Here’s a "Reader’s View" editorial from the Seattle Times that I bookmarked a while back and apparently lost in the shuffle. In my small neighborhood, I can point out several recent density actions. You decide if they were for the better or for the worse. On the corner of Norman and Bradner in the Mount…
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.
Introducing Seattle Traffic
I would like to take an opportunity to introduce my newest blog, Seattle Traffic. I have "quietly" added a link on the sidebar under "Sibling Sites", but I thought it would be worth mentioning in a post all its own. Seattle Traffic is an idea that I had been tossing around for a few months…
Homeowner Friends Do It Right
This weekend my wife and I had the pleasure of visiting with some friends (I’ll call them R & L) that live down in the Olympia area. I was somewhat uneasy going into it, because they recently purchased a home, and R also occasionally reads this blog, so they know where I stand on the…
Westneat Clues In—Seattle Wildly Unaffordable
Ever since I started (so long ago, I know) this blog I’ve been wondering—what does it take to get “mainstream” reporters in Seattle to sit up and realize that housing has gotten out of control around here? Well it looks like I finally got my answer. For Seattle Times columnist Danny Westneat, it takes a…
Seattle Rents Predicted To Climb
Looks like at least some people are finally cluing in to the fact that jumping on the home ownership bandwagon might not be the best financial proposal out there and they’re better off renting. After several years of flat rents and high vacancies, the local apartment market is tightening, thanks to folks like Seattleite Matt…