My little Christmas card to all....
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For the first time in six years, the Northwest MLS reported that in November there were more pending sales in the NW than new listings. More selling than coming on market, Whether it's an anomaly or a trend only time will tell while distressed/shor...
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Most of the major foreclosing entities (FNMA, FMCC, etc.) have proclaimed that they will not be evicting homeowners during the holiday season. Generally they're not halting the proceedings, just the actual eviction. Banker's heart? CN...
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In almost every price range and almost every community there are properties on the verge, in the process of, or being sold as foreclosures. There are clues to watch for other than being listed as such...the contractor keybox for example. As lon...
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Amazing, the values that are out there. You would have to be firmly esconced in a doom and gloom future scenario to not see an upside in some of the properties sitting on the market lately. Two sterling though opposite examples... Example: Arbor Hts...
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Just got back from a Coldwell Banker retreat over the weekend. There's a lot of optimism within Coldwell Banker Danforth with a growth rate that's the envy of most of the industry. It appears that the paradigm of what a successful real estate br...
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Trends in NW Real Estate Activity is up somewhat though prices are likely to remain generally flat for another year or more due to the ongoing distressed property/foreclosure crisis which is expected to remain with us for at leas...
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Finally I'm back in print. As usual my future prognostications were spot off: rates are staying low, The market is quite busy but generally flat price-wise mostly due to all of the distressed properties on the market, in the pipeline &&nb...
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