Let’s have a look at the latest data from the Case-Shiller Home Price Index. According to June data, Up 0.7% May to June. Down 6.4% YOY. Down 28.5% from the July 2007 peak Last year prices were flat from May to June and year-over-year prices were down 1.8%. Seattle’s Case-Shiller index has risen now for…
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.
The Problem with Real Estate Reporting
I was browsing Google News this morning and came across the headline combo you see below: What a perfect example of the problem with most real estate reporting. Same data, polar opposite headlines. Reporters telling the story they want to tell, regardless of what is actually going on in the market. So did pending sales…
Monday Open Thread (2011-08-29)
Here is your open thread for Monday August 29th, 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…
The Return of the Pink Pony!
So I’ve spent most of this weekend attending the Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) at the Washington State Convention Center downtown. Yesterday there was a sight on Pike street that was just too good not to share with you: The pink pony has returned to Seattle! I swear I had nothing to do with this. Turns…
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