to $400,000, with…
Washington State’s Database of Unprofessional Agents
Alternate title: Real Estate Agents do the Darndest Things! A while ago someone sent me a link to an interesting page over on the state’s Department of Licensing website: Disciplinary actions: Real estate brokers and managing brokers Some of the tidbits contained within: Unprofessional conduct — Had judgments against him directly related to his real…
Real Actual Listing Photos: Door Clichés
If you like this series, treat yourself to a heaping helping of bizarre listing photos throughout the month, from all across the country at Looney Listing. 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…
Eastside Sales Surge, Seattle Sales Slip
Let’s take an updated look at how King County’s sales are shifting between the different regions around the county, since geographic shifts can and do affect the median price. In order to explore this concept, we break King County down into three regions, based on the NWMLS-defined “areas”: low end: South County (areas 100-130 &…