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- Blog Post Jun 1, 2010
Confessions of an Old Home Junkie and What Cured Me
I woke up one morning realizing I was an old home junkie. You know the type. We feel the irresistible pull as we drive through the neighborhoods around Puget Sound. Old homes seem to jump out and call our name, offering up the plea: “fix me, save me”! It’s all very seductive and I fell for them all. The bungalows,…Read More - Blog Post Jun 19, 2009
Builder Magazine Weighs In On Nation's Top Housing Markets
As this year's PCBC conference wound down and the the winners headed home clutching their hard -earned Gold Nugget awards, Builder Magazine went live with a review of the nation's top 15 new home markets. It's a real eye-opener. They also amuse (or depress) us with their review of the 15 top losers. It was very interesting to see where…Read More - Blog Post Apr 8, 2009
Is Big Better? Today There’s a New #1!
Below are links of some of the best articles on this news: Bloomberg Chicago Tribune PR Newswire Number Four ranked Pulte just pulled off a stock swap netting for itself #3 ranked Centex to become the new #1, overtaking long-time leader D. R. Horton who slipped to the new #2.Last year, Pulte and Centex combined closed 39,000 sales.To put it…Read More - Blog Post Mar 6, 2009
Seattle in Forbes "Top 10 Home Markets"
David Letterman has hooked us all on "Top 10" lists! (By the way, did you see Bono U-2 all this week on Letterman?). Recently Forbes published their Top 10s for 'best' and 'worst' housing markets in the US. New York City was #1 for best market with values holding strong! Seattle squeaked in at #10. Forbes' source was the S&P/Case-Shiller…Read More - Blog Post Feb 10, 2009
"Are We There Yet" (bottom, that is)?
This morning's Seattle PI (2/10/09) devoted some front page ink to the discussion of whether or not the Puget Sound market has hit bottom. It's fascinating to predict the future. Even more thrilling to put your money on the table while the dice roll. But, really, isn't this kind of speculation what pumped up the bubble in a bunch of…Read More