Due to an overload of work and a shortage of good planning on my part, I’m forced to fall back on a cheap filler post for today. Here’s a supplement to Tim’s Top Ten of Twenty-Ten. It’s the ten most popular posts of 2010 as measured by individual page views: Goldman: Seattle Home Prices to…
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.
Price Games Hall of Shame
Back in the dark ages of real estate, home shoppers had to rely on real estate agents to give them pretty much any information about homes that were on the market. A listing agent could change the price of a home by some insignificant amount, pop it to the “hot sheets” the buyers’ agents relied…
Mid-Week Open Thread (2011-01-19)
Here is your open thread for the mid-week on January 19th, 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 in…
Reader Question: Buying Foreclosures at Auction?
I received this email from a reader wondering about foreclosures: I have an idea for a series of articles. I’m interested in non MLS ways of purchasing homes. I’d like to know how to find and properly research homes for sale by the lenders or auction companies directly. My focus is Snohomish County, however I’m…
Monday Open Thread (2011-01-17)
Here is your open thread for Monday January 17th, 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 in the user-driven…