This is just a short note to point out a few things that you may not be aware of regarding Seattle Bubble. First off, although I haven’t mentioned it explicitly before, Seattle Bubble is available in an RSS feed. If you use a service such as Bloglines or Google Reader, you can subscribe to either…
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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.
Wednesday Open Thread
This is your open thread for today. Please post random links and off-topic discussions here.
What Is "It’s a Priority"?
I heard an interesting ad on the radio yesterday. It started off with a generic John and Jane Q. Public talking about how bad traffic is, and how terrible it is that they have to live so far from work, etc… Then Mr. Announcer Guy came on and blabbed something about quality of life, the…
Tuesday Open Thread
This is your open thread for today. Please post random links and off-topic discussions here.
A Lack of Merit
I’ve previously mentioned the demise of mortgage company Merit Financial, but as a number of you pointed out in the comments, this weekend Ms. Rhodes wrote a lengthy piece detailing all the saucy details of Merit’s rise and fall that’s definitely worth mentioning. Former Washington Huskies football player Scott Greenlaw led the mortgage company he…