This is your open thread for Friday, March 9, 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!
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.
03.08.2007 – Thursday Open Thread
This is your open thread for Thursday, March 8, 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!
Sales Up, Inventory Up More, Prices Flat
February statistics from the NWMLS have been posted. As is the custom, the Seattle Bubble Spreadsheet has been updated and uploaded. Some of my guesses for King County were fairly close, with the notable exception of Pending Sales (Res), which shot up to 2,375. That’s +7.66% YOY, ending the 15-month streak of declining YOY sales….
03.07.2007 – Wednesday Open Thread
This is your open thread for Wednesday, March 7, 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!
Stupid Legislative "Solutions"
Here’s an article that appeared in the Everett Herald a few weeks ago about yet another misguided legislative attempt to solve the “housing crisis.” One of the bills Nathan Gorton is backing in the Legislature this year sounds like it makes too much sense to do anything but go down in flames. What he’d like…