Robert Shiller: Housing Bubbles Are Few and Far Between http://nyti.ms/eyOBTn # RT @mattgoyer: With <5% of Seattle listings allowing blogging, I'm going to do a @rebarcampsea talk: Why more listing agents should say yes. # Today's @USAToday front page: http://flic.kr/p/9gJUyq Homeowners face 'new normal' in housing bust http://usat.ly/dZHAMx # WSJ: "Home prices still remain overvalued…
Redfin: Buyer’s Market No Breeze for Buyers
Full disclosure: The Tim is employed by Redfin. Happy Friday everybody. Let’s celebrate the upcoming weekend with a sweet interactive map. That’s right, it’s time again already to check out Redfin’s January market data. Here’s an excerpt from the narrative (which, as it turns out, I wrote): “It was the best of times, it was…
Real Actual Listing Photos: Kitchens! Skies! Glowing Orbs!
Whoops, sorry about the radio silence yesterday. Busy day snuck right up on me. To make it up to you, here’s an extra-long collection of real actual listing photos. Enough excuses though, let’s get on with it. It’s time for another installment of Real Actual Listing Photos. Once a month (or so) I round up…
CNN Money Still Throwing Around Random Predictions
Here are a few real estate headlines over the last few years from CNN Money: May 2006: Next hot market…think Washington (woo! everybody party!) June 2007: Where the housing boom goes on (Seattle, of course) May 2008: Bulletproof housing markets get hit (oops, we were wrong) May 2009: When it makes sense to rent (hope…
January Reporting Roundup: Clearance Sale 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). Before we get to the local dead tree press, here’s a bonus link to…