Wait, what? @CalculatedRisk – "Bank of England official to savers: 'Start spending'" http://bit.ly/cEi5eg # via @PSBJ – Renton-based First Savings Bank Northwest faces regulatory order http://bit.ly/9rVWaZ # also via @PSBJ – Credit union rescue touches local CUs (indirectly)http://bit.ly/9Fc8Vi # Puff piece about a 97-yo realtor: "Housing market prosperous compared to depression" http://is.gd/fyCHu # This @SeattlePI…
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.
September Stats Preview: Falling Into Fall Edition
Now that September is in the bag, it’s time for another monthly stats preview. Most of the charts below are based on broad county-wide data that is available through a simple search of King County and Snohomish County public records. If you have additional stats you’d like to see in the preview, drop a line…
Weekend Open Thread (2010-10-01)
Here is your open thread for the weekend beginning Friday October 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…
Global Economic October 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…
Real Actual Listing Photos: Guess What’s Amiss Edition (The Original Czech Sky Post)
It’s time for a special edition of Real Actual Listing Photos, where we play a game I just invented called “Guess What’s Amiss.” Here’s how this game works: I’ll post photos from a handful of listings, and you see if you can guess what’s odd about them that would cause me to feature them here….