I recently finished an analysis of public records in Snohomish County in which I pulled up every single Trustee Deed (i.e. – bank foreclosure) issued by a particular bank over roughly the past year (June ’09 – May ’10). The bank in question is one of the top twenty largest banks in the country (ranked…
Some Noteworthy Personal News…
Well, it finally happened. You knew it was coming eventually. Yes, that’s right. The Tim is now officially on the payroll of the real estate industrial complex. No, I didn’t break down and become a real estate agent (but don’t think I haven’t thought about that in the past). Last Thursday, yours truly started a…
Housing Oversupply Increased Yet Again 2009-2010
It’s been exactly a year since we last took a look at the local housing oversupply, and since the Washington State Office of Financial Management released their 2010 population and housing supply estimates a few weeks ago, I think it’s high time we took another look. Here’s an updated chart of housing supply (total housing…
A Ceiling for Seattle-Area Long-Term Appreciation Rates
photo source: Public Records(Look familiar?) The Puget Sound Business Journal and the Seattle Times both spent some print this weekend on the tale of a mega-mansion on Mercer Island (1631 Roanoke Way, 98040) that sold last month for $12 million. Of course, the angle of most of the local press I saw on the sale…
Poll: The least repulsive candidate for US Senator from WA in 2010 is:
This poll was active 07.11.2010 through 07.17.2010.