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.

Sale Prices Plateau as Listings Keep Tanking

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It’s been a while since I posted an update of my charts based on the stats from Redfin’s King County region page, so let’s take a look at those. First up the median list and sale prices per square foot. Note that the list price below includes all homes on the market, whether or not…

Monday Open Thread (2013-03-25)

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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 Monday March 25th, 2013. You may post random links and off-topic discussions here. Also, if you have an idea or a…

Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2013-03-22

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"Nightmare tenant charged with fraud" http://t.co/CfKNC1ToAK via @SeattleTimes -> City of Snohomish considers "apodments" (rooming houses) for affordable housing: http://t.co/DaUEQHHEm5 via @EverettHerald -> "Puget Sound area housing rebound begets a new shortage: lots" http://t.co/zfsrmr9gRk via @PSBJ ->

Real Actual Listing Photos: Best Kitchenette Ever

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It’s time for another installment of Real Actual Listing Photos. Once a month (or so) I round up some of the most bizarre listing photos from around the Seattle area and post them here, with brief excerpts from the real actual listing description, and probably a bit of snarky commentary. Here’s another reminder for those…