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.

"An abundance of homes" in Thurston County

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Usually the Olympian beats the Seattle rags by a day with their report on the latest monthly housing figures. For some reason, this month the Times, P-I, and everyone else seems to be sitting on their hands, allowing the Olympian to beat them by no fewer than three days with their report of the continued…

Tooting Seattle Bubble’s Statistical Horn

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I noticed that Dustin posted the latest visitor stats for Rain City Guide, and I just couldn’t resist posting the same stats for Seattle Bubble. Before I get to the current stats though, I thought it would be interesting to look back at the last time Dustin posted RCG stats, in March. Here are the…

Trend Marches On: Supply Up, Demand Down

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August figures from the NWMLS have been posted. Inventory continued its climb, up 23.91% from last year, while sales were up slightly from July, but still down 13.29% from last year. Median sales price for single-family homes in King County was unchanged from last month, at $435,000. As is traditional, I have uploaded an updated…