Seattle Bubble Poll Archive

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What size home would you consider ideal for your family?

  • <500 sqft (0%, 1 Votes)
  • 500 - 750 sqft (0%, 1 Votes)
  • 751 - 1,000 sqft (3%, 10 Votes)
  • 1,001 - 1,500 sqft (18%, 55 Votes)
  • 1,501 - 2,000 sqft (32%, 99 Votes)
  • 2,001 - 3,000 sqft (30%, 91 Votes)
  • 3,001 - 5,000 sqft (12%, 37 Votes)
  • >5,000 sqft (5%, 11 Votes)

Total Voters: 306

Start Date: October 30, 2011 @ 12:01 am
End Date: November 6, 2011 @ 12:00 am

Should the mortgage interest deduction be eliminated?

  • Yes (I am a renter) (41%, 93 Votes)
  • Yes (I am a mortgage debtor) (20%, 45 Votes)
  • Yes (I own my home outright) (11%, 24 Votes)
  • No (I am a renter) (6%, 14 Votes)
  • No (I am a mortgage debtor) (19%, 43 Votes)
  • No (I own my home outright) (3%, 7 Votes)

Total Voters: 226

Start Date: October 23, 2011 @ 12:01 am
End Date: October 30, 2011 @ 12:00 am

If you could pay cash today for a home you'd live in 20+ years, would you?

  • Yes (72%, 122 Votes)
  • No (28%, 47 Votes)

Total Voters: 169

Start Date: October 16, 2011 @ 12:01 am
End Date: October 23, 2011 @ 12:00 am

Should government policy reward homebuying over renting?

  • Yes. (25%, 39 Votes)
  • No. (71%, 109 Votes)
  • Don't care. (4%, 5 Votes)

Total Voters: 153

Start Date: October 9, 2011 @ 12:01 am
End Date: October 16, 2011 @ 12:00 am

Will you have a mortgage-free house by age 60?

  • Absolutely (54%, 104 Votes)
  • Probably (14%, 27 Votes)
  • Possibly (9%, 17 Votes)
  • Unlikely (10%, 20 Votes)
  • Definitely not (13%, 26 Votes)

Total Voters: 194

Start Date: October 2, 2011 @ 12:01 am
End Date: October 9, 2011 @ 12:00 am

Would you rather buy:

  • a cheap condo (20%, 28 Votes)
  • a cheap townhouse (80%, 111 Votes)

Total Voters: 139

Start Date: September 25, 2011 @ 12:01 am
End Date: October 2, 2011 @ 12:00 am

Neighborhood Smackdown: West Seattle vs. Queen Anne

  • West Seattle! (39%, 61 Votes)
  • Queen Anne! (61%, 97 Votes)

Total Voters: 158

Start Date: September 18, 2011 @ 12:01 am
End Date: September 25, 2011 @ 12:00 am

What is today's best 5-10 year investment?

  • stocks (29%, 38 Votes)
  • real estate (23%, 30 Votes)
  • U.S. Treasury securities (6%, 8 Votes)
  • gold or other precious metals (18%, 24 Votes)
  • foreign investments (11%, 14 Votes)
  • other... (13%, 19 Votes)

Total Voters: 133

Start Date: September 11, 2011 @ 12:01 am
End Date: September 18, 2011 @ 12:00 am

Do you want the government to try some other type of housing bailout?

  • Yes (6%, 10 Votes)
  • No (12%, 21 Votes)
  • Hell no (82%, 143 Votes)

Total Voters: 174

Start Date: September 4, 2011 @ 12:01 am
End Date: September 11, 2011 @ 12:00 am

Gold is a ______ investment than real estate today.

  • better (33%, 39 Votes)
  • worse (61%, 72 Votes)
  • no different (6%, 7 Votes)

Total Voters: 118

Start Date: August 28, 2011 @ 12:01 am
End Date: September 4, 2011 @ 12:00 am


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