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May Reporting Roundup: You Have Missed the Bottom (or not)

Posted on June 5, 2009 by The Tim

It’s time once again to check in with our local press to see who simply rehashed the NWMLS press release and who did some actual journalism. First up, the NWMLS press release that accompanied yesterday’s numbers: Inventory shrinking, sales rising, prices stabilizing in some Northwest MLS areas Waiting longer to buy a home is not…

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NWMLS: Closed Sales Picking Up Steam, Still Below 2008

Posted on June 4, 2009June 6, 2009 by The Tim

Let’s take a look at May market statistics from the NWMLS. I’ll update this post with a link to their press release when they post it. [Update] Here it is: Inventory shrinking, sales rising, prices stabilizing in some Northwest MLS areas Here’s your King County SFH summary, with helpful arrows to show whether the direction…

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DIY Seattle Home Ownership on the Cheap

Posted on June 4, 2009 by The Tim

A couple months ago I pointed out Mike Davidson’s excellent home-building journal A House by the Park, in which he is chronicling his step-by-step process to build a custom home in Magnolia. When I posted that link, some readers complained that Mike’s project was too high-end to be of much use to your more average…

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Help KUOW with a Piece on Seattle-Area Real Estate

Posted on June 3, 2009 by The Tim

I received the following email yesterday from someone with KUOW—Seattle’s local NPR outlet: KUOW reporter Deborah Wang is working on a story about the commercial real estate and condo markets. Hearing from people in your world would be huge to us. I’ve built a question form for the web that reflects what Deborah is pursuing….

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Foreclosure Flipping Scam Spam

Posted on June 3, 2009June 3, 2009 by The Tim

The foreclosure scammers are out in force, and they’re coming at the “opportunity” from all angles. Not only are there unscrupulous people out there trying to dupe struggling home debtors out of their money, but now even the financially stable (homeowners or not) are apparently becoming targets. Check out this spam I recently received: From:…

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