Let’s have a look at the latest data from the Case-Shiller Home Price Index. According to December data, Down 0.7% November to December. Up 0.2% November to December (seasonally adjusted). Down 7.9% YOY. Down 23.3% from the July 2007 peak Last year prices fell 3.6% from November to December (not seasonally adjusted) and year-over-year prices…
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.
Is Theft from Bank-Owned Homes on the Rise?
Capitol Hill Seattle Blog brings us this sign of the times this morning: A soured development project to build a multi-million dollar home on 10th Ave E took an even worse turn when a real estate agent discovered earlier this month that the three-story residence had been stripped of “numerous items” including all appliances and…
Monday Open Thread (2010-02-22)
Here is your open thread for Monday February 22nd, 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: Do you know anyone rushing to buy a home before the tax credit expires?
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Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2010-02-20
via @BoingBoing: Broke-ass WA set to give MSFT $100M annual tax cut and amnesty for $1B in evasion http://is.gd/8qOi3 # A look at how gov. programs are distorting the housing market from @nytimes http://is.gd/8sOaW # via @SeattleTimes: San Juan Islands feel the chill of falling prices http://is.gd/8w86q # Building permits up in 2009 in Olympia…