Here is your open thread for Monday March 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…
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.
Poll: Will you miss the (printed) P-I?
See the forums for a related discussion: What’s so great about daily print newspapers? Update 03.16.09: Via Monica Guzman at the P-I: Publisher Roger Oglesby just announced in the P-I newsroom: Tomorrow will be our last print edition, but seattlepi.com will live on. Update 2: Aubrey Cohen will be staying on with the online-only P-I….
Unofficial South End Seattle Bubble Meetup
Just a quick note to let the blog readers know that some Seattle Bubble regulars have put together an “unofficial” south end Seattle Bubble Sunday morning, (March 15th) at 11:00 AM at the Columbia City Bakery (4865 Rainier Avenue South). Hit the forums for more details. Unfortunately I will not be able to attend, due…
Unemployment Rising Four Times Faster than Previous Recessions, Foreclosures Rising Three Times Faster
By request, here is a chart showing Notices of Trustee Sale and Unemployment. Note that the scale for each data set is different to allow their rates of change to be more easily compared. The chart above shows the monthly percentage of households receiving a Notice of Trustee Sale (on the left axis) and the…
Weekend Open Thread (2009-03-13)
Here is your open thread for the weekend beginning Friday March 13th, 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…