Nice "straight talk" from a Seattle home buyer http://bit.ly/e4fYGo via @SeattleTimes # Here's a pretty Top 10 list from @Estately of the most expensive homes sold in King County in 2010: http://bit.ly/f7LHNi # Energy efficiency on display via this sweet mini-house built by Seattle Central Community College students http://bit.ly/gvOJ3q # FSBO classified ad leads to…
Where (Else) Do You Go For Local Real Estate Discussion?
With a full-time job, creating content for this site, and the numerous side projects I’ve got going on at any given time, I don’t seem to have much time anymore to spend trolling the internet for other real estate discussion. That said, I am curious where some of you have found the most interesting conversations…
Most Popular Posts of 2010
Due to an overload of work and a shortage of good planning on my part, I’m forced to fall back on a cheap filler post for today. Here’s a supplement to Tim’s Top Ten of Twenty-Ten. It’s the ten most popular posts of 2010 as measured by individual page views: Goldman: Seattle Home Prices to…
Price Games Hall of Shame
Back in the dark ages of real estate, home shoppers had to rely on real estate agents to give them pretty much any information about homes that were on the market. A listing agent could change the price of a home by some insignificant amount, pop it to the “hot sheets” the buyers’ agents relied…
Reader Question: Buying Foreclosures at Auction?
I received this email from a reader wondering about foreclosures: I have an idea for a series of articles. I’m interested in non MLS ways of purchasing homes. I’d like to know how to find and properly research homes for sale by the lenders or auction companies directly. My focus is Snohomish County, however I’m…