True story. A friend of mine was renting a decent apartment in the Fremont / Greenlake area in early 1994 for $850 per month. In late 1994 he bought a decent, mid-range house in the same area for $150,000. Over the next 12 years, he didn’t do any major remodels, just regular maintenance and a…
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Seattle Times Gives Anecdotes Of Their Own
Here’s another one of those stories that follow the basic formula of: take an anecdote, fill in all the back story, write it as dramatically as possible, and stretch it to a full-length article. Today’s topic: finding a nice house for less than $400,000 around Seattle is darn near impossible. It certainly doesn’t qualify as…
Anecdote Updates & YAWA
I think it’s time to update you on some of the local action (or lack thereof) that I’ve been keeping my eye on. I’ll take these in the order that they were originally posted. First up, we’ve got the park-backing property down the street from me. The last time I mentioned it (way back in…
Yet Another Workplace Anecdote (YAWA?)
Another coworker of mine just put the family house up for sale. They are asking $490,000 for their 2,000 square foot home built in 1998 on 0.35 acres in rural eastern King County. They purchased in July of last year for $410,000. The previous owner bought from the builder for $240,000 in 1998, and sold…
Most Ridiculous Item Of The Week
Let’s have a little fun on a Friday. How about a thread dedicated to sharing the most ridiculous real estate related item you’ve seen this week. An anonymous commenter yesterday made a good contribution with MLS# 26089900 which urges the potential victim buyer to "Take advantage of the Ballard Craze now," by putting in "lots…