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Seattle Bubble Withdraws from Blog Contest
This is just a quick note to let everyone know that I am withdrawing Seattle Bubble from the “Blarch Badness” blog tournament. If you would like to read a more detailed statement, click below.
King County Affordability: 1950-2007
When I posted last week’s 61-year home price history, I promised a follow-up on affordability. So, here it is. Before I get to the chart, here’s a quick refresher on what the “affordability index” is, and what it isn’t. What it is is a simple measure that shows relationship between median home prices, median household…
Blog Contest Update: Seattle Bubble in Dead Heat
Just a quick update on the blog contest that Seattle Bubble is in over at Metroblogging Seattle. As of this post, it’s a dead heat, with Seattle Bubble trailing by one vote, 924 to 925. Many thanks to everyone who has voted so far, and special thanks to Rain City Guide and Seattle Real Estate…
More on Case-Shiller: Seattle Tiers
A while back, Case-Shiller began releasing more detailed information for each of the twenty markets they track. Specifically, the index can now be viewed broken into three tiers: low-priced, middle-priced, and high-priced. Some readers have expressed interest in this information, so let’s take a closer look at Case-Shiller’s Seattle data. First up is a straight…