In case you missed it Friday, the Smith Tower was sold (back to the bank) at foreclosure auction. Here’s KING 5’s report: Historic Smith Tower sold for $36.9 million That’s what happens when you make a big public announcement about intentions to convert to condos, scaring away all your good tenants, then fail to follow…
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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 (2012-03-26)
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Poll: If I could afford just one, I would choose a house…
This poll was active 03.25.2012 through 03.31.2012
Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2012-03-24
Amusing interchange in the @EverettHerald: Steve Tytler defends his statement of the obvious against an angry homeowner http://t.co/tnpYJ8E2 # RT @glennkelman: Dang. That's Fast. Redfin ships the first major real-time listing alerting system. http://t.co/bXGQ5xAI # "Is now the time to become a landlord?" http://t.co/4Kl0UHIV via @realestatepi # "Amazon lays out design proposals for Denny Triangle…
All-Cash Buyers Dominating the Low End of the Market
Full disclosure: The Tim is employed by Redfin. As promised, I posted my all-cash buyer analysis to Redfin’s Seattle blog yesterday: 38% of Sales in King County Were Purchased With Cash in 2011 Here’s the chart from the post, with an added histogram based on your comments here earlier this week. Select which type of…