This poll was active 02.19.2012 through 02.25.2012
Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2012-02-18
"Empty, foreclosed houses burden cities, neighborhoods" http://t.co/rA7jTw8u via @seattletimes # RT @WaLawRealty: FIRPTA, a federal tax law applied to buyers but routinely ignored. Comply or you may owe the IRS big. http://t.co/3vB0Nzzf # Amazon to buy Denny Triangle property; plans 3 big office towers http://t.co/1gmCiryP via @SeattleTimes # First good (well, less bad, really) state…
Reader Question: Sell Now, or Rent It & Wait?
I received the following email from a reader: I am relocating out of the country and trying to understand if it is better for me to sell the house now or rent it for a few years and then sell. I bought the house 7 years ago and I think I can sell it for…
Official King Co. Economic Forecast Cites Seattle Bubble
Apparently Tom Goodwin, King County’s Chief Economist and head of the Office of Economic and Financial Analysis is a Seattle Bubble reader, citing my chart of the decline from peak in Seattle’s Case-Shiller tiers in a recent presentation to the Regional Policy Committee (be patient, the video takes a little while to load): You can…
Foreclosures Ticked Up Slightly in January
It’s time once again to expand on our preview of foreclosure activity with a more detailed look at January’s stats in King, Snohomish, and Pierce counties. First up, the Notice of Trustee Sale summary: January 2012 King: 417 NTS, down 55.1% YOY Snohomish: 235 NTS, down 50.9% YOY Pierce: 282 NTS, down 48.3% YOY Still…