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Forbes: Seattle Most Likely to Rebound

Posted on November 4, 2008 by The Tim

In a story eerily similar to SmartMoney’s “best shape for a rebound” article Forbes once again places Seattle #1 on their own list of Real Estate Markets Most Likely To Rebound. The best cities in which to invest are those that are considered gateways to international investment, have vital downtowns where people can forgo cars,…

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Comparing the US and Japanese Housing Bubbles

Posted on November 3, 2008March 30, 2009 by deejayoh

I have been looking for a graphic that accurately compared the Japanese and US housing bubbles for some time.  Usually when you see this sort of thing, it compares US housing prices to Japanese land prices – as shown below in a chart clipped from the Economist. Comparison of US housing and Japanese land prices….

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Poll: What will the DOW close at for calendar year 2008?

Posted on November 2, 2008November 9, 2008 by The Tim

Please vote in this poll using the sidebar. This poll will be active and displayed on the sidebar through 11.08.2008.

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Foreclosure Breakdown: King / Snohomish / Pierce

Posted on October 31, 2008February 19, 2009 by The Tim

In order to bring an even more complete picture of the Seattle-area foreclosure situation, I spent some time with Snohomish and Pierce County records, and pulled data on the number of Notices of Trustee Sale going back to 2000 for each county. Here are charts of King, Pierce, and Snohomish County foreclosures from January 2000…

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Zillow: Some Homeowners Still Fooling Themselves

Posted on October 31, 2008 by The Tim

Zillow’s latest Homeowner Confidence Survey is at least worth a brief mention. According to the third quarter update, only 65% of homeowners in the West believe that their home declined in value over the last year, while in reality 85% of homes experienced falling prices. Read Zillow’s own blog post about the report here. Also…

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