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.

NWMLS: Sale Down, Listings Up, Price Gains Slowed in May

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May market stats were published by the NWMLS this afternoon. Here’s a snippet from their press release: Housing Market Righting Itself as Buyers, Brokers Get Creative to Compete. Housing around Western Washington is on an upward trajectory, but inadequate inventory “in the right prices and locations” makes for a “very difficult market for purchasers and…

May Stats Preview: One Month Inventory Surge

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Now that May is over, let’s have a look at our monthly stats preview. Most of the charts below are based on broad county-wide data that is available through a simple search of King County and Snohomish County public records. If you have additional stats you’d like to see in the preview, drop a line…

Traditional Agents More Popular Than in 2007?

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A couple weeks ago our weekly poll asked: Will you use a traditional real estate agent for your next home purchase? This poll was actually a re-run from almost seven years ago when we asked the same question. Here’s how the results of the two polls compare: The sample size on both polls is really…

Weekly Open Thread (2014-06-02)

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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 2nd, 2014. You may post random links and off-topic discussions here. Also, if you have an idea…