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The Unintended Consequences of Growth Management

Chuck on 11 11, 2009 | 14 Comments

A recent interview with Cato Institute Senior Fellow Randal O'Toole brings to light another significant factor in our greater Seattle housing market's recent run up and fall down - the effect of our s

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Big Brokerages – how do they really work, and what’s changing?

Chuck on 07 30, 2009 | No Comments

We started getting into this a bit on my Disappointment Index post, but I think its worth a post and thread of its own. David Losh's comment "Every Brokerage wants you to do it yourself so they can

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How About a ‘Disappointment Index’ for Real Estate

Chuck on 07 27, 2009 | 25 Comments

Tim just posted an interesting set of stats on Redfin, titled Biggest Discounts, and one of them particularly caught my eye.  His primary topic was the difference between Final Listing Price and Sold

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Are We Facing A Housing Shortage?

Chuck on 07 15, 2009 | 34 Comments

Are We Facing A Housing Shortage?

In looking at the latest Northwest MLS statistics for King County, it would be tempting to say that our housing market is recovering.  But it is an odd mix of data.  Single family home sales volumes

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