"Washington Federal sues big lenders over bad loans" http://t.co/VjCRsXfN via @PSBJ -> "With bank failures fading, acquisitions reshape the sector" http://t.co/zrZ87GdK via @PSBJ ->
Seattle Area Keeps Steadily Adding Jobs
Let’s take another look at the Seattle area’s employment situation. First up, year-over-year job growth, broken down into a few relevant sectors: Big gains for construction and manufacturing, both up seven percent. Retail slipped into the red slightly, but the other sectors we track are all still showing gains on the year. Here’s a look…
Reader Question: Sudden Surge of Foreclosure Notices?
I received this question from a reader last week: We live in a rental house which has been in various phases of the foreclosure process for over 5 years (landlord died in 2007 after taking max cash-out refi’s on all 10 of his properties). Trustee sale dates for the house we are in have been…
Over a Third of New Listings Pending in Two Weeks
Full disclosure: The Tim is employed by Redfin. Last week Redfin released September housing market data, so let’s take a look at the rate at which homes are going under contract in two weeks or less in the Seattle area, compared to San Francisco and the national rate: No big change in the relationship between…
Real Actual Listing Photos: The Lonely Pianos
If you dig Real Actual Listing Photos, I would like to recommend that you check out Looney Listing. Strange listing photos freshly posted three days a week, from all across the country. It’s time for another installment of Real Actual Listing Photos. Once a month (or so) I round up some of the most bizarre…