Let’s check in again on the cheapest homes around Seattle proper. Here’s our methodology: I search the listings for the cheapest homes currently on the market, excluding short sales, in the city of Seattle proper. Any properties that are in obvious states of extreme disrepair based on listing photos and descriptions will be excluded. This…
Even More Delightful NAR Propaganda
An instant classic: This video brings up a number of questions: Who is this nebulous evil entity that is “threatening the dream of home ownership”? How does a moving van across the street mean that my grandkid won’t be able to buy a home? Wouldn’t it put many NAR members out of business if everyone…
October Stats Preview: Early Winter Edition
Welcome to November! New month, new stats preview. Most of the charts below are based on broad county-wide data that is available through a simple search of King County and Snohomish County public records. If you have additional stats you’d like to see in the preview, drop a line in the comments and I’ll see…
Google Searches: Real Estate Still Not Past Bottom
It’s been almost two years since we first looked at Google’s Real Estate Index, and I thought it was past time for another visit to this particular data set. To save you the time it would take to re-visit the old post, here’s Google’s description of what they’re doing: The Google Real Estate Index tracks…
Poll: What size home would you consider ideal for your family?
This poll was active 10.30.2011 through 11.05.2011.