There were a lot of mildly interesting real estate stories in the local rags this weekend. So, I think it’s time for another link roundup: a list of links that are worth posting, but not each as their own post. The following links happen to all be specific to the Seattle area. Christy L. Thomas…
Announcing the Seattle Bubble Forums
As many of you may have noticed, the daily open threads have had an increasingly large number of comments lately. I don’t know about anyone else, but for me they become rather difficult to follow after a few dozen comments. Plus, if someone wants to bring up a new subject 30 posts in, it’s quite…
Saving money is possible
Today, Everett Herald reporter Debra Smith shows how Laura & Jon Ward saved $9,000 by using Redfin. The caveat is that they did most of the legwork in finding their home to buy. How much work would you be willing to do if you could save thousands? Some have the time, some don’t. “Taking $20,000…
Seattle Bubble on Inman News
The remaining portions of Glenn Roberts’ piece on Bubble Blogs have been posted to Inman News. I recommend you read it today, because after today it is only accessable to subscribers. Read about Glenn’s conversations with a “Bubble Debunker” (real estate agent), John Doe of Southern CA, Bill Bond (Housing Panic contributor), an anonymous blogger…
Our Doom and Gloom Media
It seems that every time the local press prints a story that is slightly less than 100% “rah-rah, go home prices” people come crawling out of the woodwork to accuse them of using “doom and gloom” or “sensationalism” to sell papers. Accusations like that really amuse me, since (as regular readers of these pages know…