I ran across this chart about top online advertisers, and thought it was kind of interesting in light of events in the real estate market. I would assert that several of the top 10 are either directly or tangentially related to the real estate boom. #2 – Experian – credit reports. Not sure why they…
End of the week commentary: Inventory
Here’s S-Crow’s Avatar/mug. Yep, sweater season. Regarding Inventory Although I have noticed homes dropping off the market in my neck of the woods in Snohomish Co, generally speaking, for semi-serious sellers, early and mid-October is a bit soon to pull the property off the market. I can understand if it was during the full holiday…
Night Note: Stricter Spam Protection
Just a quick FYI: I upped the spam protection to a more strict level, which carries the warning that it “blocks more spam but may block some people.” If you’re being blocked while trying to comment, shoot me an email. In other news, according to Suze Orman, the Seattle real estate market is “booming.” Suze’s…
WaMu: Slump Not Getting Better Soon
Golly, this housing slump sure isn’t much fun (for never-ending appreciation-believers and real estate agents), is it? But hey, at least it’s almost over, right? Wait, what’s that you say? It’s not going to get better soon? Pfft. You’re just some doom-and-gloom blogger, why should we listen to you? Except, that outlook isn’t coming from…
Introducing the Library
Over the last two years, as I’ve been running this blog and researching the housing market, I’ve come across a number of interesting documents. Many of these documents do not deal specifically with the Seattle-area housing market, but are nonetheless definitely worth checking out. In the past, I’ve simply collected such files in a folder…