Full disclosure: The Tim is employed by Redfin. As promised, I posted my all-cash buyer analysis to Redfin’s Seattle blog yesterday: 38% of Sales in King County Were Purchased With Cash in 2011 Here’s the chart from the post, with an added histogram based on your comments here earlier this week. Select which type of…
Real Actual Listing Photos: Shipwrecked Edition
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 area and post them here, with brief excerpts from the real actual listing description, and probably a bit of snarky commentary. The idea for this series…
Buyer’s Market? Seller’s Market? Neither, Really.
I had another brief appearance on KING 5 News tonight. Here’s the video: It’s a great time to be a seller… if you can afford to sell at today’s prices. And it’s a great time to be a buyer… if you can be really patient and are willing to tolerate being out-bid numerous times if…
Jobs: The bleeding has finally stopped.
It’s been a few months since we last checked in on Seattle’s employment stats, so let’s update our employment charts again. First up, year-over-year job growth, broken down into a few relevant sectors: For the first time since 2005, every sector we track is in the black year over year. The bleeding has finally stopped….
Reader Question: What’s With Off-MLS “Hot Sheets”?
A reader forwarded me this email, which he received from a local real estate agent in his area: Having a hard time finding a house? Here is a list of houses that are investor owned and will be coming on the market soon. Call me for more information and/or a showing appointment! If occupied please…