Archive for October, 2007

Just a few blocks from Zillow in downtown Seattle, stacked on top of one another on the lower roof of the Rainier Square building are two modular homes built by Unico, a real estate investment company. Built in a warehouse in Burlington, WA, these homes arrived via flat-bed truck and were hoisted onto the roof of […]

California is a popular area this week, with 3 of the 5 top-viewed homes hailing from the Golden State. With the weather taking a turn for the worse in Seattle (the wind is currently causing our building to sway a bit from side-to-side) the idea of 70-degree weather is pretty appealing.
I could see myself […]

Today’s Wiki Wednesday Feature: Cash Flow for an Investment Property
Owning investment property can be a tricky business — especially for newbies. In today’s Wiki Wednesday feature, Kimbrough Gray, a Realtor in Austin, Texas, wrote an article in the Real Estate Guide about what to look for when buying investment property. In Kimbrough’s words, “Running the […]

Today, we learned that we won gold in the W3 awards! The W3 awards recognizes the creative aspects of the web, and are judged by the International Academy of the Visual Arts — some smart folks in media, advertising and marketing. We are thrilled to be included! Congrats are also in […]

Benn Rosales of Agent Genius had his Sunday ruined when he was overwhelmed with submissions for the 63rd edition of the Carnival of Real Estate. Instead of enjoying “Shark” with his wife, he was chained to his computer, selecting the best posts. Rising to the top was Jonathan Dalton’s post “Gold Jacket? Ummm… maybe,” with […]

Gizmodo nicely set up our Friday Fun series with a post yesterday about a house in the shape of a toilet. Our first instinct was: What’s the Zestimate? But, alas, this porcelain beauty is located in Suweon, a city 40km south of Seoul, South Korea. The clincher of this story? The house is owned by Sim Jae-duck, chairman of […]

This week’s lineup of top-viewed homes on Zillow were as disparate and unique as their locations; there was not a common thread among them and they all had their own individual looks. Which got me thinking about the architectural style of a home, and how this comes into play when deciding whether or not to […]

Today’s Wiki Wednesday Features: The ABCs of Closing Costs and Real Estate Buyer’s Closing Costs
If you’ve ever bought a home, you know that closing can be a confusing — and expensive — process. You’ve found your perfect home, but you’re already a bit queasy about handing over that down payment. Then at closing you’re hit with […]

Last week’s landslide that gobbled up a huge chunk of Soledad Mountain Road in La Jolla, CA, is just one natural catastrophe that is in the back of  every homeowner’s mind. What happens if your home — the biggest asset in most people’s lives — is swallowed up by the earth? Or is it rendered useless before something tragic […]

Oliver Muoto, one of the founders of vFlyer, was the host of the 62nd edition of the Carnival of Real Estate, which is now posted at the vFlyer Blog. Head on over and take a look! Oliver presented a listing of 10 categories, such as Technology (Larry Lohrman’s “Photo Manipulation - Where do you draw […]