Considering how bad the market is supposed to be, I sure am busy. I haven’t had time to write even though I’ve been trying to keep up with the news.

Did you hear that LendingTree has told its customers that former employees helped unauthorized mortgage lenders hack into its systems and steal customer information? Unbelievable.

And it’s been interesting reading about the Redfin misstep with Ms. Berg. Great shark footage from Sellsius.

Speaking of sharks, this guy at RCG may have jumped it with this one.

Hats off to Galen Ward for getting some big dough to help expand Estately. And the mention by John Cook was a nice plus.

Cindy Zetts, long-time real estate editor at the Seattle Times has a new blog, The Real Estate Deal.

And look at this cool castle for sale in Eastern Washington. It even comes with a moat.