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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 2011-02-26
If a real estate PROFESSIONAL says that "Smart investment money is starting to come off the sidelines" it MUST be true! http://is.gd/zrjJII # via @SeattleTimes – "Seattle Home Show finds visitors thinking smaller" http://is.gd/7iig6I # Nice @findwell post poking fun of new marketing nonsense blog by Century 21. http://bit.ly/ePHWq7 #SuzanneResearchedThis # Robert Shiller seems to…
Friday Flashback: Case-Shiller Home Price Losses Mapped
I thought it would be interesting to post one more viz on the latest Case-Shiller numbers. This time I’ve put the data from all twenty cities on a map. The size of each circle represents how far back prices have rewound (larger = further back), and the circles are color-coded by how much prices have…
Weekend Open Thread (2011-02-25)
Here is your open thread for the weekend beginning Friday February 25th, 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…
Redfin Maps All the Bank Owned (REO) Shadow Inventory
Full disclosure: The Tim is employed by Redfin. After Google’s recent announcement that they were pulling their real estate map features, I was somewhat disappointed that we had lost a mapped view of unlisted foreclosures. Fortunately, Redfin just today released a sweet new feature that I’ve been helping plan: Full map and details on all…