Comments on: #1 Consumer Real Estate Blog http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/30/1-consumer-real-estate-blog/ Seattle's Leading Resource for Real Estate Information Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:05:28 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: MB Confidential - Should he come out of the closet? | Rain City Guide | A Seattle Real Estate Blog... http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/30/1-consumer-real-estate-blog/#comment-283343 MB Confidential - Should he come out of the closet? | Rain City Guide | A Seattle Real Estate Blog... Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:21:50 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/30/1-consumer-real-estate-blog/#comment-283343 [...] MB Confidential - Should he come out of the closet? March 12, 2008 Back in July I wrote this post about my favorite real estate blog(s) not written by people inside the real estate industry. [...] [...] MB Confidential – Should he come out of the closet? March 12, 2008 Back in July I wrote this post about my favorite real estate blog(s) not written by people inside the real estate industry. [...]

]]> By: Christiane http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/30/1-consumer-real-estate-blog/#comment-192143 Christiane Wed, 10 Oct 2007 18:11:54 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/30/1-consumer-real-estate-blog/#comment-192143 Refering to Joe's comment about Housing being similar to a really bad savings account...How do you live in a savings account? Refering to Joe’s comment about Housing being similar to a really bad savings account…How do you live in a savings account?

]]> By: ARDELL http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/30/1-consumer-real-estate-blog/#comment-172543 ARDELL Thu, 23 Aug 2007 02:43:25 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/30/1-consumer-real-estate-blog/#comment-172543 The presentation is good. But it says "We provide the most comprehensive selection of homes for sale" and yet has no properties for sale in many areas. Lacks credibility. Would be better if it said "it is our hope to some day be able to provide the most"... Don't you think? It feels more like Gary and Marla are somehow associated with the site since the link isn't Gary's property, but the site generally. The presentation is good. But it says “We provide the most comprehensive selection of homes for sale” and yet has no properties for sale in many areas. Lacks credibility. Would be better if it said “it is our hope to some day be able to provide the most”… Don’t you think?

It feels more like Gary and Marla are somehow associated with the site since the link isn’t Gary’s property, but the site generally.

]]> By: Marla http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/30/1-consumer-real-estate-blog/#comment-172526 Marla Thu, 23 Aug 2007 00:43:25 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/30/1-consumer-real-estate-blog/#comment-172526 I actually posted nearly ten homes on there. Awesome presentation of the property I must say I actually posted nearly ten homes on there.

Awesome presentation of the property I must say

]]> By: Gary http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/30/1-consumer-real-estate-blog/#comment-172519 Gary Thu, 23 Aug 2007 00:21:13 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/30/1-consumer-real-estate-blog/#comment-172519 Possibly a little of topic, but definitly relevant to this blog. I just wanted to share a website I stumbled upon, being a for sale by owner, I listed my property with www.listingvue.com. This is a FREE listing service, they forward my listing to GoogleBase. I have the capability to track the amount of visitors that view my listing, I get a 5 photo slideshow, and the presentation is unlike any i've ever seen It seems like a website that's getting some headway, the inventory has picked up quite a bit since i last checked about a month ago. So just wanted to see what kind of feeback I could get on this website. www.listingvue.com Possibly a little of topic, but definitly relevant to this blog. I just wanted to share a website I stumbled upon, being a for sale by owner, I listed my property with http://www.listingvue.com. This is a FREE listing service, they forward my listing to GoogleBase. I have the capability to track the amount of visitors that view my listing, I get a 5 photo slideshow, and the presentation is unlike any i’ve ever seen

It seems like a website that’s getting some headway, the inventory has picked up quite a bit since i last checked about a month ago. So just wanted to see what kind of feeback I could get on this website. http://www.listingvue.com

]]> By: ARDELL http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/30/1-consumer-real-estate-blog/#comment-166835 ARDELL Fri, 03 Aug 2007 16:07:53 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/30/1-consumer-real-estate-blog/#comment-166835 I'm at the Inman Conference in San Francisco until tomorrow. Sorry to write and run like that. I’m at the Inman Conference in San Francisco until tomorrow. Sorry to write and run like that.

]]> By: Eleua http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/30/1-consumer-real-estate-blog/#comment-166171 Eleua Wed, 01 Aug 2007 20:24:14 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/30/1-consumer-real-estate-blog/#comment-166171 Ardell, We have been down this road before. It was never about "current market conditions" (which have to suck right now), but about risk management. With every lending institution shutting down their less-than-prime loan lines, and with the secondary markets suffering a really bad case of constipation, you gotta think the prudent risk management is not overextending and buying real estate because "it always goes up." Anyway...just checking in to make sure you are doing well. You know what a big hearted guy I am. All the best, E Providing a "center" for RE professionals since 2006. Ardell,

We have been down this road before. It was never about “current market conditions” (which have to suck right now), but about risk management.

With every lending institution shutting down their less-than-prime loan lines, and with the secondary markets suffering a really bad case of constipation, you gotta think the prudent risk management is not overextending and buying real estate because “it always goes up.”

Anyway…just checking in to make sure you are doing well. You know what a big hearted guy I am.

All the best,
E

Providing a “center” for RE professionals since 2006.

]]> By: Joel http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/30/1-consumer-real-estate-blog/#comment-165862 Joel Tue, 31 Jul 2007 22:06:33 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/30/1-consumer-real-estate-blog/#comment-165862 Ah, never mind the first question. I guess it's only the comments you like to read. Ah, never mind the first question. I guess it’s only the comments you like to read.

]]> By: Joel http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/30/1-consumer-real-estate-blog/#comment-165858 Joel Tue, 31 Jul 2007 22:02:03 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/30/1-consumer-real-estate-blog/#comment-165858 I'm a bit confused. You said you "noted Seattle Bubble as my favorite local real estate blog to read." but then you say "I’m in the market every day, why would I read a blog to find out about the real estate market?". So are you trying to say that when you said "favorite blog to read" you meant "favorite blog's comments to read"? Also, "I’m in the market every day, why would I read a blog to find out about the real estate market? Makes no sense to me. I like to see how consumer’s respond to market info, and what their fears and concerns are." So you know all about the market, but don't know about the consumers. So the consumers are somehow not part of the market? How is that possible? I’m a bit confused. You said you “noted Seattle Bubble as my favorite local real estate blog to read.” but then you say “I’m in the market every day, why would I read a blog to find out about the real estate market?”. So are you trying to say that when you said “favorite blog to read” you meant “favorite blog’s comments to read”?

Also, “I’m in the market every day, why would I read a blog to find out about the real estate market? Makes no sense to me. I like to see how consumer’s respond to market info, and what their fears and concerns are.” So you know all about the market, but don’t know about the consumers. So the consumers are somehow not part of the market? How is that possible?

]]> By: joe http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/30/1-consumer-real-estate-blog/#comment-165836 joe Tue, 31 Jul 2007 20:44:56 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/30/1-consumer-real-estate-blog/#comment-165836 "What I do say, is that long term, Seattle and Washington State will continue to thrive." Long term is right, Seattle may recover eventually. The immigration of Californians that has fueled Seattle's RE boom is over. The equity that fueled our market from migrating Californian's is drying up, almost completely dried up already. Our inventory levels are approaching all time record high's, yet, all I ever hear is that Seattle is different. Seattle is fine, look at those median prices that are increasing! It's all about the local economy and we have Microsoft and Boeing to save us all from the 900 Trillion dollar housing bubble (PFFT). Ignorance is bliss, thats a for sure statement. If anyone has ever researched financial data for the housing market, in its ENTIRE history, every time a boom happened a bust followed. Housing prices go up as inflation does. No more no less. You will have booms and busts but one thing to remember, HOUSING IS NOT AN INVESTMENT. It's like a really really really really bad savings account. “What I do say, is that long term, Seattle and Washington State will continue to thrive.”

Long term is right, Seattle may recover eventually. The immigration of Californians that has fueled Seattle’s RE boom is over. The equity that fueled our market from migrating Californian’s is drying up, almost completely dried up already. Our inventory levels are approaching all time record high’s, yet, all I ever hear is that Seattle is different. Seattle is fine, look at those median prices that are increasing! It’s all about the local economy and we have Microsoft and Boeing to save us all from the 900 Trillion dollar housing bubble (PFFT). Ignorance is bliss, thats a for sure statement. If anyone has ever researched financial data for the housing market, in its ENTIRE history, every time a boom happened a bust followed. Housing prices go up as inflation does. No more no less. You will have booms and busts but one thing to remember, HOUSING IS NOT AN INVESTMENT. It’s like a really really really really bad savings account.

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