The time has come to introduce a little side project I’ve been working on: The Church of Real Estate. The idea came from a series of amusing comments by a reader who used to frequent Seattle Bubble, posting under the name “AMS.” Real estate is treated almost like a religion by many people, so why…
Real Actual Listing Photos: “Provoke Yr Imagination”
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…
Poll: Do most people you know still believe that a home is a good investment?
This poll was active 08.12.2011 through 08.20.2011.
Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2011-08-13
Claim: "Washington homes reach record affordability" http://goo.gl/yY5iU @WCRER via @RealEstatePI # Apparently homebuying demand to @Redfin hasn't been phased by the downgrade/market crash: http://goo.gl/3kEDH # $480 million sale of buildings in Denny Triangle: http://goo.gl/eQMUT via @SeattleTimes # Fannie/Freddie-owned foreclosures to be converted to rentals? http://goo.gl/ubrfU # Michael Hellickson keeps losing rulings, still without a real…
Friday Flashback: NAR Propaganda Montage
Here’s a little montage of commercials from the National Association of REALTORs® over the last few years. My favorite is the one with the family literally sitting on a fence. The last one isn’t technically a “flashback” since it’s currently airing, but the message that anyone who doesn’t buy a house must hate America and…