Here is your open thread for Monday November 1st, 2010. 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…
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.
Global Economic November 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. As of 09/07/2010, global economic comments that do not directly relate to Seattle-area real estate go only in threads…
Poll: What condition of house do you want to buy?
This poll was active 10.31.2010 through 11.06.2010.
Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2010-10-30
The @SeattleTimes liked the @NYTimes Smith Tower apartment story so much they published it twice. http://is.gd/geoQa http://is.gd/guqNV # Wow. Creepy blue guy on this @SeattleTimes article about ZipRealty's weird "Sales Rack" promotion. http://is.gd/geYRA # Kevin @Findwell nicely explains why the ZipRealty "Sale" promo is so weird and pointless: http://is.gd/geZ72 # via @SeattleTimes – "Westlake Center,…
Local Media Misdirects Massive Foreclosure Freak Out
Foreclosure-tracking company RealtyTrac released their third quarter report yesterday, which included a ranking of major metro areas around the country by their respective rates of increase in foreclosure activity compared to the third quarter of 2009. With a 71% year-over-year increase in RealtyTrac’s report, the Seattle area ranked #1 as the metro where foreclosures increased…