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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.
Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2010-05-01
Another housing shortage is right around the corner… or not. http://is.gd/bIFUf # Commercial real estate is "still a significant drag on the [Seattle] economy" http://is.gd/bIHpj via @JonTalton # Luxury homes not selling well in the South Sound http://is.gd/bIHu7 # RT @KirstenGrind: Shares of #Frontier Financial skyrocket Monday, possibly because of traders betting it might fail:…
Shifty LLC + Shoddly Construction = 82 Owners Up a Creek
A reader emailed me a few weeks ago with a very interesting story, but I was unable to take the time to write up a properly-researched post. Mish has picked up the slack, and has the scoop on the likely mass default of the entire 82-unit Riverwalk condo complex in Redmond. It turns out the…
Weekend Open Thread (2010-04-30)
Here is your open thread for the weekend beginning Friday April 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…
Real Estate Heat Index Fell Across Puget Sound in Q1
The latest issue of Sound Housing Quarterly has been published (Q1 2010). Sound Housing Quarterly is a subscription-based sister project to Seattle Bubble. Here are a couple of highlights from the first quarter issue. The Real Estate Heat Index (a proprietary index I created that uses supply, demand, and home prices to calculate the general…