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seattle: Why Realtors Say No To Sellers - 06/28/08 12:44 PM
I do not enjoy turning down business this year. Sadly, this has been the case among my sellers. Working in one of the strongest real estate markets left standing (Seattle) just isn't enough to sell a home anymore.
Here's why I've had to say No regarding taking on some of your listings:
The comparable sales in your area from the last six months are all I'm going to analyze. What happened in 2006 and the first four months of 2007 no longer apply.
It is true that Seattle is a beautiful place to live and a U.S. economic standout for 2008. Still, buyers perceive all national news to be bad news … (12 comments)
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seattle: I'm Concerned About Sellers/Buyers Insanity In Seattle - 01/28/08 02:04 PM
2008 is starting with a whimper in Seattle. All agents/brokers are having to keep ears to the walls and it's the only way to hear anything right now. And yet, Seattle is one of the strongest markets in the U.S. . Our employment and quality of life picture is bright. What is really going on? Are we the last important market to begin feeling the pain? Or is the Seattle market creating it's own downturn, as factors here are so different from the rest of the country? Is this human nature at work and not the fundamentals?
Based on my regional tour of homes for the … (3 comments)
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seattle: Carbon Neutrality? Ha! - 10/18/07 08:16 AM
Reprinted From My Column On http://www.crazypinoy.com
The Drama For October, 2007 Category: Life
This whole Carbon Neutrality thing is a crock. I can't stand it. The media is going to tell me that all I have to do is offset the use of the SUV by planting a tree once a year or make a donation somewhere? Puleeeez. This is a Touchy Feely method of obscuring some very scary facts about how the worst specie on the planet is destroying itself.
If you let them tell it, and by "them" I mean all corporate owned media, which is everything we read and listen to, Don't Worry - Be … (3 comments)
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seattle: The Sky Is Falling In Seattle!! Oh, Wait A Sec......... - 10/12/07 11:36 AM
Yes, a new real estate cycle is turning it's little wheels in Seattle, for now. We are hearing so much negativity about sellers not being able to keep all of their 160k-200k profit from the last two years. They actually have to negotiate with buyers, lately! Mon Dieu! Most will shed a tear, we feel your pain. Well, Not. You see, greed is not good. And it can contribute to the short-term destruction of a marketplace. But I digress. This post is not about overpriced listings, although it should be.
This is about the Doom And Gloom scenarios people just love to … (10 comments)
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seattle: Seattle Needs To Watch Its Back... - 09/16/07 06:21 PM
We have been so fortunate, even blessed perhaps, to be in a market that continues to defy the downward trend seen by at least five other major states, and many more cities. Seattle is not only a great place to live, it's been a residential real estate bonanza. However, I personally believe many sellers, especially from the FSBO market, are way off the mark with asking prices right now.
My analysis of most metro Seattle neighborhoods show prices are too frothy. The warning signals are becoming clear. This is a time to be reasonable with profit taking and not to gloat or … (2 comments)
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seattle: Lessons I've Taken From The Music Industry Part 4 - 08/28/07 08:14 PM
An artist by the name of T.I. signed to Epic Records and had a pretty hot project out. I was particularly pleased about the phone call from Epic's promotion department about running the Northwest campaign for it, only because notable record accounts beget notable record accounts!
We established a price and immediately received delivery of promotional materials that easily filled my storage area in the office basement. Boxes and boxes of giveaway product. We were asked to wait until we heard from the label about strategy. We didn't hear a thing, but waited.
Four weeks later I received a surprise phone call from the urban marketing director at … (2 comments)
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seattle: Tales From The Fixer Market - 07/02/06 10:12 AM
It all starts out the same way. Three or four of us working on the umpteenth round of martinis, and someone in the group just has to say, "Gene, I want to flip houses". And so begins the ruination of a perfectly good night! As the only realtor at the table, now I have to listen to the Grand Plan from friends who know absolutely, positively, nothing about what it takes to get into this niche of the marketplace.
Why do I say the night is ruined by something like that? Well, the fact of the matter is, most simply do not know what a real fixer is. I'm sorry. … (8 comments)
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