Interesting comments from @urbnlivn readers re: the Gallery non-auction this weekend: http://is.gd/AtMGh2 # .@MattGoyer's staff writer on @urbnlivn is a bit cliché in today's post: "renting is a losing investment…" http://is.gd/QEaKeA # Tom Kelly keeps talking. http://is.gd/FkKGAk maybe if he keeps talking everyone will forget what he said before. http://is.gd/leLUqm # This is a headline…
Bottom-Calling Checkup: Nope, Still No Bottom Sighted.
Let’s take some time to do another checkup on our February 2009 bottom-calling series. In our last checkup back in October we hadn’t found a bottom yet. Let’s see if we’re there yet. First up let’s have a look at an updated version of the “Blind Optimism” forecast chart: Oops. So much for blind optimism….
Foreclosures Resume a Steady Rate of Increase
It’s time once again to expand on our preview of foreclosure activity with a more detailed look at February’s stats in King, Snohomish, and Pierce counties. First up, the Notice of Trustee Sale summary: February 2011 King: 923 NTS, up 28% YOY Snohomish: 465 NTS, up 20% YOY Pierce: 540 NTS, up 3% YOY Still…
Guessing Game: What’s Interesting About this Listing?
I’ll give $15 worth of specialty tea or coffee from MarketSpice Tea (your choice of flavor) to the first person who can guess what is interesting about this listing on Capitol Hill. You don’t get any clues, just the link to the listing. I’m looking for a specific fact that is interesting in the context…
Cheapest Home Flip Prediction: I Was Wrong!
In last week’s Cheapest Homes post, I said: I predict that at least one of these will pop back on the market within six to nine months as a rehab flip. Number two seems like an especially good candidate. The home I was referring to as “number two” was 5110 S Medley Ct, a 2,700…