Happy 2015! It’s that time of the year again. Time to kick off a few “Top 10 of 2014” posts. First up: the most-viewed individual posts published this year. Note of course that this only counts how many times people clicked through to each post’s individual link, excluding all the views they may have received…
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.
Case-Shiller Tiers: Only Low Tier Increased in October
Let’s check out the three price tiers for the Seattle area, as measured by Case-Shiller. Remember, Case-Shiller’s “Seattle” data is based on single-family home repeat sales in King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties. Note that the tiers are determined by sale volume. In other words, 1/3 of all sales fall into each tier. For more details…
Case-Shiller: A Mild Autumn for Home Prices
Let’s have a look at the latest data from the Case-Shiller Home Price Index. According to October data, Seattle-area home prices were: Down 0.1% September to October Up 6.2% YOY. Down 11.4% from the July 2007 peak Last year at this time prices were still rising. They increased 0.3% from August to September and year-over-year…
Weekly Open Thread (2014-12-29)
NOTE: If you are subscribed to Seattle Bubble’s RSS feed and are seeing these open threads in the feed, please switch to our official feed at http://feeds.feedburner.com/SeattleBubble Thanks! Here is your open thread for the week of December 29th, 2014. You may post random links and off-topic discussions here. Also, if you have an idea…
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year
Apologies for the unannounced posting hiatus. Regular posts will resume next week. Merry (late) Christmas and Happy New Year to all!