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.

Foreclosures Edged Up In July

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It’s a bit past time for our detailed look at July foreclosure stats in King, Snohomish, and Pierce counties. First up, the Notice of Trustee Sale summary: July 2014 King: 458 NTS, down 16% YOY Snohomish: 174 NTS, down 38% YOY Pierce: 423 NTS, down 1% YOY The number of trustee sale notices continues to…

Inventory Growth Continues at a Snail’s Pace

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Let’s take a closer look at how listings fared in July of this year compared to years past. First up, here’s a look at how many new listings hit the market in July, comparing July 2014 to July in every year I’ve got data for. New listings maintained the “six-year high” level they set back…

Expensive Eastside Sales Surged in July

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It’s time once again to take an updated look at how King County’s sales are shifting between the different regions around the county, since geographic shifts can and do affect the median price. In order to explore this concept, we break King County down into three regions, based on the NWMLS-defined “areas”: low end: South…

Weekly Open Thread (2014-08-18)

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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 18th, 2014. You may post random links and off-topic discussions here. Also, if you have an idea…