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.

Mid-Week Open Thread (2012-07-11)

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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 the mid-week on July 11th, 2012. You may post random links and off-topic discussions here. Also, if you have an idea…

Sales in Cheap Regions Plummeted in the Second Quarter

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Let’s take an updated look at how King County’s sales are shifting between the different regions around the county, since geographic shifts can and do affect the median price. In order to explore this concept, we break King County down into three regions, based on the NWMLS-defined “areas”: low end: South County (areas 100-130 &…

Non-Distressed Median Price Up 2.4% From 2011

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In the comments on last week’s NWMLS stats post some readers asked what the median price would look like if you removed the distressed sales from the mix. Here’s the answer: As of June, the non-distressed median price for King County single family home sales sits at $430,000, up 2.4% from a year earlier. The…

Monday Open Thread (2012-07-09)

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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 July 9th, 2012. You may post random links and off-topic discussions here. Also, if you have an idea or a…