Here is your open thread for Monday November 30th, 2009. 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…
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.
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Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2009-11-28
Legal battle brewing over mobile home parks in Tumwater http://is.gd/50yjx # Seattle Times: Denny Triangle gains skyline, but tenants slow to come http://is.gd/51mD4 # New retail, office, and industrial construction scarce in Whatcom County – http://is.gd/51o4L # THIS is what the FHA is pissing away our money on?!? Outrageous. http://is.gd/51ZUd # Flat-out false AP headline:"Home…
Strategies for Finding the Best Value in Today’s Market
Last week we asked the question: How do you find properties that are the best value in today’s market? Following are the highlights of that discussion. MEDIC focuses on tax assessments and prior sales, using a combination of county records websites (directory here) and Redfin. For MEDIC, “a good price… is at least 40-50% off…
Weekend Open Thread (2009-11-27)
Here is your open thread for the weekend beginning Friday November 27th, 2009. 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…