Here is your open thread for the mid-week on September 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…
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.
How Many More Washington Banks Will Fail?
Interesting follow-up to Friday’s failure of Venture Bank via the Tacoma News Tribune: Some banks in state risk failure The best news to derive from Friday’s announced failure and sale of DuPont-based Venture Bank came in the form of a report from a Seattle TV and radio station. But the news – that no other…
Geographic Sales Shifts: South County Gains Back Some Ground
Let’s check in on an update of how the sales volume is breaking down among the different price tier regions around the county. For a more in-depth explanation of the process and reasoning behind this data, hit this post. As of August, this is where the median prices were for our regions: low end (South…
Monday Open Thread (2009-09-14)
Here is your open thread for Monday September 14th, 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: Which catastrophe will hit the Seattle area first?
Please vote in this poll using the sidebar. This poll will be active and displayed on the sidebar through 09.19.2009.