Seattle Bubble Poll Archive

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Homeowners: at your current rate of payment, how long until you pay off your mortgage?

  • I'm already mortgage-free. (25%, 48 Votes)
  • Less than 5 years. (7%, 13 Votes)
  • 5 to less than 10 years. (6%, 11 Votes)
  • 10 to less than 15 years. (12%, 23 Votes)
  • 15 to less than 20 years. (8%, 16 Votes)
  • 20 to less than 25 years. (7%, 14 Votes)
  • 25 years or more. (35%, 68 Votes)

Total Voters: 193

Start Date: April 22, 2012 @ 12:01 am
End Date: April 29, 2012 @ 12:00 am

I currently live ____ from work.

  • less than a mile (17%, 56 Votes)
  • one to under five miles (28%, 95 Votes)
  • five to under ten miles (20%, 69 Votes)
  • ten to under twenty miles (19%, 65 Votes)
  • twenty to under thirty miles (12%, 39 Votes)
  • thirty miles or more (4%, 13 Votes)

Total Voters: 337

Start Date: April 15, 2012 @ 12:01 am
End Date: April 22, 2012 @ 12:00 am

How often do you look at real estate listings online?

  • Rarely, if ever. (7%, 13 Votes)
  • A few times a month. (26%, 46 Votes)
  • A few times a week. (19%, 34 Votes)
  • Once a day. (29%, 52 Votes)
  • Constantly throughout the day. (19%, 35 Votes)

Total Voters: 180

Start Date: April 8, 2012 @ 12:01 am
End Date: April 15, 2012 @ 12:00 am

Renters Only: Compared to the monthly cost of buying a similar home, my rent is...

  • ...a lot cheaper. (47%, 95 Votes)
  • ...a little cheaper. (21%, 43 Votes)
  • ...about the same. (13%, 27 Votes)
  • ...a little more expensive. (6%, 13 Votes)
  • ...a lot more expensive. (13%, 23 Votes)

Total Voters: 202

Start Date: April 1, 2012 @ 12:00 am
End Date: April 8, 2012 @ 12:00 am

If I could afford just one, I would choose a house...

  • with a killer view. (16%, 49 Votes)
  • on a lake or saltwater. (15%, 45 Votes)
  • on a river or creek. (3%, 8 Votes)
  • in a super-walkable neighborhood. (42%, 129 Votes)
  • that is as big and nice as I want. (8%, 23 Votes)
  • with a large amount of acreage. (16%, 51 Votes)

Total Voters: 305

Start Date: March 25, 2012 @ 12:01 am
End Date: April 1, 2012 @ 12:00 am

What is the most you would spend on a 2-bed, 1-bath house in your ideal neighborhood?

  • Less than $100,000 (10%, 24 Votes)
  • $100,000 to $199,999 (26%, 61 Votes)
  • $200,000 to $299,999 (30%, 71 Votes)
  • $300,000 to $399,999 (18%, 43 Votes)
  • $400,000 to $499,999 (9%, 22 Votes)
  • $500,000 or more (7%, 17 Votes)

Total Voters: 239

Start Date: March 18, 2012 @ 12:01 am
End Date: March 25, 2012 @ 12:00 am

If I had the income and savings to support it, the most I would spend on a house is:

  • $500,000 (28%, 63 Votes)
  • $750,000 (14%, 31 Votes)
  • $1 million (16%, 36 Votes)
  • $2 million (15%, 34 Votes)
  • $5 million (5%, 12 Votes)
  • $10 million (2%, 5 Votes)
  • More than $10 million (2%, 4 Votes)
  • No limit, as much as I could possibly afford. (18%, 41 Votes)

Total Voters: 226

Start Date: March 11, 2012 @ 12:01 am
End Date: March 18, 2012 @ 12:00 am

Most people I know who bought 2005-2007...

  • ...have already walked away. (8%, 16 Votes)
  • ...are planning to walk away soon. (8%, 17 Votes)
  • ...sold their home short, or are trying to. (6%, 12 Votes)
  • ...have resigned themselves to being stuck. (63%, 130 Votes)
  • ...love their home & don't care that they overpaid. (15%, 32 Votes)

Total Voters: 206

Start Date: March 4, 2012 @ 12:01 am
End Date: March 11, 2012 @ 12:00 am

2012 to 2017: Monetary...

  • ...inflation. (50%, 73 Votes)
  • ...deflation. (12%, 17 Votes)
  • ...stagnation. (38%, 57 Votes)

Total Voters: 147

Start Date: February 26, 2012 @ 12:01 am
End Date: March 4, 2012 @ 12:00 am

Agree or disagree: 2013 will be a better time to buy a home than 2012.

  • Agree. (56%, 120 Votes)
  • Disagree. (44%, 94 Votes)

Total Voters: 214

Start Date: February 19, 2012 @ 12:01 am
End Date: February 26, 2012 @ 12:00 am


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