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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.
Poll: For Thanksgiving & Christmas, I prefer to…
This poll was active 12.01.2013 through 12.07.2013
Downtown Seattle Housing Interactive
Elliott Krivenko, a Research Specialist with the Downtown Seattle Association sent me this great interactive that he made showing detailed information about all the residential projects in downtown Seattle from 2005 through the present. Click on the image to jump to their website for the interactive (which won’t fit on the page here). One interesting…
Case-Shiller Tiers: Low Tier Strongest in September
Let’s check out the three price tiers for the Seattle area, as measured by Case-Shiller. Remember, Case-Shiller’s “Seattle” data is based on single-family home repeat sales in King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties. Note that the tiers are determined by sale volume. In other words, 1/3 of all sales fall into each tier. For more details…
Case-Shiller: Home Price Gains Stall in September
Let’s have a look at the latest data from the Case-Shiller Home Price Index. According to September data, Seattle-area home prices were: Up 0.3% August to September Up 13.2% YOY. Down 16.3% from the July 2007 peak Last year prices rose 0.3% from August to September and year-over-year prices were up 4.8%. Nothing really noteworthy…