Back in January we had our first official Seattle Bubble meetup in the U District. I estimate about 20-30 people showed up, and we had a great time. So, we’re doing it again, this time in a location more central to Seattle and Eastside readers. Here are the details: DATE & TIME: Tuesday April 21st…
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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.
Williams Marketing Finally Getting Realistic About the Condo Market
A reader emailed me an interesting little piece of marketing material from an 18-unit complex on the south side of Queen Anne. According to public records The Leona, which is being marketed by the ever-bullish Williams Marketing, has sold a whopping three of their eighteen units to date. Nine of the fifteen unsold units are…
Weekend Open Thread (2009-04-10)
Here is your open thread for the weekend beginning Friday April 10th, 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…
Which is Larger: Pent-Up Demand or Pent-Up Supply?
Whenever local real estate professionals are quoted in the paper lately, it seems that one line we’ve been hearing repeated a lot is about the alleged loads of “pent-up demand” out there. The thinking goes that there are hundreds thousands upon thousands of potential buyers out there that are “waiting on the sidelines” or “sitting…
King County SFH Q1 Snapshot: The Buyer’s Market Continues
Now that the first quarter is behind us, I thought it might be instructive to give it a little context. Here’s a look at quarterly closed sales of King County single-family homes from 2000 through 2009 Q1: And here’s the same view of pending sales: …and here’s the same view of total new listings: And…