By The Tim on February 28, 2011
Photo by Flickr user AnyaLogic On today’s open thread Sweet Pea asks: My parents have been casually looking to buy their retirement home and have encountered houses that have been vacant for a year or more. Just wondering if there has been conversation on here about what happens to that inventory? Maybe it’s not trashed [...]
Posted in Features | Tagged empty-homes, foreclosures, reader_question, REO, vacancy
By The Tim on February 28, 2011
Here is your open thread for Monday February 28th, 2011. You may post random links and off-topic discussions here. Also, if you have an idea or a topic you’d like to see covered in an article, please make it known. Be sure to also check out the forums, and get your word in the user-driven [...]
Posted in Open Thread | Tagged open_thread
By The Tim on February 27, 2011
Spotted this at a home for sale this weekend: I’m just going to let the video speak for itself.
Posted in Audio & Video, Features | Tagged Home Improvement, video
By The Tim on February 27, 2011
This poll was active 02.27.2011 through 03.05.2011.
Posted in Polls | Tagged Polls
By The Tim on February 25, 2011
I thought it would be interesting to post one more viz on the latest Case-Shiller numbers. This time I’ve put the data from all twenty cities on a map. The size of each circle represents how far back prices have rewound (larger = further back), and the circles are color-coded by how much prices have [...]
Posted in Counties, Statistics | Tagged 2005, 2006, Case-Shiller, Friday Flashback, maps, Tableau
