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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 2010-01-16
Mike Mastro settles with state Department of Financial Institutions re: securities fraud. http://is.gd/65jxr # Another Seattle bureaucrat heads to DC to "work on housing policy" on a national level. http://is.gd/65xzx # RT @KirstenGrind: Sterling Financial hit with class action lawsuit: http://bit.ly/8052bU # Post-mortem on Horizon Bank: http://is.gd/68Bo0 # RT @KirstenGrind: The battle rages on for…
Google Search Trends Suggest Real Estate Not Yet at Bottom
A couple of readers alerted me to an interesting feature that has been added sometime recently to Google’s financial tools, the Google Real Estate Index. Obviously like most of the statistics provided by Google, this index tracks searches. Here is their description: The Google Real Estate Index tracks queries related to “real estate, mortgage, rent,…
Weekend Open Thread (2010-01-15)
Here is your open thread for the weekend beginning Friday January 15th, 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…
Foreclosures Not Taking a Winter Break Around Seattle
Time for our detailed look at foreclosure activity for December in King, Snohomish, and Pierce counties. First up, the Notice of Trustee Sale summary: December 2009 King: 773 NTS, up 17% YOY Snohomish: 417 NTS, up 41% YOY Pierce: 523 NTS, down 10% YOY Now that I’m turning into an expert with Tableau, I thought…