Theory: Seattle is special, and thanks to our strong local economy anchored by such heavyweights as Boeing and Microsoft, any economic or housing pain will affect us far less than other parts of the country. Reality: Conclusion: Er… Um… Jobs! Population Growth! Mountains! Lakes! Pretty Pretty Pink Ponies! We now return you to your regularly…
Month: January 2008
Seattle Bubble Meetup in February?
Just a quick, informal poll: How many of you would be interested in some sort of Seattle Bubble meetup? I’m not thinking of anything fancy or extravagant like the swank Urbnlivn shindig, just getting together at a coffee house or pub to hang out and put some faces to names. Of course, I don’t want…
Poll: What’s your favorite site for real estate searches?
Please vote in this poll using the sidebar. This poll will be active and displayed on the sidebar through 01.26.2007.
Predictions: 2007 Revisited, 2008 Prognosticated
2007 Revisited It’s that time of the year again. As the calendar rolls over, the real estate predictions start rolling in. But before we get to the predictions for 2008, let’s look back at 2007. My own guesses as well as predictions from most of the frequently-quoted local real estate insiders were covered in this…
Inventory Growing Like Gangbusters
As a follow on to Tim’s post yesterday about December stats – the thing that jumped out at me from his post was the growth in inventory. Given that there have been a few comments on the blog about home sales picking up, I thought a data-driven look at what is happening with active listings…