As a number of readers have pointed out in the comments, WSU’s Washington Center for Real Estate Research has released their latest quarterly statistics. There’s not much new in there for anyone that has been following the monthly NWMLS releases, but it’s at least worth mentioning. Here’s a blurb from the Associated Press report, courtesy…
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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.
July Jobs: Mixed Bag
Since the housing market is so closely related to whether people can find decent jobs, here is the latest in our continuing series on Washington State employment statistics. Things are looking up… sort of. Washington’s jobs picture was mixed in July, and revised data shows that the first half of 2006 wasn’t quite as red-hot…
Tuesday Open Thread
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Picture A Healthy Housing Market: Yakima
This story about the Yakima housing market caught my eye because my wife and I stopped in Yakima yesterday on the way home from our 3-day weekend trip. I thought it would be worth posting here because it’s an interesting contrast to the type of piece you find in the Seattle-area papers. Notice the tone…