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…
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.
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…
Poll: Gold is a ______ investment than real estate today.
This poll was active 08.28.2011 through 09.03.2011.
Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2011-08-27
Interesting… "New prefab system may be tested in South Lake Union apartments" http://t.co/rYwRZx0 via @SeattleTimes # More action on Seattle's upcoming new building boom: Apartments – http://t.co/k54uz25 # RT @jillayne: Short Sale Negotiator Fees and Mortgage Fraud http://t.co/Sr8OUZ5 via @findwell # RT @mikesimonsen: Convince me that student loan debt isn't the exact same crisis as…