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Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2011-09-24

Posted on September 24, 2011 by The Tim

I explicitly excluded new homes from my search. "Should you buy a New home or an Old one?" http://t.co/sDk39YqK via @raincityguide @ARDELLd # Kirkland-based Market Leader buys RealEstate.com for $8.25M w/ just 300k visitors/mo http://t.co/bO86aULJ via @GeekWireNews # Seattle Bubble's got 60k visitors/mo, maybe Market Leader will buy us for $1.65M? # 882-unit Archstone Redmond…

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How Much of the Seattle-Area Market Will be Affected by New Conforming Loan Limits?

Posted on September 23, 2011 by The Tim

There’s been a bit of talk in some circles about how new, lower “high balance conforming loan limits” that go into effect on October 1st going to somehow dramatically affect the local housing market (presumably in a bad way). In order to get a sense of scope on how many sales might be affected by…

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Reader Question: Rotting from the Inside on Day One?

Posted on September 22, 2011September 22, 2011 by The Tim

A reader emailed me an interesting observation/question in response to yesterday’s discussion of Seattle’s cheap, ugly townhomes. There’s a trio of townhouses very near where I live. They’re interesting because they lay partially framed for (if I’m recalling correctly) more than a year and a half — at least through one Winter/Spring. They actually have…

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How Long Will Seattle’s Ugly Townhomes Last?

Posted on September 21, 2011April 10, 2015 by The Tim

Once in a while I like to have a look around and see what’s on the market in a totally off-the-wall market segment that I have absolutely no personal interest in ever owning. Today that segment is townhomes in the city of Seattle. As I browse around at what’s for sale in Seattle’s townhome market,…

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Real Actual Listing Photos: Dinosaurs Play Scrabble?

Posted on September 20, 2011 by The Tim

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…

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