via @CalculatedRisk – WaMu hearings preview:http://is.gd/bqjv7 # via @SeattleTimes Builder claims McGuire apartment building is "entirely safe" and just needs "reasonable maintenance" http://is.gd/bqjJK # Killinger WaMu coverage – http://is.gd/braYQ http://is.gd/braWj http://is.gd/braWH # Are Belltown landlords price gouging (http://is.gd/bryku) with the imminent shutdown of the McGuire? http://is.gd/bryjg # Ouch!RT @jillayne: Times aren't all that good for…
Friday Flashback: “The real risk is in waiting to buy a home”
Today’s flashback comes at you from January 2007, when Samuel L. Anderson, executive officer of the Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties penned this free advertisement er, I mean insightful “opinion piece” in the Seattle Times: Local housing market resilient (emphasis mine). The media have been all abuzz over the past year about…
Seattle-Area Foreclosures Spike Sharply in March
Time for our detailed look at foreclosure activity for March in King, Snohomish, and Pierce counties. First up, the Notice of Trustee Sale summary: March 2009 King: 1,347 NTS, up 23.7% YOY Snohomish: 472 NTS, up 25.5% YOY Pierce: 455 NTS, up 15.5% YOY Here’s your interactive Tableau dashboard updated with the latest foreclosure data:…
Puget Sound Counties Interactive March Update
Let’s take a look at March NWMLS statistics from around the sound. As usual, courtesy Tableau Software (available free to use online), the Around the Sound update is rocking sweet interactive data visualizations. Feel free to download the old charts in Excel 2007 and Excel 2003 format. To get specific info about a certain point…
Take the Seattle Bubble Reader Census
I’ve designed a short 10-question survey for Seattle Bubble readers.