This is your open thread for Monday, January 22, 2007. Please post random links and off-topic discussions here.
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.
01.20.2007 – Weekend Open Thread
This is your open thread for the weekend of January 20-21, 2007. Please post random links and off-topic discussions here.
Update: Anecdote: Reloaded
Sarah Reed, the listing agent of the still-unsold $1.275 million-dollar home left a comment on my recent post about her listing. I feel it is only fair to reprint her comment here on the front page so that more people are able to read her defense. So here it is, word for word. Regarding my…
01.19.2007 – Friday Open Thread
This is your open thread for Friday, January 19, 2007. Please post random links and off-topic discussions here.
Does Job Growth == Home Buying Demand?
An article in the Times yesterday about the Puget Sound’s job recovery following the dot-com bust got me thinking again about the oft-claimed jobs to home prices correlation. The usual assertion goes something like this: “Prices are justified because our economy is strong (i.e. – lots of jobs), and as long as we keep adding…