behind the cycle, California, Case-Shiller, graphs, Statistics, Tableau Let’s have a look at the latest data from the Case-Shiller Home Price Index. According to June data, Seattle-area home prices were: Up 1.8% May to June. Up 1.8% YOY. Down 27.3% from the July 2007 peak Last year prices rose 0.7% from May to June and…
People Stink at Predicting Interest Rates
Last summer we ran a poll that asked the question “When will interest rates first rise back above 6%?” Here are the results of that poll: With the rate for a 30-year fixed currently averaging 3.69%, it’s rather startling that 36% of you believed that interest rates would rise above six percent before the end…
Poll: The mortgage interest income tax deduction…
This poll was active 08.26.2012 through 09.01.2012
Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2012-08-25
More hand-waving politicians pretending that they're going to eliminate the mortgage interest deduction: http://t.co/XLNAPlgo – I wish. # Farewell, @LovelyListing! http://t.co/mnutbR8F Hello @LooneyListing! http://looneylisting.com/ # A friend spotted this ad for Kendra Todd's short sale site on a Seattle bus. http://t.co/kf0B0Ynl # Powered by Twitter Tools
Is Well Water a Benefit or a Detriment to a Home?
An interesting topic came up in the comments on the Avondale Albatross update: If a home is on well water do most buyers consider that to be a desireable feature or something they’d rather avoid? Ardell: …why would someone build a 5,000 square foot house on well water, and why would someone pay $1,275,000 for…