I was really busy last month and spent about $30,000 on my credit card. I signed up for several matchmaker services, resume websites, and, oh yeah, I took a few flights to London, The Middle East, and Singapore. I’m really tired because I was so busy! What really happened was someone “borrowed” my credit card…Read More »
Let’s make ‘em pay! Finally, someone in Congress may be getting it. Michelle Leder in the Footnoted blog says a hotter ticket than the Superbowl will be for the House Committee on Oversight meeting on February 28, 2008. Congressman Henry Waxman has invited Angelo Mozilo of Countrywide, Stan O’Neal formerly of Merrill Lynch, and former Citigroup…Read More »
On my way home this evening, I heard Ted Koppel’s piece on NPR’s ”All Things Considered” entitled “America’s Economic Woes: Loose Spending, Lending”. This link will take you to the podcast. Mr Koppel gave his thoughts about the President’s bailout package. He doesn’t think it’ll work. He wonders, as many people do, where all the money will come…Read More »
Here are the condo stats for December 2007 and a wrap up for 2007. Sellers had a 14% chance of selling a condo on Seattle’s Eastside in December of 2007. ( click on 2007 year to date statistics in the link above for a chart showing the condo report) December, 2007 949 condos for sale, 135 condos sold, 14% chance…Read More »
The chances of selling a home on the Eastside in December 2007 ranged from a low of 8.9% to a high of 16.1%, with an average of a 9% absorption rate. The chances of selling a home have slipped a little over the last few months. Single family sales activity: ________________________________________________________________ December, 2007 2594 homes available, 295 sold, 9% chance of selling.…Read More »
”A is waiting in line at a movie theater. When he gets to the ticket window, he is told that as he is the 100,000th customer of the theater, he has just won $100. B is waiting in line at a different theater. The man in front of him wins $1,000 for being the 1-millionth…Read More »
Rails or trails or rails and trails? Do we have our answer? Here’s the latest rails/trails news from King County from my Kirkland blog, I just wrote an article about the most recent plans King County has for the Eastside BNSF rail line. As I’ve mentioned before, the rail line goes right by many Eastside/King County neighborhoods, all the way…Read More »
Everyday there’s something written in the press about the dire shape of the housing market. Reporters, bloggers, homeowners, lots of talk about the downward movement of the housing industry. It’s time to be proactive. It’s time to do something to help provide some relief to the people who are in danger of losing their homes. The…Read More »
I just returned from NYC and the Inman News Real Estate Connect conference, one of the best real estate conferences out there. Here’ s a photo of the view from my hotel room. When I looked outside at the low clouds and blowing rain, I couldn’t help but feel ”at home.” The view of the Hudson River was pretty…Read More »
The new year brings in a new licensing requirement for loan officers in Washington State. It has been the talk of the media and blogs over the past week. Elizabeth Rhodes reported on the changes in the industry and the requirements in a recent article in The Seattle Times. Larry Cragun also commented on the changes over…Read More »