Seattle Bubble

Now that prices are undeniably dropping in Seattle, a common refrain from real estate salespeople is that “you can’t time the bottom,” or “you can’t predict the future,” implying that you should go ahead and just buy now, because we’re probably at or near the bottom already, and if you wait you’ll be sorry.
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Are you a first-time reader that saw me (Tim Ellis) on KING 5 Evening Magazine this evening? If so, welcome to Seattle Bubble.
First let me say that while I am flattered that John Curley and Jim Dever referred to me as a “real estate guru,” that is not a title that I have ever [...]

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Stop the Mortgage Bailout, Patrick.net, and Seattle Bubble were featured this morning in a segment called Opposition to Proposed Homeowner Bailout Growing on NPR about the various government bailout plans.
You can listen to the full three-minute segment on NPR’s website. Here’s a little clip of my appearance:

The house Mr. Kaste and I were standing [...]

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A friend pointed me toward an interesting radio segment that aired on local public radio KUOW today: Should the Federal Government Bailout Banks and Homeowners?
You can listen to the full segment at the link above. Here’s a short excerpt from the beginning:

It seems that most of the people that called in were against a [...]

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If you’re viewing this blog for the first time today because you saw me (Tim Ellis) on KING 5 News tonight, I’d like to take a moment to welcome you. Seattle Bubble is the Seattle area’s #1 resource for news, analysis, commentary, and community discussion on the local real estate market. This community [...]

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If you’re viewing Seattle Bubble for the first time today because you heard me, Tim Ellis, on the Dave Ross show (with sit-in David Goldstein) on 710 KIRO, I’d like to welcome you. Be sure to check out the about page to get a feeling for the purpose of this blog. If you’re [...]

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