Here’s an amusing pair of photos from the Seattle Municipal Archives, spotted by Vintage Seattle. At left, a real estate for sale sign posted on Perkins Lane in Magnolia in 1938. At right, a home on the very same Perkins Lane in 1954. 1938: Perkins Lane is slide-proof! The ground here is healthy and analysts…
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.
Weekend Open Thread (2010-07-30)
Here is your open thread for the weekend beginning Friday July 30th, 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…
Housing Market Heated Up in Q2, Affordability Fell
The latest issue of Sound Housing Quarterly has been published (Q2 2010). Sound Housing Quarterly is a subscription-based sister project to Seattle Bubble that I created to provide a single consolidated and consistent source of high-level local housing market stats and analysis. Here are a couple of highlights from the second quarter issue. The Real…
Case-Shiller Tiers: Expiring Tax Credit Bumps All 3 Tiers
Let’s check out the three price tiers for the Seattle area, as measured by Case-Shiller. Remember, Case-Shiller’s “Seattle” data is based on single-family home repeat sales in King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties. Note that the tiers are determined by sale volume. In other words, 1/3 of all sales fall into each tier. For more details…
Mid-Week Open Thread (2010-07-28)
Here is your open thread for the mid-week on July 28th, 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…