It’s been a while since we had a look at local job growth data, and now is as good a time as any to take a look at the latest data. First up, year-over-year job growth, broken down into a few relevant sectors: Finance, real estate, and construction are all still shedding jobs, while overall…
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.
July Stats Preview: Falling Foreclosures Edition
It’s time yet again to check in on our monthly stats preview for King and Snohomish counties. Most of the charts below are based on broad county-wide data that is available through a simple search of King County and Snohomish County public records. If you have additional stats you’d like to see in the preview,…
Monday Open Thread (2011-08-01)
Here is your open thread for Monday August 1st, 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…
Global Economic August Thread
Talk about the global and national economy to your heart’s content, as much as it takes to get it out of your system so the rest of the site can stick to real estate and housing. For previous economic open threads, click here. As of 09/07/2010, global economic comments that do not directly relate to…
Poll: Will homes in the city of Seattle cost less (adj. for inflation) five years from now than today?
This poll was active 07.31.2011 through 08.06.2011.