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More talk of ending mortgage interest tax deductions. I'm hopeful but seriously doubtful. http://t.co/c3NUawp # Good thing everyone has been freaking out about the impending rise of interest rates for the last THREE YEARS. http://t.co/eE0qFOe # Holy crap, now THIS is an awesome house: http://t.co/tyJLRxa Belgian water tower converted into home. # Claim: "Home buyers…

Claim: "Washington homes reach record affordability" http://goo.gl/yY5iU @WCRER via @RealEstatePI # Apparently homebuying demand to @Redfin hasn't been phased by the downgrade/market crash: http://goo.gl/3kEDH # $480 million sale of buildings in Denny Triangle: http://goo.gl/eQMUT via @SeattleTimes # Fannie/Freddie-owned foreclosures to be converted to rentals? http://goo.gl/ubrfU # Michael Hellickson keeps losing rulings, still without a real…

NAR TV spot I just saw: "America needs jobs, and housing creates them." Translation: if you don't buy a house, you hate America. # "Mortgage tax break at risk?" [I wish, but yeah right] via @SeattleTimes http://goo.gl/6QxEA # Some WA state banks post strong Q2 earnings: http://goo.gl/7tNkp via @PSBJ's @KellyGilblom # A "divorce-oriented real estate…

Craig of @WaLawRealty continues his series about the flawed system of buyer "representation." http://goo.gl/C74c4 # Critics of @Zillow are just "short-term noise" according to founder Rich Barton http://goo.gl/ZxfCz via @GeekWireNews # US Marshals to locate & jail Michael Mastro & wife – http://goo.gl/G8N5l via @SeattleTimes (I bet they're already overseas.) # 62% say homeowners who…

Whoa, 26% of JPMorgan's WaMu-originated mortgages are 30+ days late. http://goo.gl/3iaV3 (near the end) # Does anyone know what happened to "Fast Times at 2200"? It seems to have just disappeared. http://2200life.blogspot.com/ # Zillow IPO ends up pricing at $20. Starts trading on Wednesday. http://goo.gl/Ier44 # Holy cow! @Zillow stock trading at nearly $50, up…