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.

Consumer Confidence Unfazed by Interest Rates

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It’s time for another check in on Consumer Confidence. Here’s the data as of July: At 73.6, the Present Situation Index increased 7% between June and July and has gained 264% from its December 2009 low point. The Present Situation Index now sits at its highest level since May 2008. The Expectations Index fell slightly…

Weekly Open Thread (2013-08-12)

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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 August 12th, 2013. You may post random links and off-topic discussions here. Also, if you have an idea…

Reader Question: Thinking of Finally Buying

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I received the following question this week from a reader whose situation is probably similar to many other readers of these pages: photo by The Tim I was a big follower of this site during 2006-2009 and felt pretty informed/unsurprised when the original bubble burst. I’ve been busy since then, got married, went through grad…

Eight Years

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Wow you guys. I just realized that today is Seattle Bubble’s eighth anniversary. I launched this site on August 8th, 2005 with a simple goal: …to post news stories and generate discussion about the real estate/housing bubble and specifically how it affects the Seattle area. … To be honest, the main reason I’m starting this…