Rain City Guide

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• 10 Things You Should Know Before Moving to Seattle (724)
  • Kary L. Krismer: Or Montlake and Capitol Hill. My definition of walking distance though might be a bit different than others. I used to walk to the UW from First Hill.
  • Cautious Buyer: Try Green Lake as well.
  • Matt Warmack: 45th & Wallingford - map it Wallingford’s retail area is walkable to U-District’s retail area
• Q&A with the Banker Panel at the National Auctioneers Association (1)
  • Sniglet: No comments about “walk-aways” then? I was curious to find out if they see this phenomena in their own businesses. It’s interesting that...
• Is the housing market performing “as expected”? (100)
  • Kary L. Krismer: Fair point. Also, not entirely Chicken Little when he refuses to publicly say what he sees as the potential downside because he thinks that scenario...
  • ARDELL: Kary, Isn’t it only “a Chicken Little” if the sky ISN’T falling?
  • Kary L. Krismer: The buyers by definition would be less nervous, because they’re in the market. It’s the non-buyers that are the problem. Most people have...
  • ARDELL: No Inman in Jan for me. Have fun! Tell Noah and the Sellsius guys I said Hi.
• Fidelity Title Calls Off the LandAmerica Merger (77)
  • Kary L. Krismer: If they’re selling these referrals based on savings that are non-existent, I think they’d have problems, notwithstanding any associated...
• Vive Tanta (9)
  • Jillayne Schlicke: I think this must make every woman reflect on how deadly ovarian cancer can be. There are literally very few early stage symptoms. I noticed that...

• Rain City Guide: Is the housing market performing “as expected”?
• Real Central VA: Wrapping Up Tuesday’s Radio Appearance
• From Rain City Guide: Should I Buy A House Now?: Part III: Don’t Pay Off Bad Credit
• From Rain City Guide: Should I Buy A House Now?: Part II: Count All The Money You Wasted This Year
• From Rain City Guide: Should I Buy A House Now?: Part I: Should I Buy A House Now?
• Home Pricing Comments: LifeStyle Denver
• Northern Virginia Real Estate Voice: Hope Now is “Unavailable”
• Inman | Redfin Corporate Blog: Holy Guacamole! Move.com Squares Off with Redfin
• SF Peninsula Real Estate Guru: Good info on mortgage relief and modification programs
• 4realz.net: 4realz Roundtable: Effect of FDIC/Treasury Actions on Home Buyers and Real Estate Industry
• Real real estate porn: 360Digest
• Coastal Real Estate and Lifestyles: Loan Modification: The next wave?
• The Seattle Specialist: Google Maps Street View comes to Seattle, and more…
• The Hotlist: President Barack Obama
• Days on market, buying or selling: Charleston Real Estate Blog
• FHA Book: Ever Changing FHA
• A Generous People - Puyallup: Mortgage Interest Rates for Puyallup and Beyond
• Seattle Bubble — News & discussion about real estate & the housing bubble in the Seattle area.: Seattle...
• Kirkland Highlands Real Estate Buzz: Where’s The Kirkland Highlands’ Weekly Real Estate Buzz?
• The Hotlist: Foreclosures have been a theme on RCG la …