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PSBJ's list of top WA state tourist attractions. Takeaway: 2 are remote; outdoor lovers only. 2 are decidely urban; no density, no visit. Taken together, a great represenation of the promise of WA state. http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2012/08/28/the-list-top-5-busiest-tourist.html

This is interesting from last week. 1) If the numbers are relatively accurate (Q2 relative to Q1) the downward trend in underwater homeowners is a good thing. 2) Empirical evidence of why we are experiencing a shortage in supply, and 3) interesting bell curve based on age of owner/borrower; I’m guessing those numbers are due […]

Just read an article about an agent using a "Call Me Maybe" send-up video as a self promo. Not interested enough to click on that, but I am interested in the promotion of homes using video. Check this one out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ik0ZF5Lclos&feature=player_embedded

Maybe the best article I've seen on shadow inventory; history over the downturn and how to think about it now and in the future: http://blogs.wsj.com/developments/2012/08/15/shadow-inventory-monitor-banks-speed-not-just-volume/ (pssst to WA Staters: on Friday evening I had a discussion with a Paralegal friend hired to handle an increasing volume of judicial [slower] foreclosures).