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.

Case-Shiller: Price Growth Cooled Further in June

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Let’s have a look at the latest data from the Case-Shiller Home Price Index. According to April data, Seattle-area home prices were: Up 1.1% May to June Up 8.6% YOY. Down 11.6% from the July 2007 peak Last year prices rose 1.8% from May to June and year-over-year prices were up 11.8%. The June data…

Real Actual Listing Photos: Blinded by the Silverware Drawer

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It’s time once again for another installment of Real Actual Listing Photos. Once a month (or so) I round up some of the most bizarre listing photos from around the Seattle area and post them here, with brief excerpts from the real actual listing description, and probably a bit of snarky commentary. For a daily…

Weekly Open Thread (2014-08-25)

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NOTE: If you are subscribed to Seattle Bubble’s RSS feed and are seeing these open threads in the feed, please switch to our official feed at http://feeds.feedburner.com/SeattleBubble  Thanks! Here is your open thread for the week of August 25th, 2014. You may post random links and off-topic discussions here. Also, if you have an idea…

Listings Detective: $4M Bellevue Home w/ 16-Car Garage

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Once in a while a really fancy, expensive home will hit the market, and instead of the usual location the listing will be marked as “Undisclosed Address.” This morning Curbed Seattle blogged about one such home: West Bellevue Modern With Personal Car Showroom Asks $4M Here’s the full listing on Redfin. Whenever I see “Undisclosed…