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.

Update Zillow—Pay More Taxes?

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With the crazy run-up in home prices of the last few years, homeowners (as a collective whole) have become somewhat two-faced when it comes to the value of their homes. On the one hand, they proudly tout how much value the granite countertops and other home upgrades have added to their home. They nestle all…

Foreclosure Scams Prey On Suicidal Loans

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Thanks to a few commenters in today’s open thread for pointing out this article in today’s P-I about foreclosure scams. Most of the article is dedicated to telling the tales of local homeowners that were scammed out of their homes, but there are a few quotes that are of specific interest to the bubble subject….

Seattle’s Tenuous Smartness

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Yo ho, mateys. This be a fairly long article from the weekend, but considerin’ that it be about Seattle’s smartness ‘n high tech jobs, I be findin’ it worthy of postin’ here.</pirate> A once-proud hub of innovation left to languish as brilliant people, new ideas and dazzling products bubble up elsewhere. An urban wasteland that’s…