This is your open thread for Monday, February 19, 2007. You may post random links and off-topic discussions here… but why not go participate in the forums, instead?
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.
Announcing the Seattle Bubble Forums
As many of you may have noticed, the daily open threads have had an increasingly large number of comments lately. I don’t know about anyone else, but for me they become rather difficult to follow after a few dozen comments. Plus, if someone wants to bring up a new subject 30 posts in, it’s quite…
Seattle Bubble on Inman News
The remaining portions of Glenn Roberts’ piece on Bubble Blogs have been posted to Inman News. I recommend you read it today, because after today it is only accessable to subscribers. Read about Glenn’s conversations with a “Bubble Debunker” (real estate agent), John Doe of Southern CA, Bill Bond (Housing Panic contributor), an anonymous blogger…
Our Doom and Gloom Media
It seems that every time the local press prints a story that is slightly less than 100% “rah-rah, go home prices” people come crawling out of the woodwork to accuse them of using “doom and gloom” or “sensationalism” to sell papers. Accusations like that really amuse me, since (as regular readers of these pages know…
02.16.2007 – Friday Open Thread
This is your open thread for Friday, February 16, 2007. Please post random links and off-topic discussions here.