My brother-in-law pointed me toward this segment of The Colbert Report that aired back on August 3rd. I hadn’t seen it yet, and since I got a laugh out of it I thought was worth sharing here: [hana-flv-player video=”https://seattlebubble.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Colbert-New-Monopoly.flv” width=”600″ height=”338″ description=”Colbert Report – New Monopoly” player=”5″ autoload=”true” autoplay=”false” loop=”false” autorewind=”false” /] You can watch…
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.
Labor Day Open Thread (2011-09-05)
Here is your open thread for Monday September 5th, 2011. You ay 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: Do you want the government to try some other type of housing bailout?
This poll was active 09.04.2011 through 09.10.2011.
Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2011-09-03
I am shocked. Shocked, I tell you. "Fannie promises to keep families in homes, but instead pressures banks to foreclose" http://t.co/SmApRAr # Psst, hey @SeattleTimes – http://t.co/ZFeOMDp Allan Island has been for sale since 2004. That's not "news." http://t.co/KN62gbA # RT @calculatedrisk: LPS: Average Loan in Foreclosure Is Delinquent for Record 599 Days http://t.co/XhfmKFz #…
Have You Given Big Banks the Boot Yet?
With the slimy moves, big fees, and generally anti-customer attitude of big banks, I find myself wondering who bothers with them anymore, and why? Over in the Weekend Open Thread, Pegasus points out a story in yesterday’s New York Times: U.S. Is Set to Sue a Dozen Big Banks Over Mortgages The federal agency that…