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…
Poll: Will there be a major homebuyer or homeowner government giveaway before the 2012 elections?
This poll was active 07.10.2011 through 07.16.2011.
Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2011-07-09
RT @johnhcook: After reverse split, Zillow sets IPO price range at $12 to 14 per share: http://goo.gl/OfDgN # Seattle's housing market totally hot among Chinese buyers. No wait, that's Vancouver, BC. http://goo.gl/2FSfq via @PSBJ # New measure of economic health: Wait time at the DMV? http://goo.gl/q2wA4 # Steady growth for Washington's coastal Truman Show town…
Knife-Catcher: The Tour, Offer, Tour Meat Grinder
[Note: This is part of an ongoing series on Tim’s personal homebuying experience.] I thought I would continue the Knife-Catcher series by focusing a little more on our specific home selection process. Here are the basic steps we went through when looking for a home: Look at listings online. Narrow list, tour homes. Either: Eliminated…
June Reporting Roundup: Renewed Bottom Calling 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). Strangely, as far as I can tell the NWMLS has still not yet published…