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The Mega Spring Bounce of 2012

Posted on May 24, 2012May 24, 2012 by The Tim

In order to quantify just how absurd this year’s spring bounce has been, here are a few charts I generated from the single-family home data on Redfin’s region page for King County: Listings continue to drop through the floor. The selection this year really is abysmal. Meanwhile, listing prices are soaring through the roof. They…

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Real Actual Listing Photos: “Went to the Bathroom!”

Posted on May 23, 2012May 23, 2012 by The Tim

It’s time 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. The idea for this series…

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Reader-Suggested Economics Blogs

Posted on May 22, 2012May 22, 2012 by The Tim

On this week’s poll about people’s favorite economics blog, readers suggested a lot of economics blogs in addition to the five in my poll. There were so many suggestions that I figured they deserve their own post to share them with the full readership. I have personally never read most of these, so consider this…

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Knife-Catcher: Year One Recap of Tim’s Home Purchase

Posted on May 21, 2012May 21, 2012 by The Tim

With a full year of home ownership/debtorship under my belt as of yesterday, I thought it would be fun to share a few highlights, stats, and thoughts from the first year. First up, the financial highlights: Initial Loan Amount: $179,950 Current Loan Amount: $171,043 Principal Paid: $8,907 Interest Paid: $8,357 Insurance Paid: $596 Property Tax…

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Poll: What’s your favorite economics blog?

Posted on May 20, 2012May 27, 2012 by The Tim

This poll was active 05.20.2012 through 05.26.2012

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