View this map in its own window Last week I had another guest post at Get Rich Slowly on the subject of why you should rent first when you move to a new city. I’m not going to repeat everything I said over there, but I did want to share the map at right. What…
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.
Real Actual Listing Photo Statistics
Full disclosure: The Tim is employed by Redfin. Inspired by an awesome OKCupid blog post about how camera models and other photo properties affect profile pics that made its rounds at the office in August, I was recently able to convince Redfin that it would be a good use of my on-the-clock time to do…
Monday Open Thread (2010-10-11)
Here is your open thread for Monday October 11th, 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…
Poll: How long do you commute to work?
This poll was active 10.10.2010 through 10.16.2010.
Trulia Geography FAIL
Notice anything… off about this infographic attached to Trulia’s Rent vs. Buy comparison? Feel free to download the original pdf from Trulia, just to make sure I’m not making this up.