With November now in the rear view mirror, let’s have a look at the monthly stats preview. Most of the charts below are based on broad county-wide data that is available through a simple search of King County Records. If you have additional stats you’d like to see in the “preview,” drop a line in…
Detailed Analysis of Washington State Banks via Seattle Times
The Seattle Times posted an interesting article yesterday about Washington State’s banks titled Some Washington banks are recovering, others see their options narrowing According to The Seattle Times’ quarterly analysis of Washington banks and thrifts, most of the state’s financial institutions seem to be weathering the upheaval reasonably well. Others, while clearly struggling, probably can…
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Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2009-11-28
Legal battle brewing over mobile home parks in Tumwater http://is.gd/50yjx # Seattle Times: Denny Triangle gains skyline, but tenants slow to come http://is.gd/51mD4 # New retail, office, and industrial construction scarce in Whatcom County – http://is.gd/51o4L # THIS is what the FHA is pissing away our money on?!? Outrageous. http://is.gd/51ZUd # Flat-out false AP headline:"Home…
Strategies for Finding the Best Value in Today’s Market
Last week we asked the question: How do you find properties that are the best value in today’s market? Following are the highlights of that discussion. MEDIC focuses on tax assessments and prior sales, using a combination of county records websites (directory here) and Redfin. For MEDIC, “a good price… is at least 40-50% off…