Well, today’s the last day of my trip to New York City, and since I didn’t quite plan far enough ahead to have a substantive post today, I thought we could try something new. It’s called a “directed thread,” and it goes like this: I’ll pose a question for discussion. Everyone hashes it out in…
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.
Monday Open Thread (2009-11-16)
Here is your open thread for Monday November 16th, 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…
Poll: Is Seattle a world-class city, comparable to New York, Tokyo, London, etc.?
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Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2009-11-14
Steve Tytler's latest yearly prediction for the local real estate market: http://is.gd/4QwIN # Speaking of troubled local banks, the FDIC has given Evergreen Bank a one month deadline: http://is.gd/4SFzG # The Mastro looks like it's getting nasty… http://is.gd/4SFED # Seattle's Ben Huh was on Nightline last night, talking up recently-acquired Real Estate site Lovely Listing…
Puget Sound Counties Interactive October Update
Let’s take a look at October NWMLS statistics from around the sound. As usual, courtesy Tableau Software, the Around the Sound update is rocking sweet interactive data visualizations. Feel free to download the old charts in Excel 2007 and Excel 2003 format. To get specific info about a certain point on any graph in the…