Shares of @zillow drop 13% in one day as insiders cash out. 30-day avg. volume: 97k Today: 756k http://t.co/2iLCFvxO # RT @seattletimes: Former execs of Bremerton-based bank sued by FDIC over loans http://t.co/sJoT0N1W # Prediction: "Puget Sound will have Japan-like density in 2040" http://t.co/3aHBKXEh via @realestatepi # "Vintage apartment building on First Hill sells at…
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.
Weekend Open Thread (2011-11-25)
Here is your open thread for the weekend beginning Friday November 25th, 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…
Home Sale Up Because of Declining Prices
A series of very similar headlines caught my attention today: Wall Street Journal: Home Sales Climb But Prices Decline CBS News: Home sales up, but housing prices continue to fall nationwide The Real Deal: U.S. existing home sales rise slightly, but prices fall Chicago Tribune: Local existing home sales up double-digits in October, but prices…
Mid-Week Open Thread (2011-11-23)
Here is your open thread for the mid-week on November 23rd, 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…
King Co. Average Price 30% Off Peak, Mode Down 40%
Feedback from yesterday’s data included some of you requesting that I produce a longer-range version of the plot of average, median, and mode. Your wish is my command. Here are those aggregations going back to the beginning of 2007, which is as far back as I have been able to pull detailed sales data: The…