Couched in woeful tales of local residents that have been priced out of living in Seattle (buying or renting), a story in yesterday’s Seattle Times explored the question of whether an expensive Seattle is a desirable Seattle. Can Seattle really claim to be a livable city when the median home value is half a million…
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.
Reader Stories: Skeptic Buys House
The following is adapted from a recent forum post by user Hyperbola. After a year of occasionally posting comments on this blog, it’s only fair to disclose that my wife and I just bought a house in Woodinville! My rationale about the overall market hasn’t changed — I still think we would have gotten a…
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Open Thread
I’m out of town today helping my parents move, and I didn’t have the foresight to pre-write anything for today, so here’s an open thread. I also highly recommend checking out the forums, where lots of interesting discussions take place daily.
Puget Sound Counties April NWMLS Update
Let’s check in on the NWMLS statistics from around the sound. I realized this month that if I’m going to include Skagit County in the Puget Sound wrapup, I should probably include Island County as well. So from now on we’re looking at seven Puget Sound counties. I’d change the name of the site to…