This poll was active 02.03.2013 through 02.09.2013
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.
Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2013-02-01
RT @NickTimiraos SHILLER: All This Housing Optimism Is Way Too Premature http://t.co/FAQX6OxR -> "Demand for rentals fuels south [Snohomish] county building boom" http://t.co/hQJwaGBU via @EverettHerald -> RT @jillayne: I love this from @jonathanmiller –> Falling Inventory Has Created a Housing “Pre-Covery,” not “Recovery” http://t.co/nevjPy5P -> RT @seattletimes: Leader of fraud at failed Tacoma bank gets…
Weekend Open Thread (2013-02-01)
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 weekend beginning Friday February 1st, 2013. You may post random links and off-topic discussions here. Also, if you have an…
Reader Question: Does my “backup offer” have any hope?
A reader wrote in with this frustrating story: We just found a home we really like, but they accepted another offer literately hours before ours was submitted. We like this place enough that we’ve put in a backup offer. In the meantime, we’re still looking for another place. My question is this, what kind of…
Case-Shiller Tiers: All Three Tiers Defy Seasonality
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…