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It's always difficult to predict the future, but depending upon the passing of the ST2 package, it could raise property values in Columbia City, Northgate and Shoreline. Even without it, the stations there eventually will have some impact, as it has…
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According to the Seattle Times article: Zero-down mortgage? Big lenders saying no 4 out of ten used Zero-down 100% LTV in 2005 and 2006 nationally. I believe someone pointed out a source here that mentioned 33% of King Co. mortgages issued …
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Wonder how many of the totals are US citizens? Sorry, could not resist.
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Hey Tim, you have a new "admirer," on the PI sound offs. This guy is a great example of RE agent arrogance and self-serving BS. Bow down to the "experts," and don't pay attention to that man behind the granite curtain... I think Willy Wonka has s…
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meshugy wrote: ..Most of my investments are in mutual funds, vintage instruments, and my own business. All of which are performing rather well right now. We're actually looking for a new house now...probably will buy again in the next year or so. …
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You forgot the new Job creation and increased Population mantras! No more dirt, is my favorite of the ones included.
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Wonder if you can even get replacement insurance coverage on a structure like that. One moderate earthquake and your equity is gone...
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Uh, If that was NOT sarcastic, it means Priced Out Forever... My current adventure in finding new diggs due to an imminent conversion has me thinking the landords know the rents won't hold. Leases are the norm vs. month to month. Has anyone seen …
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I can see your point, although I would rather KNOW what the utilites actually cost, vs. trusting it to a fixed amount that high. Does ONE extra adult (regardless of gender or age), really cost an extra $200 per MONTH over what is already factored i…
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Nice Cheeky comments above. Certainly a reversal of the traditional HOUSESITTING model, eh? Even most HOTELS don't charge a different room rate for two people vs. one. That is a very distrubing and newly noticed "trend" to charge based upon the n…
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I would wager the venrable Aredell was not in banking just before the Great Depression. I understand that banks were loaning to anyone with a pulse just before the Great Depression took hold... Not to say, to quote Frank Zappa: I'm telling you…
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george wrote: Whenever I see those uber-wide angle photos that make the room look really really weird I gotta wonder: are they going for the funhouse mirror effect on purpose? It does provide an excuse to duck out on the price, to say "hon…
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I will survive without a condo. No disagreement there singlet. One can hope. Then all I need is two more years added to the 17 I have already been patiently trying to hang in... Then step over the economic dead bodies who fell in the name of the…
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As a soon to be displaced condo conversion renter, I have some of the anecdotal expereinces mentioned. I posted a long one about it in the related blog here. If the bubble is affecting the current insane levels of rents, it seems that there is so…
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kilo -- the only one nitpicking on spelling and spewing dogma appears to be YOU. I was not born in the PNW, and in the Midwest we were raised to tell it like it is, so here you have it: You have no idea, if you think I was being passive-aggressive.…
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Bad place for a typo above -- I meant ILLEGAL aliens.
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No kilo, you are not debating, just making a lot of narrow assumptions about those that have equally valid observations and experiences, and are looking a far bigger picture. It's a lot easier to assume anyone who disagrees is placing stereotypi…
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I won't start/get into a debate about it, but there are different interpretations of "enlightened" intellectually. It's based upon a much broader and deeper impact than the 8 to-a-1bd-rental can do to the real estate market. It's an issue that cr…
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I am a condo conversion casualty actively looking for an equivilent apartment, or something at least worth the money. I don't see rents coming down yet. They spiked up in just the past few months. What I am seeing on the North End is a lot more $…
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Just wondering if anyone has checked the buliding/construction permit issuance/applications lately. I was prompted partly by the recent PI article that mentioned the increased number of new apartment buildings coming online in the next 18 months. Th…