First up in today’s news quickies is word from Snohomish County that—guess what?— the housing boom has ended. No, seriously. The party is over. Snohomish County’s housing boom is over. Builders are laying off workers, houses are staying on the market longer, and the overall number of permit applications has dropped by hundreds compared to…
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.
Boom, you see this house?
And the “Best Comment of the Week” award goes to rose-colored-coolaid for his gem on yesterday’s post: Anyone else starting to notice that the ‘bubbles are forever’ positions are starting to sound a lot more like Jon Madden? “Boom, you see this house? What it wants to do is appreciate in value. So it’s going…
P-I: “Seattle is not immune”
Hey, it looks like somebody on the P-I editorial board is a secret fan of Seattle Bubble (or at the very least, they read Thursday’s post). Check out yesterday’s “P-I Editorial”: Last week, The Wall Street Journal published a comprehensive look at loan data for what it called, “The United States of Subprime.” The newspaper…
Poll: Non-“Owners” Only: Why aren’t you buying a home?
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Lets Hear Your Feature Requests
This weekend my wife and I are celebrating our fifth anniversary, so no normal posts. How about instead you tell me what you think Seattle Bubble is missing. What would you like to see here, but don’t? More posts? Cool interactive maps? More “balance”? Whatever you’re craving, let’s hear it. I’m always trying to improve…