It’s been exactly a year since we last took a look at the local housing oversupply, and since the Washington State Office of Financial Management released their 2010 population and housing supply estimates a few weeks ago, I think it’s high time we took another look. Here’s an updated chart of housing supply (total housing…
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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.
A Ceiling for Seattle-Area Long-Term Appreciation Rates
photo source: Public Records(Look familiar?) The Puget Sound Business Journal and the Seattle Times both spent some print this weekend on the tale of a mega-mansion on Mercer Island (1631 Roanoke Way, 98040) that sold last month for $12 million. Of course, the angle of most of the local press I saw on the sale…
Monday Open Thread (2010-07-12)
Here is your open thread for Monday July 12th, 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: The least repulsive candidate for US Senator from WA in 2010 is:
This poll was active 07.11.2010 through 07.17.2010.
Mel Gibson Repressing Washington State Home Values?
I think the Seattle Times has some sort of problem with correctly matching images with their weekend real estate blurbs online. Back in April we had a Kardashian paired with a story about REALTOR™ open houses, and today we get Mel Gibson in a story about CoreLogic’s home price index. Has Mel been shooting his…