It looks like the "spring selling season" didn’t pull Olympia out of its slump: This year’s larger inventory of South Sound homes for sale might be keeping homes on the market longer and slowing prices down. For the past four months, it has taken longer for homes to sell compared with last year. And for…
For Lack Of More Exciting News
On the one hand, I do tire sometimes of Elizabeth Rhodes’ constant real estate cheerleading. On the other hand, at least it gives us something new to talk about every Saturday, right? Without Ms. Rhodes, all we get are bland neighborhood profiles like this one about the "legacy of Mountlake Terrace." The legacy of Mountlake…
Dead Tree Press For Seattle Bubble
I know you all totally keep on top of all the popular Canadian magazines, so this is probably totally old news to you,* but Seattle Bubble got its first mention in a mainstream dead-tree publication last week, in an article in Maclean’s titled Bubble, bubble, toil and trouble. As with politics, the real-estate blogosphere is…
Ask The So-Called Expert
Spotted this one over at Ben Jones’ wonderful Housing Bubble Blog: Question: I’m remodeling a rental home that I plan to sell, but I’m worried that the housing market might go bust before I finish the renovations. Someone suggested I put it on the market before it’s finished, but I’m not sure this is a…
Spokane Increases Line County Pockets
Proud homeowners over in Spokane have been gleefully enjoying price increases similar to those in Seattle the last few years, and now the local government is gleefully cashing in. The Spokane County assessor’s office mailed notices this week to the owners of 176,000 parcels that the worth of their property has changed, mostly upward. Values…