Almost as soon as my mortgage was recorded in the public record, I started getting a delightful new breed of junk mail delivered to my home: Mortgage junk. These particularly sleazy companies employ a number of really shady practices in thier mailings, including: Putting the name of my mortgage broker on the envelope Misleading phrases…
Are Even More Pending Sales Falling Apart?
There was a national story that circulated late last month that caught my interest, claiming that “Exceptionally large numbers of signed real estate contracts fell apart last month.” Here’s a brief excerpt: Economic uncertainty leads to canceled home contracts Are homebuyers walking away in droves from the contracts they’ve signed? Or are they essentially fouling…
Poll: Will the S&P downgrade affect the U.S. housing market?
This poll was active 08.07.2011 through 08.13.2011.
Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2011-08-06
NAR TV spot I just saw: "America needs jobs, and housing creates them." Translation: if you don't buy a house, you hate America. # "Mortgage tax break at risk?" [I wish, but yeah right] via @SeattleTimes http://goo.gl/6QxEA # Some WA state banks post strong Q2 earnings: http://goo.gl/7tNkp via @PSBJ's @KellyGilblom # A "divorce-oriented real estate…
July Reporting Roundup: Skyrocketing Bottom Edition
It’s time once again for the monthly reporting roundup, where you can read my wry commentary about the news instead of subjecting yourself to boring rehashes of the NWMLS press release (or in addition to, if that’s what floats your boat). To kick things off, here’s an excerpt from the NWMLS press release: July housing…