An addictive easy way to shop for homes
We don’t normally post about the software that powers our non-blog site (Ruby On Rails – we like it a lot), but I just clicked through for some documentation and lo-and-behold, RubyOnRails.org is now squaterville. According to domaintools.com, it has been snatched up by a company called Next Angle. It looks like the domain was originally purchased for 4 years...
At for homes. The researchers think exact numbers are low (like Walmart) while rounded numbers are high. They’re totally wrong on one count though: “A condo priced at say $153,122 might actually sell faster than one priced at 150” They may be right about people’s feelings once they see the condo, but they’re 100% wrong about what is important; people...
Yep, some of 40 year mortgages currently being handed out will simultaneously go over the hill and expire sometime around 2048. And what do 40 year mortgage holders save over a 30 year? Not a lot. You’re saving $100 a month on a $200,000 loan. It’s not like the difference between a 5 and 10 year mortgage or even a...
Hot on the heels of the West African “missionary” leasing out a house that isn’t his (and is for sale, not rent) in Ballard (send your check now!), we spotted a story about squatters offering leases on bank-owned (foreclosed) properties they have “colonized.” I like that term. Sounds so much better than “breaking and entering.” Here’s the deal: they break...