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.

Seattle Sales Gain, Cheap South King Sales Slip

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Let’s take an updated look at how King County’s sales are shifting between the different regions around the county, since geographic shifts can and do affect the median price. In order to explore this concept, we break King County down into three regions, based on the NWMLS-defined “areas”: low end: South County (areas 100-130 &…

Weekly Open Thread (2013-06-17)

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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 17th, 2013. You may post random links and off-topic discussions here. Also, if you have an idea…

Non-Distressed Median at Highest Point in Over Four Years

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As promised on Wednesday, it’s time to check up on median home sale prices broken down by distress status: Non-distressed, bank-owned, and short sales. As of May, the non-distressed median price for King County single family home sales sits at $449,000, up 6.9% from a year earlier and up 0.9% from April. Last year the…

Foreclosure Volume Slowly Drifts Back to Earth

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It’s time for our detailed look at May’s foreclosure stats in King, Snohomish, and Pierce counties. First up, the Notice of Trustee Sale summary: May 2013 King: 669 NTS, up 10% YOY Snohomish: 426 NTS, up 42% YOY Pierce: 551 NTS, up 15% YOY Nothing much new in these numbers. Still higher than a year…