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 (2012-05-09)

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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 the mid-week on May 9th, 2012. You may post random links and off-topic discussions here. Also, if you have an idea…

Quick Look at April Supply & Demand

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Here are a few charts of the latest NWMLS stats that I included in my presentation last week at Crista that I thought would also be worth sharing here. In the following charts each bar represents the number of King County single family homes sold or listed in April of each year since 2000. Record…

Local Incomes Could Afford 22% More Expensive Homes

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Let’s take an updated look at home affordability in King County. First up, the affordability index. The affordability index is based on three factors: median single-family home price as reported by the NWMLS, 30-year monthly mortgage rates as reported by the Federal Reserve, and estimated median household income as reported by the Washington State Office…

Monday Open Thread (2012-05-07)

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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 May 7th, 2012. You may post random links and off-topic discussions here. Also, if you have an idea or a…