There has been some great stuff coming out of our Seattle-area “alternative” real estate businesses Redfin and Zillow this week that deserve to be mentioned. First up, Redfin came out with a great paper called Seven Tactics for Real Estate Bargaining. Check out their blog post announcing the study here. They analyzed recent sales data…
July Reporting Roundup
Even when we have direct access to the hard facts of the local real estate market, it’s still fun to see what kind of spin the local papers put into their report of the data. So, it is time yet again to continue our monthly tradition of rounding up all the local “mainstream” articles about…
NWMLS: Prices and Sales Volume Down, Listings Up in July
All right, after a bit of a technical glitch yesterday, things seem to be back to normal today, so it’s time for NWMLS July statistics. Here’s the NWMLS press release: July’s Pending Home Sales Dip Slightly From June, Prices Edge Up. Here is your summary along with the usual graphs and other updates. Here’s your…
Seattle Bubble Comment Policy
In the past, we have had an extremely hands-off approach to comments here at Seattle Bubble. The only type of comment that was moderated or deleted was blatant spam. It was up to the participants of the discussions to keep things interesting and civil, and for the most part, that is what happened. Unfortunately, in…
Pricing Calculator for Today’s Market
Last night I was tossing around the idea of a calculator that determines a realistic value of a house in today’s market, based on what year it was purchased and how much was paid. This morning I spent some time with javascript, and the result is below. I welcome any feedback. Keep in mind that…