Great article in the NYT on the counter-productive nature of recent government interventions in housing. http://is.gd/5K0gx # The disappearing Boeing article I linked last week has reappeared: Boeing faces challenging economy, bitter rival in 2010 http://is.gd/5L8gp # Audio from my appearance this afternoon on KUOW has been added to the post. http://bit.ly/8tx6yW # via @TechFlash:…
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.
Weekend Open Thread (2010-01-08)
Here is your open thread for the weekend beginning Friday January 8th, 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…
2009 Pending vs. Closed Sales Wrap-Up
Since this month’s NWMLS press release focused on pending sales again, and there has been some discussion in the comments about what the relationship between pending and closed sales looks like in recent months, I thought it would be interesting to look at a few charts of the two data sets in a few different…
Reporting Roundup: Pretend Pending Pumping Party
Time for the monthly reporting roundup, where I read all the local paper rehashes of the NWMLS press release so you don’t have to. Here’s a link to this month’s NWMLS press release: Western Washington pending home sales mark best December since 2006 “Home for the holidays” took on special meaning for 4,399 buyers whose…
Mid-Week Open Thread (2010-01-06)
Here is your open thread for the mid-week on January 6th, 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…