RT @westseattleblog: 1 real-estate company has bought $134 million worth of West Seattle since March http://t.co/W0vuWbhr # Interesting article on Toll Bros. keeping deposits: "They can make more money by not building the house." http://t.co/AON2AsEn # Sounds good to me: "Gov't bars Fannie-Freddie from reducing principal" http://t.co/WuOGJ1xK via @SeattleTimes # The owner of @LTDartgallery is…
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.
Guess Who Has Her Own YouTube Channel?
I just discovered that Kendra “Bubbles are for Bathtubs” Todd has her own YouTube channel. Some of the videos appear to be for her custom site http://savedfromforeclosure.com/: Others seem to be computer-generated from the MLS info on her various high-quality listings: There goes my weekend.
Weekend Open Thread (2012-08-03)
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 August 3rd, 2012. You may post random links and off-topic discussions here. Also, if you have an…
July Stats Preview: Foreclosure Resurgence Edition
July is now done, so let’s have a look at our stats preview Most of the charts below are based on broad county-wide data that is available through a simple search of King County and Snohomish County public records. If you have additional stats you’d like to see in the preview, drop a line in…
Case-Shiller Tiers: Middle & Low Tiers Still Lagging
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…