Here is your open thread for the weekend beginning Friday January 13th, 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…
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.
Foreclosures Continue Rapid, Unexplained Decline
It’s time once again to expand on our preview of foreclosure activity with a more detailed look at September’s stats in King, Snohomish, and Pierce counties. First up, the Notice of Trustee Sale summary: December 2011 King: 345 NTS, down 61% YOY Snohomish: 161 NTS, down 65% YOY Pierce: 228 NTS, down 54% YOY Foreclosures…
The Housing ATM is Dead. Good Riddance.
I was playing around a bit with Google Insights for Search when I came across this rather telling chart. The dark blue line below represents the general interest in real estate topics, as measured by Google. No surprise that it peaked in July 2005 and has been on a steady down trend ever since. The…
Mid-Week Open Thread (2012-01-11)
Here is your open thread for the mid-week on January 11th, 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…
Federal Government Sells Over 1 in 4 Seattle-Area REOs
Full disclosure: The Tim is employed by Redfin. We’ve been digging into a lot of different data at Redfin lately, and I found this particular set to be quite interesting. What I’ve done here is take all the bank-owned (REO) sales over 2011 and group them by the bank that was selling the home. The…