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Which type of area would you live in if home prices were not a factor?

  • downtown core (14%, 12 Votes)
  • urban (outside downtown) (46%, 39 Votes)
  • suburban (19%, 16 Votes)
  • rural (19%, 16 Votes)
  • remote (2%, 2 Votes)

Total Voters: 85

Start Date: February 7, 2010 @ 12:01 am
End Date: February 14, 2010 @ 12:00 am

What's the best asset to buy to hedge against inflation?

  • gold (25%, 21 Votes)
  • silver (7%, 6 Votes)
  • other commodities (12%, 10 Votes)
  • real estate (17%, 14 Votes)
  • US equities (14%, 12 Votes)
  • foreign currencies (6%, 5 Votes)
  • guns (13%, 11 Votes)
  • other... (6%, 5 Votes)

Total Voters: 84

Start Date: January 31, 2010 @ 12:01 am
End Date: February 7, 2010 @ 12:00 am

National Economic Crisis: Which Inning are We In?

  • 1st Inning (9%, 14 Votes)
  • 2nd Inning (8%, 12 Votes)
  • 3rd Inning (17%, 26 Votes)
  • 4th Inning (13%, 20 Votes)
  • 5th Inning (15%, 22 Votes)
  • 6th Inning (19%, 28 Votes)
  • 7th Inning (13%, 19 Votes)
  • 8th Inning (2%, 3 Votes)
  • 9th Inning (4%, 7 Votes)

Total Voters: 151

Start Date: January 24, 2010 @ 12:01 am
End Date: January 31, 2010 @ 12:00 am

Which is most likely on the US economic horizon for the next 5-10 years?

  • hyperinflation (>+25% / year) (7%, 8 Votes)
  • high inflation (+10% to +25% / year) (17%, 19 Votes)
  • moderate inflation (<+10% / year) (27%, 30 Votes)
  • stagnation (±2% / year) (28%, 32 Votes)
  • moderate deflation (down to -5%) (15%, 17 Votes)
  • high deflation (-5% to -10% / year) (4%, 4 Votes)
  • deflationary spiral (in excess of -10% / year) (2%, 3 Votes)

Total Voters: 113

Start Date: January 17, 2010 @ 12:01 am
End Date: January 24, 2010 @ 12:00 am

What's your King County SFH median price prediction for 2010?

  • Down more than 20% (4%, 19 Votes)
  • Down 20% to 15.1% (4%, 19 Votes)
  • Down 15% to 10.1% (14%, 68 Votes)
  • Down 10% to 5.1% (41%, 205 Votes)
  • Down 5% or less (24%, 121 Votes)
  • Up less than 5% (11%, 53 Votes)
  • Up 5% to 10% (1%, 6 Votes)
  • Up more than 10% (1%, 3 Votes)

Total Voters: 494

Start Date: January 10, 2010 @ 12:00 am
End Date: January 31, 2010 @ 11:59 pm

How many Washington-based banks will fail in 2010?

  • Just 1 (Horizon) (2%, 1 Votes)
  • 2 (3%, 2 Votes)
  • 3-4 (17%, 11 Votes)
  • 5-6 (17%, 11 Votes)
  • 7-9 (14%, 9 Votes)
  • 10 or more (47%, 29 Votes)

Total Voters: 63

Start Date: January 10, 2010 @ 12:01 am
End Date: January 17, 2010 @ 12:00 am

Seattle's Case-Shiller HPI for December 2010 will be...

  • More than 2% higher than December 2009. (13%, 11 Votes)
  • ±2% of December 2009. (23%, 19 Votes)
  • More than 2% lower than December 2009. (64%, 54 Votes)

Total Voters: 84

Start Date: January 3, 2010 @ 12:01 am
End Date: January 10, 2010 @ 12:00 am

Most of the major underlying problems with the economy have been fixed.

  • Strongly Agree (2%, 2 Votes)
  • Agree (6%, 7 Votes)
  • Neutral (5%, 6 Votes)
  • Disagree (19%, 23 Votes)
  • Strongly Disagree (68%, 86 Votes)

Total Voters: 123

Start Date: December 27, 2009 @ 12:01 am
End Date: January 3, 2010 @ 12:00 am

Vote for your favorite new name for Seattle Bubble

  • Sound Housing News (56%, 57 Votes)
  • Professor Seattle (2%, 2 Votes)
  • Seattle RE Analyst (5%, 5 Votes)
  • Seattle Analyzer (2%, 2 Votes)
  • Seattle Simplified (2%, 2 Votes)
  • Prudent Seattle (5%, 5 Votes)
  • other (specify here!) (28%, 28 Votes)

Total Voters: 101

Start Date: December 20, 2009 @ 12:00 am
End Date: December 27, 2009 @ 12:00 am

The homebuyer tax credit will...

  • ...be allowed to expire in June 2010. (47%, 34 Votes)
  • ...be extended only one more time. (15%, 11 Votes)
  • ...be extended twice or more. (11%, 8 Votes)
  • ...turn into yet another permanent entitlement. (27%, 20 Votes)

Total Voters: 73

Start Date: December 13, 2009 @ 12:01 am
End Date: December 20, 2009 @ 12:00 am


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