Comments on: Forbes: Seattle Most Overpriced City http://seattlebubble.com/blog/2005/08/20/forbes-seattle-most-overpriced-city/ local real estate news, statistics, and commentary without the sales spin. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:25:05 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: HighSierraGuyhttp://seattlebubble.com/blog/2005/08/20/forbes-seattle-most-overpriced-city/#comment-37 HighSierraGuy Tue, 23 Aug 2005 01:44:06 +0000 http://seattlebubble.com/blog/?p=21#comment-37 The Tim:<br/><br/>You've got the right attitude. As I mentioned previously, I'm aiming to retire in the Puget Sound area in about eight to ten years. Accumulating cash in the meantime. Of course, that is only if I can afford a home by conventional methods. <br/><br/>My hope (not prediction as I gave up market timing long ago)is the hissing will be over by then, the blood in the street mopped up, and houses will back to realistic valuations. <br/><br/>Otherwise, I'll examine the rent/own ratio and just head elsewhere too if things are way out of whack.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('37','HighSierraGuy',''); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('37','HighSierraGuy','The Tim:<br\/><br\/>You\'ve got the right attitude. As I mentioned previously, I\'m aiming to retire in the Puget Sound area in about eight to ten years. Accumulating cash in the meantime. Of course, that is only if I can afford a home by conventional methods. <br\/><br\/>My hope (not prediction as I gave up market timing long ago)is the hissing will be over by then, the blood in the street mopped up, and houses will back to realistic valuations. <br\/><br\/>Otherwise, I\'ll examine the rent\/own ratio and just head elsewhere too if things are way out of whack.',''); return false;">Quote</a></div> The Tim:

You’ve got the right attitude. As I mentioned previously, I’m aiming to retire in the Puget Sound area in about eight to ten years. Accumulating cash in the meantime. Of course, that is only if I can afford a home by conventional methods.

My hope (not prediction as I gave up market timing long ago)is the hissing will be over by then, the blood in the street mopped up, and houses will back to realistic valuations.

Otherwise, I’ll examine the rent/own ratio and just head elsewhere too if things are way out of whack.

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]]> By: marin_explorerhttp://seattlebubble.com/blog/2005/08/20/forbes-seattle-most-overpriced-city/#comment-27 marin_explorer Sun, 21 Aug 2005 20:22:21 +0000 http://seattlebubble.com/blog/?p=21#comment-27 By contrast, I used to live in Seattle, and have moved to Marin. By the end of the dot-bomb, I suspected housing here was driven up by speculation, but I did not imagine to this extent. Now, everyone and his dog is "investing", and the prices show it. Traveling back to Seattle recently, I'm noticing gains similar to hear 5 years ago. I think it will burst in CA first, and then ripple north.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('27','marin_explorer',''); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('27','marin_explorer','By contrast, I used to live in Seattle, and have moved to Marin. By the end of the dot-bomb, I suspected housing here was driven up by speculation, but I did not imagine to this extent. Now, everyone and his dog is \"investing\", and the prices show it. Traveling back to Seattle recently, I\'m noticing gains similar to hear 5 years ago. I think it will burst in CA first, and then ripple north.',''); return false;">Quote</a></div> By contrast, I used to live in Seattle, and have moved to Marin. By the end of the dot-bomb, I suspected housing here was driven up by speculation, but I did not imagine to this extent. Now, everyone and his dog is “investing”, and the prices show it. Traveling back to Seattle recently, I’m noticing gains similar to hear 5 years ago. I think it will burst in CA first, and then ripple north.
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]]> By: Paulhttp://seattlebubble.com/blog/2005/08/20/forbes-seattle-most-overpriced-city/#comment-26 Paul Sat, 20 Aug 2005 22:44:33 +0000 http://seattlebubble.com/blog/?p=21#comment-26 Thanks for doing this site so I didn't have to. <br/><br/>I moved to Seattle from Marin County, CA six years ago. We laughed when others complained about the prices in Seattle.<br/><br/>I'm amazed at the stagnant rental market here compared to buying. I have no desire to buy in the city when I can rent a decent flat for $925 in Ballard.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('26','Paul',''); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('26','Paul','Thanks for doing this site so I didn\'t have to. <br\/><br\/>I moved to Seattle from Marin County, CA six years ago. We laughed when others complained about the prices in Seattle.<br\/><br\/>I\'m amazed at the stagnant rental market here compared to buying. I have no desire to buy in the city when I can rent a decent flat for $925 in Ballard.',''); return false;">Quote</a></div> Thanks for doing this site so I didn’t have to.

I moved to Seattle from Marin County, CA six years ago. We laughed when others complained about the prices in Seattle.

I’m amazed at the stagnant rental market here compared to buying. I have no desire to buy in the city when I can rent a decent flat for $925 in Ballard.

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