Apparently Tom Goodwin, King County’s Chief Economist and head of the Office of Economic and Financial Analysis is a Seattle Bubble reader, citing my chart of the decline from peak in Seattle’s Case-Shiller tiers in a recent presentation to the Regional Policy Committee (be patient, the video takes a little while to load): You can…
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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.
Foreclosures Ticked Up Slightly in January
It’s time once again to expand on our preview of foreclosure activity with a more detailed look at January’s stats in King, Snohomish, and Pierce counties. First up, the Notice of Trustee Sale summary: January 2012 King: 417 NTS, down 55.1% YOY Snohomish: 235 NTS, down 50.9% YOY Pierce: 282 NTS, down 48.3% YOY Still…
Average & Mode Price Falling With Median Since October
It’s been a few months since we took a look at the average, median, and mode prices all together, so let’s update that chart. One note, I thought of a way to improve on my estimate of mode price (definition of mode). Instead of generating a histogram of sale prices, then taking the midpoint of…
Mid-Week Open Thread (2012-02-15)
Here is your open thread for the mid-week on February 15th, 2012. You may post random links and off-topic discussions here. Also, if you have an idea or a topic you’d like to see covered in an article, please make it known. Be sure to also check out the forums, and get your word in…
King County’s Low-End Regions Over 40% Off Peak Price
There were a couple of requests for more details on yesterday’s post of the low, middle, and high-end regions in King County. First up, Deejayoh’s request: …it would be interesting to see the trend on the absolute numbers rather than the relative percentages. No problem, here you go: Since each region is fairly close to…