Rain City Guide

Everyone who is going to buy or sell a house in 2009, should answer this question before choosing an agent:
Are you looking for a Leader-Agent, or are you looking for a Follower-Agent?
For those who have never heard of Seth Godin and/or Tribes, the hyperlinked words in this sentence are links to valuable resources, in that regard.  Now…forget Seth.  This [...]

From the NY Times: U.S. May Take Ownership Stake in Banks
Having tried without success to unlock frozen credit markets, the Treasury Department is considering taking ownership stakes in many United States banks to try to restore confidence in the financial system …
Treasury officials say the just-passed $700 billion bailout bill gives them the authority to [...]

Last week an agent said to me, “I have had the same 6 or 7 buyers and sellers for the last 4 months.”  Reminded me of a waitress who couldn’t “turn a table” because the same people stayed all night long.
I decided to track homebuyer activity to see how many buyers who have been looking [...]

This Photo is floating around from Inman Connect dubbed as “Dustin’s Angels”
That’s Dustin, Rhonda, Jillayne and me at The Trulia Party.

Dustin, Jillayne, Rhonda, Galen and I were all in San Francisco for a few days for The Inman Connect Conference.  One of the most profound and spot on statements I heard at the Conference was “If you do not have a listing, right now, in THIS market (top-heavy with inventory)…turn in your license!”. Sorry I can’t remember [...]

… at Real Estate Connect!
A huge congratulation goes out ot long-time rain city guide contributor Galen Ward for continuing to innovate with the real estate search site Estately!

Mr. Monk returns to TV with a premiere episode this Friday, July 18th. This one will be near a dear to our hearts. He’s going to buy a house! That’s right. Here is your most OCD client in a life-imitates-art drama.
When his new neighbor plays his music too loud, Monk decides it’s time to move. [...]

Please join us as we have a conversation about the Seattle bubble and the Naked Loon starting at 4pm PST!
All it takes to get involved is a telephone OR an internet connection:   You can call in to listen to the show via any phone… You can log into TalkShoe to stream the show to [...]

Fresh off an great conversation with Tracy Record of the West Seattle Blog, I’m really excited to have Tim on our show next week!   I’m sure we’ll talk about all things Seattle bubble as well as Tim’s great new parody project: Naked Loon.
Please set aside Tuesday, July 1st at 4pm to join us!   And if [...]

I’m extremely excited about tomorrow’s Rain City conversation!
I invite the entire RCG community to join us at 4pm on Tuesday for a conversation with Tracy Record, the local community expert who runs the West Seattle blog.
My plan is to talk with her about the vibe of West Seattle, what’s she’s learned running the blog and [...]