I received the following email from a reader. He explains the issue quite well, so I’ll let his message do all the talking: My wife and I bought our home a year ago in Mill Creek, Snohomish County. On Friday, we received a bill from King County instructing us that we owed them over $2,000,…
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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 (2012-04-16)
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Poll: I currently live ____ from work.
This poll was active 04.15.2012 through 04.21.2012
Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2012-04-14
Clever concept. RT @BoingBoing: Doomsday condos in old missile silos http://t.co/D9vXx1kn # "Seattle's office towers filling up, brokers report" via @SeattleTimes http://t.co/RBFgqas7 # Neat concept: "Wallingford yard gets cargo container guest house" http://t.co/nqhBnjGi via @RealEstatePI # RT @themotleyfool: Sorry, Fools, but your house is not a good investment. (Monetarily, anyway.)http://t.co/AFNgSMvN # RT @jillayne: About 100…
Friday Flashback: Should Have Listened to Mr. Sohn
From a NWMLS talking points memo that was circulated in June 2006: …the forecasts for housing price growth are calling for booming values in the state of Washington. For the June issue of MONEY Magazine, Fiserv Lending Solutions and Moody’s Economy.com provided forecasts for the coming 12 months for 380 metro areas – they predict…