RT @seattletimes Insider loans rife as bank collapsed http://t.co/qaaBE7VK -> RT @seattletimes: Looting the bank? Local conspiracy allegedly snared millions of dollars http://t.co/SJ3Ju6q1 -> RT @NickTimiraos: Six reasons housing inventory keeps declining http://t.co/kHYIfOZD -> "Fall start planned for 660-foot skyscraper in downtown Seattle" http://t.co/EUw07rCM via @SeattleTimes -> "Housing board picks Vulcan to redevelop Yesler Terrace"…
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.
Cheap Home Sales Picked Up Some Steam in December
Let’s have another look at our monthly sales histogram. The sales distribution curve flattened out a bit between November and December, with low-priced homes inching up and many of the high-price buckets dropping a bit. In November the mode (i.e. the bucket with the most sales) for non-distressed sales was at $350,000 to $400,000, with…
Weekend Open Thread (2013-01-25)
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Washington State’s Database of Unprofessional Agents
Alternate title: Real Estate Agents do the Darndest Things! A while ago someone sent me a link to an interesting page over on the state’s Department of Licensing website: Disciplinary actions: Real estate brokers and managing brokers Some of the tidbits contained within: Unprofessional conduct — Had judgments against him directly related to his real…
Mid-Week Open Thread (2013-01-23)
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