This poll was active 04.24.2011 sidebar through 04.30.2011.
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.
Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2011-04-23
Our guess the price contest house was de-listed 12 days ago, but was just re-listed again yesterday at the same price. http://is.gd/onKJAr # RT @GeekWireNews: Zillow.com beats Trulia to the punch, files to go public http://goo.gl/fb/wQPnf # According to the Irish Independent, Seattle's housing market has already recovered! http://is.gd/1QrDSg I guess I missed it… #…
Are Short Sales Getting Easier?
Over in this weekend’s open thread, Tim K. (a.k.a. “S-Crow,” owner of Legacy Escrow) notes: Short Sales moving along in our office: B of A – under 4 week approval. Key Bank – under 4 week approval. (Not indicative of every situation, but waiting months on end seems to be the exception not the rule)….
Weekend Open Thread (2011-04-22)
Here is your open thread for the weekend beginning Friday April 22nd, 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…
Has the Tide Turned Against Home Ownership?
Now seems like as good a time as any to have another look at the “Cycle of Market Emotions”: The Cycle of Market Emotions By my reckoning, in late 2007 we were somewhere between anxiety and denial, and by mid-2010 we were treading water between fear and desperation. Today I suspect we’ve made it to…