I am hoping someone here will be able to clear this one up for me. One of the frequently-repeated arguments that real estate salesmen use to try to convince the renter-serfs to buy a home is that once you buy a home, your costs are fixed. While that’s not entirely true (taxes, insurance, and maintenance…
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.
03.22.2007 – Thursday Open Thread
This is your open thread for Thursday, March 22, 2007. You may post random links and off-topic discussions here. Be sure to also check out the forums, and get your word in the user-driven discussions there!
The Tim on AM 570 KVI 3:00 Today!
I just got off the phone with the producer of the Brian Suits show over at KVI (570AM). Brian will be discussing yesterday’s P-I article, and thanks to a heads-up from Eleua, I’ll be a guest for a part of the discussion. Tune in at 3:00. They have a web feed for those of you…
03.21.2007 – Wednesday Open Thread
This is your open thread for Wednesday, March 21, 2007. You may post random links and off-topic discussions here. Be sure to also check out the forums, and get your word in the user-driven discussions there!
"Market fundamentals are extraordinarily strong."
By now most of you have probably already seen today’s article in the P-I: Homes overvalued by 31.7% in city, report finds. It’s pretty much the usual shtick. “Homes are expensive here, but…” followed by lots of quotes from various real estate “analysts” and “professionals” yammering on about how wonderful the “fundamentals” here are, what…