Full disclosure: The Tim is employed by Redfin. Yesterday over on the Redfin blog, I dug a little deeper into the conforming loan limit changes, pulling detailed sales data from all around the country by zip code to see which areas would be most affected by the change. The result was another Google FusionTables zip…
Terrible at Math, You Poor, Filthy Renter? YOU CAN OWN!
I spotted the ad at right on the Seattle Times homepage yesterday. It’s not as patronizing as Quadrant Homes’ old “down payment latte” ad was, but the claim of buying for just $800 a month immediately jumped out at me as unlikely. Running some quick numbers through my Simple Affordability Calculator indicates that to have…
Poll: Will you have a mortgage-free house by age 60?
This poll was active 10.02.2011 through 10.08.2011.
Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2011-10-01
Ouch: "Home-buying season the worst in at least 50 years" http://t.co/PlHWRceE via @SeattleTimes # RT @Seattle_Condos: Foreclosure Auction Update, Seattle Condo Sells For 58% Less Than Last Market Sale http://t.co/eVc8iYF0 # Today's Case-Shiller release marks the 5-year anniversary of the peak month for the 20-city composite index. # Ooh, the Czech Sky (http://t.co/EjrHYmkk) now comes…
Friday Flashback: Half-Million-Dollar Condos in Puyallup
Came across this one in the Seattle Bubble archives, from March 2006 in the Tacoma News Tribune: After several years of public investment in downtown Puyallup, private money is now pouring into multilevel condominiums around Pioneer Park. It appears to be money well spent. Some units are expected to sell for around $500,000. “When we…