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I noticed that Dustin posted the latest visitor stats for Rain City Guide, and I just couldn’t resist posting the same stats for Seattle Bubble. Before I get to the current stats though, I thought it would be interesting to look back at the last time Dustin posted RCG stats, in March. Here are the…

A San Diego investigative reporter, John Mattes, is assaulted while investigating a story uncovering an “alleged” real estate fraud ring. Apparently, the ring leader was very pissed off that he was found out. The scam involved buying property with other peoples stolen identities. Check out the video and how the guy’s wife (a real gem)also…

Today I spent a lot of time finishing up loose ends due to my procrastination in preparing for my kids going back to school tomorrow. I was buying clothes, socks, shoes and a ton of school supplies. Why can’t my kids use some of the old stuff from last year? Anyway, after waiting for just…

An anonymous reader pointed out the following blurb in an MSN Money “Home Price Report.” Real estate in the Pacific Northwest is still being pumped up by fleeing Californians. Californians (retiring baby boomers in particular) see that their homes have reached record prices and they’ve been selling. They are flooding into neighboring states with pockets…

To find this story, I went from a post on the P-I RE Professionals blog, to an Inman blog post, to a Google News search, where I finally located a substantial story. I’ll admit that I’ve never heard of John Burns Real Estate Consulting, and considering the relative lack of coverage of their most recent…