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Dues and Don’ts

Condo owners who get behind on homeowner dues could be in for a nasty surprise.


01/19/2011 By Matthew Halverson

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Buy Now, Move In Later

Got some extra cash? It’s never too early to snag your postretirement home. 


12/15/2010 By Matthew Halverson

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Agents of Chaos

After two brokers’ licenses were suspended in September, fellow real estate agents were asking, “What took so long?"

10/13/2010 By Matthew Halverson

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The Shorter Short Sale

Want to save time on a short-sale purchase? Be the second bidder.

09/16/2010 By Matthew Halverson

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Free Rage Neighbors

Seattle homeowners are pecked off over rooster boosters.

08/18/2010 By Matthew Halverson

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They’re Baaaack!

High-stakes bidding battles they ain’t, but multioffer standoffs are cropping up in North Seattle again.

07/20/2010 By Matthew Halverson

Too Legit To Permit

Legalizing Your Unauthorized Backyard Cottage May Not Be As Easy As It Seems

Plus: Why Tangletown, the microneighborhood at the southeast corner of Green Lake, is a coveted enclave.

05/12/2010 By Matthew Halverson

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Renting the High Life

Want to live in a custom home for a fraction of the price? Builders are leasing what they can’t sell.

03/15/2010 By Matthew Halverson

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Breaking Fee

The confounding pursuit of a flat-rate alternative to real estate commissions.

02/17/2010 By Matthew Halverson

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Saviors at the Gate

Out-of-state buyers are helping to prop up the downtown condo market.

01/26/2010 By Matthew Halverson

Fraudulent Flippers

How Naive Investors Aided the Biggest Mortgage Scam in State History

Plus, Sound Transit’s Central Link light-rail line expansion to Sea-Tac Airport makes Columbia City/Beacon Hill a hot neighborhood.

11/18/2009 By Matthew Halverson