I just had a thought. If you are interested in data about area 550, I publish a monthly update on the stats for each of the eastside areas on my eastside blog:

http://www.eastsiderealestatebuzz.com.

I have no problem giving you the details. It’s not my issue, it is an MLS issue. So if you ever want to ask me about a specific property, please feel free to ask away. I am happy to help.

Thanks!

I agree that it’s a fine line between sharing more details and advertising for somebody else unintentionally. I know MLS has some strict rules about this. Nevertheless, the more the details the better it is for us

No I am not on education hill. Too much traffic there these days with all the new developments.

Thanks for your thoughts. I’m having a great weekend, hence the delayed response to your comments! I did put the summary for the week first in my article in case people don’t want to read the whole article. I don’t think I can add the MLS number because I believe it could be interpreted as advertising the home.

I believe I have to walk a fine line between discussing homes and not acting as if I am trying to market someone else’s listing.

I am not aware of anyone doing this for area 550. Do you live on Education Hill?

I for one love the details that you post here. We are planning to sell/buy somewhere in 530/550 area and these details help me get information specific to that area. In fact I was also going to request you if you know a place where I can get these details for the east redmond area(550).

If you think this might be too much detail for some then you can probably put a short summary at the beginning of each post that basically covers your analysis of the transactions of the week. People who want more details can continue reading past the summary.

If providing direct links is something that is against the guidelines then even mentioning address or MLS# would be good too. Basically it will help me find how many comps for my area are there and if we decide to list our house what we should expect.

Thanks again for the post and you have a good weekend too.

Thanks. I am glad you find this useful. It’s ironic, because I was just thinking I have too much information here for people to read. You know how sometimes “less is more” and I’ve been thinking about changing the format so it would be a quicker read. What are your thoughts about that?

I’m not sure I can link directly to the properties, because it might look like I am advertising another agent’s listing. We have to be careful not to directly advertise another agent’s property as the seller has signed an agreement allowing their agent to advertise for them. Large company sites and other national sites advertise all listings and give credit to the listing agent/company. I will, however, check with the multiple listing service next week to get their opinion on this, but I think I know what they’re going to tell me. Thanks and have a good weekend.

This is good information. I have been reading this for past couple of weeks now. Is it possible for you to post links to the properties that you mention in your blog? That would be very helpful

Thank you.