Um, what? RT @PSBJ: Psychics speculate on Mastros' whereabouts: http://t.co/iu1qM82s # Great story! RT @GRSblog: Thanks @MoneySavingMom for this excellent guest post: How We Paid Cash for Our First Home http://t.co/Jlc5U3MU # Wow these emails @Zillow keeps sending me are so useful and not at all random. http://t.co/c5NvqKiD # So classy! Bank of America makes…
Friday Flashback: John L. Scott’s 2008 “Buy Smart Zone”
Today’s Friday Flashback comes to us courtesy of John L. Scott (“Your Trusted Real Estate Resource”), who published this delightful “white paper” in early 2008, titled Why Now Is A Smart Time To Buy (pdf). Here are some selected excerpts: FACT: The housing market is undergoing a natural cyclical correction. …unlike what the media would…
Still Waiting for the Promised Surge in Interest Rates
I thought it might be worthwhile to take another updated look at mortgage rates. Here’s a chart of mortgage rates via the Federal Reserve over the last seven years. Latest rates came in at 3.88%, the lowest they have been as far back as the Federal Reserve’s data goes (early 1971). Here’s a chart of…
The Czech Sky (Disturbingly) Strikes Again
If you happen to be a reader of Redfin’s blog, or Geekwire, or Curbed Seattle, you may have seen a mention of Redfin’s “Men of I.T.” 2012 calendar this week. Okay, setting aside the somewhat disturbing nature of seeing our Data Center & Network Systems Manager Ken Brush in a giant bunny suit, something else…
18-Months Later, Reflections on “A House By The Park”
A few weeks ago I linked to Urbnlivn’s follow-up with Mike Davidson regarding his custom-built home near Discovery Park, mentioned on these pages back in 2009: Q&A with A House By The Park Today Mike posted his own follow-up on his own site that’s well worth reading: A Year And A Half After Moving In…