Here’s a question for the group from Ray (of 500 Realty), who shares an anecdote of a buyer who had their own agent asking for assistance from a listing agent to see a home when their agent was unavailable: The buyer asked for assistance in seeing his listing because his agent was elsewhere. He reminded…
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.
Monday Open Thread (2012-10-22)
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 October 22nd, 2012. You may post random links and off-topic discussions here. Also, if you have an idea or a…
Poll: I often walk to… (check all that apply)
This poll was active 10.21.2012 through 10.27.2012
Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2012-10-19
"Washington Federal sues big lenders over bad loans" http://t.co/VjCRsXfN via @PSBJ -> "With bank failures fading, acquisitions reshape the sector" http://t.co/zrZ87GdK via @PSBJ ->
Seattle Area Keeps Steadily Adding Jobs
Let’s take another look at the Seattle area’s employment situation. First up, year-over-year job growth, broken down into a few relevant sectors: Big gains for construction and manufacturing, both up seven percent. Retail slipped into the red slightly, but the other sectors we track are all still showing gains on the year. Here’s a look…