Let’s have a look at the latest data from the Case-Shiller Home Price Index. According to May data, Up 1.2% April to May. Down 1.4% YOY. Down 23.7% from the July 2007 peak Last year prices fell 0.3% from April to May and year-over-year prices were down 16.6%. No big surprises here. It would have…
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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.
At Least Two Thirds of King County Listings are “Stale”
One of the complaints that I have heard frequently from people looking to buy in today’s market is that despite the near-record number of listings on the market today, much of what is on the market is inventory that has been sitting for months. That sounds like an invitation for a chart. In the chart…
Monday Open Thread (2010-07-26)
Here is your open thread for Monday July 26th, 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 many more WA-based banks will fail in 2010?
This poll was active 07.25.2010 through 07.31.2010.
Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2010-07-24
local real estate related (sortof) via @SeattleTimes – Rossi's assets, income built on real estate http://is.gd/dwlma # via @SeattleTimes – "Bankrupt real-estate magnate Michael R. Mastro still living large" http://is.gd/dwylj (I smell a rat.) # Another local real estate "fiasco" – Seattle-based Meridian Group http://is.gd/dwyqV # Close your account at JPMorgan Chase Bank, get a…