Author: The Tim

Tim Ellis is the founder of Seattle Bubble. His background in engineering and computer / internet technology, a fondness of data-based analysis of problems, and an addiction to spreadsheets all influence his perspective on the Seattle-area real estate market. Tim also hosts the weekly improv comedy sci-fi podcast Dispatches from the Multiverse.

Around the Sound: More Listings, Fewer Sales

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It’s time for us to check up on stats outside of the King/Snohomish core with our “Around the Sound” statistics for Pierce, Kitsap, Thurston, Island, Skagit, and Whatcom counties. If there is certain data you would like to see or ways you would like to see the data presented differently, drop a comment below and…

Foreclosures Inched Up Just Barely in May

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It’s time for our detailed look at March’s foreclosure stats in King, Snohomish, and Pierce counties. First up, the Notice of Trustee Sale summary: May 2013 King: 425 NTS, down 36% YOY Snohomish: 197 NTS, down 54% YOY Pierce: 323 NTS, down 41% YOY The number of trustee sale notices is still falling fast from…

New Listings Hit a Six-Year High for Month of May

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Let’s take a closer look at how listings fared in May of this year compared to years past. First up, here’s a look at how many new listings hit the market in May, comparing May 2014 to May in every year I’ve got data for. New listings hit a six-year high for the month of…

Weekly Open Thread (2014-06-16)

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NOTE: If you are subscribed to Seattle Bubble’s RSS feed and are seeing these open threads in the feed, please switch to our official feed at http://feeds.feedburner.com/SeattleBubble  Thanks! Here is your open thread for the week of June 16th, 2014. You may post random links and off-topic discussions here. Also, if you have an idea…