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Entries from February 2008

Seattle Bubble Withdraws from Blog Contest

February 29th, 2008 · 25 Comments

This is just a quick note to let everyone know that I am withdrawing Seattle Bubble from the “Blarch Badness” blog tournament. If you would like to read a more detailed statement, click below.

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February 29 Open Thread

February 29th, 2008 · 69 Comments

Here’s something that has become almost as rare as February 29: an open thread.
Post off-topic discussions, links, and basically whatever you want here.
Also, make sure to Vote for Seattle Bubble. Though with the large amount of monkey business that’s gone on so far, I won’t be surprised if everyone gets disqualified. Oh well.
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King County Affordability: 1950-2007

February 28th, 2008 · 34 Comments

When I posted last week’s 61-year home price history, I promised a follow-up on affordability. So, here it is.
Before I get to the chart, here’s a quick refresher on what the “affordability index” is, and what it isn’t. What it is is a simple measure that shows relationship between median home prices, median [...]

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Blog Contest Update: Seattle Bubble in Dead Heat

February 28th, 2008 · 23 Comments

Just a quick update on the blog contest that Seattle Bubble is in over at Metroblogging Seattle.
As of this post, it’s a dead heat, with Seattle Bubble trailing by one vote, 924 to 925. Many thanks to everyone who has voted so far, and special thanks to Rain City Guide and Seattle Real Estate [...]

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More on Case-Shiller: Seattle Tiers

February 27th, 2008 · 27 Comments

A while back, Case-Shiller began releasing more detailed information for each of the twenty markets they track. Specifically, the index can now be viewed broken into three tiers: low-priced, middle-priced, and high-priced. Some readers have expressed interest in this information, so let’s take a closer look at Case-Shiller’s Seattle data.
First up is a [...]

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Case-Shiller: Seattle’s Trend-Bucking Days are Over

February 26th, 2008 · 111 Comments

Home prices in Seattle edged down again to within an inch of zero year-over-year change, according to the latest data from the Case-Shiller Home Price Index.
Down 1.21% November to December.
Up 0.49% YOY.
For those of you keeping score at home, that makes five month-to-month declines in a row. Seattle has now declined a total of [...]

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