Seattle Bubble

Last night I was tossing around the idea of a calculator that determines a realistic value of a house in today’s market, based on what year it was purchased and how much was paid. This morning I spent some time with javascript, and the result is below.
I welcome any feedback. Keep in mind [...]

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Just a short post during this holiday week to give a little nod to some neighbors to our south down in Portland. If you’re one of the many people out there these days trying to sell your home, or if—against the better advice of this blog—you’re in the market to buy a home; I [...]

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Also posted at Priced Out Forever.
Buy If You Must. Why Must You Buy?
by guest poster Eleua (with contributions and spreadsheets by Tim)
Click here to download the Excel Spreadsheet that the numbers below are based on.
I need to take a step back and insert a personal note. While I disagree with the motives and [...]

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A few days ago, Rhonda over at RCG made a post titled The Great Rent vs. Own Debate in which she attempted to prove that even in today’s totally out-of-whack housing market, purchasing a home is still a better financial decision than renting. Obviously I disagree with her assessment.
The main problem I have with [...]

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I’ve received a few e-mails over the past holiday season, some asking if I disappeared. Yes, I read this and many other Blogs every week. I’m not hibernating. So here’s what’s up:
When people decide it’s time to buy in the market this is a cool tool to use.
May I introduce the HouseMath [...]

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