Time for another update on the various neighborhoods around King County. First up is a map of SAAS across King County: SAAS Dash Powered by Tableau Only three areas were strongly in “seller’s market” territory in April (SAAS <1.75), while twelve were still relatively strong “buyer’s markets” (SAAS >2.25). The remaining fifteen markets were more…
Checking in on SKYROCKETING Interest Rates
Good thing we panicked last month about the mind-blowing 0.3-point jump in interest rates. The era of record-low mortgage rates is over. The average rate on a 30-year loan has jumped from about 5 percent to more than 5.3 percent in just the past week. As mortgages get more expensive, more would-be homeowners are priced…
Real Actual Listing Photos: Take 1
I’m going to take another shot at a new regularly-occurring column: Real Actual Listing Photos. The idea is once a month I’ll 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…
Poll: I would buy a condo…
This poll will be active and displayed on the sidebar through 05.22.2010.
Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2010-05-15
RT @RedfinSeattle: The NWMLS continues to upgrade but we expect to have all new listings on our site by tomorrow at noon. # Everett Herald columnist Mike Benbow predicts Snohomish home prices will begin rising again soon. http://is.gd/c2Pc4 # via PSBJ: 1 in 4 Puget Sound homeowners are underwater according to Zillow http://is.gd/c4sHB # Great…