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: Balance Slowly Returning

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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…

Decline in Foreclosures Continued in November

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It’s time for our detailed look at November’s foreclosure stats in King, Snohomish, and Pierce counties. First up, the Notice of Trustee Sale summary: November 2013 King: 465 NTS, down 47% YOY Snohomish: 305 NTS, down 43% YOY Pierce: 421 NTS, down 39% YOY The number of trustee sale notices decreased month-over-month again in all…

Consumer Confidence Expectations Dip as Rates Rise

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Let’s check in on how Consumer Confidence and mortgage interest rates fared during November. First up, here’s the Consumer Confidence data as of November: At 72.0, the Present Situation Index decreased 0.8% between October and November, but is up 25.4% from a year earlier. The Present Situation Index is currently up 256% from its December…

Weekly Open Thread (2013-12-09)

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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 December 9th, 2013. You may post random links and off-topic discussions here. Also, if you have an idea…