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How Many Seattle Area Listings Are Short Sales?

IreneDorang — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:42:37 +0000

How Many Seattle Area Listings Are Short Sales?

If you’ve been wondering what proportion of the Seattle area real estate market is made up of short sales and bank-owned properties, here’s a snapshot of active listings as of January 27, 2012 in King and Snohomish counties that shows the percentages of each category of home available for sale. In King County 33 percent [...]

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Seattle Area Real Estate Market Update – January 2012

IreneDorang — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:00:01 +0000

Seattle Area Real Estate Market Update – January 2012

The number of homes that went pending in the greater Seattle area in December 2011 rose more than 20 percent compared to December 2010, according to data recently published by the Northwest Multiple Listing Service (NWMLS). Closed sales rose by seven percent year-to-year in December, and the number of active listings was down 17.2 percent. [...]

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Seattle Area Housing Market Heat Maps – December 2011

IreneDorang — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:31:32 +0000

Seattle Area Housing Market Heat Maps – December 2011

Most of the King and Snohomish county housing market was in “balanced” status in December 2011, according to multiple listing service data mapped out by Windermere Real Estate. You can see the balanced market areas marked in yellow, below. Balanced markets are defined as those with between 4 to 6 months of housing inventory based [...]

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Seattle and Eastside Community Events – January 2012

IreneDorang — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 17:02:59 +0000

Seattle and Eastside Community Events – January 2012

New Year’s Eve at the Space Needle, Seattle Midnight on December 31 The Space Needle will display thousands of pyrotechnic effects at midnight on December 31. Thousands of people are expected to gather below the tower to watch fireworks shoot across the night sky. 400 Broad Street, Seattle | (206) 905-2100 Puyallup Home and Garden [...]

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Irene Dorang: What I Never Said in the Washington Post

IreneDorang — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:41:43 +0000

Irene Dorang: What I Never Said in the Washington Post

I’m writing this to clear something up. A few years ago I posted a comment on a Washington Post article written by the mother of a special needs child. The topic of the article had to do with the use of certain words that have a valid use in our language, but that are often [...]

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