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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.
Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2010-06-05
RT @TechFlash: Northwest MLS apologizes for 'confusion' in tech upgrade http://bit.ly/cz48dU # KUOW – "Foreclosures Hit Home In The Northwest" http://is.gd/cyxxY # RT @westseattleblog: Once stately, now trashed … the Shoremont on Alki is officially for sale – but no asking price! http://is.gd/cyzQR # Foreclosure process in WA takes 390 days on avg. according to…
NWMLS: Pending Sales Predictably Plummet
May market stats have been published by the NWMLS. Here’s a link to the NWMLS press release (not live quite yet): Home sales adjusting after surge before tax credits expired. Home sales during May tapered off around Washington state following a surge of activity in April as buyers hustled to meet deadlines for tax credits….
Heatmap of Average Prices for 2010 Home Sales
Yesterday, in response to the sales histogram I posted, a reader asked: Where the hell are all of these sub-350k houses? That’s just the sort of question that a zip code heat map might answer. So here you go. HeatMap Powered by Tableau Unfortunately Tableau does not have a median function, so average price will…
Weekend Open Thread (2010-06-04)
Here is your open thread for the weekend beginning Friday June 4th, 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…