Let’s have another 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 of…
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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.
Big Picture 2011: Case-Shiller HPI Rate of Increase
It’s time for another Big Picture Week on Seattle Bubble, in which we’ll examine a number of local home price factors and economic fundamentals from a higher level than we usually do. By eschewing our usual focus on month to month changes and taking a step back to look at trends over the last few…
Monday Open Thread (2011-12-12)
Here is your open thread for Monday December 12th, 2011. 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 the user-driven…
Poll: Your Least Favorite Big Bank:
This poll was active 12.11.2011 through 12.17.2011.
Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2011-12-10
"Developers revive long-stalled apartment projects" http://t.co/V8HMoOpC via @realestatepi # Devious! "Banks trying to make buyers pay excise tax on bank-owned (REO) properties" http://t.co/jMEp2CSm via @findwell # "How Occupy's anti-foreclosure drive could sink the movement" http://t.co/oF8BKKx3 via @CSMonitor # Is it just me or does the proposed "Stadium Place" apartment tower (http://t.co/Gn0Byj7m) remind vaguely of http://t.co/0NZY7lkZ…