Some readers may recall this sprawling, 13,000-square-foot mansion for sale on a 9-acre estate down in Tacoma from an earlier post: Northwest Baptist Seminary: For sale in Tacoma As I pointed out to Curbed Seattle last week, the seminary campus recently had a massive $1,000,000 price drop—12.5% off the previous list price of $8,000,000. This…
Redfin: Sales, Inventory, and Prices All Still Falling
Full disclosure: The Tim is employed by Redfin. Last Wednesday Redfin released their April market data. Here’s an excerpt from the narrative (which I also wrote): “Buyers are excited to start looking for homes,” says Corey St John, a Redfin Capitol Hill Agent, “…until they see what’s available.” By this time of year, the selection…
Guess the Price Contest: We Have a Winner!
Recall the contest posted to these pages on December 14th: Guess the Price & Win Dinner on The Tim Let’s play a new game that I’m calling “Guess the Price.” Here’s how the game works. I’ll describe a home that’s currently on the market, giving you as many pros and cons as I can, and…
Poll: What’s your most important factor in choosing a home?
This poll was active 05.15.2011 through 05.21.2011.
Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2011-05-14
James Rigby gets his way. Mastro back to answering for himself in bankruptcy court: http://goo.gl/Nzt72 via @SeattleTimes # "Housing won't hit bottom until at least 2012, report says" http://goo.gl/f8ITf that's @Zillow's report, via @realestatepi # The @SeattleTimes headline on @Zillow's report: "One-third of home sellers in March lost money" http://goo.gl/poW68 # .@jseattle takes "a stroll…