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Nonsense from Trulia: Buying 42% Cheaper than Renting

Posted on September 14, 2012September 14, 2012 by The Tim

Longtime P-I real estate reporter Aubrey Cohen certainly knows how to get my attention. Here’s a story he ran on their site yesterday: Report finds buying a home way cheaper than renting Buying a home is way cheaper than renting in all 100 of the nation’s largest metropolitan areas, including Seattle, according to a new…

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Foreclosure Notices Still Spiking Around Seattle

Posted on September 13, 2012September 13, 2012 by The Tim

It’s time once again to expand on our preview of foreclosure activity with a more detailed look at August’s stats in King, Snohomish, and Pierce counties. First up, the Notice of Trustee Sale summary: August 2012 King: 1,056 NTS, up 36.1% YOY Snohomish: 704 NTS, up 82.9% YOY Pierce: 878 NTS, up 90.5% YOY Up…

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False Advertising: Home Builder Renderings vs. Reality

Posted on September 12, 2012January 11, 2017 by The Tim

“Lo Ball Jones” dropped a link in the Saturday Link Roundup to a local homebuilder website that caught my attention for just how ridiculous the rendered images of their homes are. With a little help from the magic of Google Maps’ 45° view, I thought it would be fun to take a look at a…

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Local Home Prices Hit 2012 Peak, Turn Down

Posted on September 10, 2012September 10, 2012 by The Tim

I keep a pretty close eye on the weekly real estate stats on Redfin’s King County region page, and I noticed something last week that seems to be worth mentioning: It’s only a few weeks’ worth of data, but it would appear that prices have turned the corner and are about to begin their annual…

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Poll: I would never consider buying a home that… (check all that apply)

Posted on September 9, 2012September 16, 2012 by The Tim

This poll was active 09.09.2012 through 09.15.2012

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