It’s time for another installment of Real Actual Listing Photos. Once a month (or so) I round up some of the most bizarre listing photos from around the Seattle area and post them here, with brief excerpts from the real actual listing description, and probably a bit of snarky commentary. The idea for this series…
Poll: Will you avoid buying a bank-owned home because of the foreclosure mess?
This poll was active 10.17.2010 through 10.23.2010.
Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2010-10-16
Michael Hellickson's real estate license reinstated pending a court hearing later this month. http://bit.ly/cV2wka # LOL. RT @ARDELLd Only in TX: a bunch of agents call themselves geniuses & publicly whine about an 8% cap commissions. http://bit.ly/c7dIr9 # RT @KellyGilblom: #WaMu gets $4.8 billion of a $5.2 billion refund from the U.S. Treasury http://bit.ly/9CHVPG #…
Foreclosure Documentation Mess: What Does It Mean?
It would seem the $#!@ has really hit the fan lately with the sloppy documentation (or sometimes complete lack of documentation) banks have been keeping as they package, re-package, and transfer the ownership of various mortgages between each other. I’m not going to go into the details of the mess that has finally come to…
Foreclosures Still Elevated, Show No Sign of Slowing
It’s time once again to expand on our preview of foreclosure activity with a more detailed look at September’s stats in King, Snohomish, and Pierce counties. First up, the Notice of Trustee Sale summary: September 2010 King: 1,297 NTS, up 63% YOY Snohomish: 624 NTS, up 48% YOY Pierce: 727 NTS, up 52% YOY Here’s…