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Live Video Streams on RCG? With Facebook Chat?
I’ve been told my interest in using Facebook for marketing is a bit unhealthy, but I’ve been having so much fun, and this week I pushed the limits in some ways that I thought I’d share in the hope we could spark some interesting conversations… First off, I’ve been really fortunate to work with the... »
Friday’s Rates
Conforming Mortgage Rates (loan amounts up to $417,000 for 1-unit properties). The conforming rate quote below is based on owner occupied with a mid-low credit score of 740 or higher, “full doc” purchase with a sales price of $500,000 and a loan amount of $400,000 single family dwelling (non condo). This scenario includes reserves... »
Seattle – 26 Days of No Rain
Tomorrow will be Day 27 of No Rain in Seattle. The record for no rain in May and June is 29 days. »
Are sales really “failing” to sell?
(From near the end of this post: “Looks like of the 1,081 combined pendings since 6/1/09, at least 21% are short sales. But of the 1,379 closed in 30 days, less than 2% were closed short sales.”) Read full post for more info. That indicates a HUGE failure rate on Short Sales, though some of... »
The Third Bubble …
It has often been said that we have even more of a bubble in real estate agents than we have in real estate prices. In fact we have had three concurrent bubbles – house prices, number of purchases, and number of agents. Unfortunately for the members of the residential real estate sales profession, we... »
Don’t Forget 8:30 – 9:30 today – Earth Hour
From the Seattle Times article: Lights illuminating the Space Needle, downtown high-rises and neighborhood homes could largely go dark from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 28, as part of Earth Hour, an international campaign against global warming. Cities around the globe are expected to take part, and landmarks such as the Empire State Building... »
Remember When There Was No Bubble?
It’s been 4 years – let’s reminisce for a moment, shall we? I remember. I also remember incurring the wrath of the bubble blogger set with a slightly too subtle dig at the no bubble stance. For the record I said that saying there is no bubble was a “crazy statement.” But my predictions (which I’m... »







