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Flipping in Seattle for Fun and Profit

Posted on July 27, 2007January 18, 2010 by The Tim

Are prices in Seattle based on strong fundamentals or speculation? While we can certainly look at the data and draw conclusions for ourselves, there is little to no hard information out there about how many people are buying merely to turn a quick buck. There are those that treat the lack of hard data regarding…

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Mortgage Woes “Not Happening in Seattle”

Posted on July 26, 2007July 26, 2007 by The Tim

As the nation’s home lending situation continues to deteriorate before our eyes, you can count on the local press to keep pushing the “we’re completely immune here” line. (Emphasis mine) Nationwide, Americans are finding themselves unable to make their mortgage payments. Those folks share common traits: They’ve borrowed too much, they’ve lost their jobs or…

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Seattle Bubble Needs a Logo

Posted on July 25, 2007July 25, 2007 by The Tim

While I am fairly satisfied with the present design of Seattle Bubble’s website, I readily admit that there are aspects that need work. For example, it would be nice if the format of the forums matched the format of the blog. Also, I think it would help the be more engaging if I could incorporate…

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Tacoma Condo Market: Oversupply & Slowing Sales

Posted on July 24, 2007 by The Tim

Looks like the market for developers of multi-unit buildings in Tacoma is coming to a grinding halt, much like the area’s housing appreciation. After seemingly countless delays, extensions, redesigns, reconfigurations and rethinkings, a proposed boutique hotel on downtown Tacoma’s Foss Waterway faces a deadline Monday. The hotel’s Seattle developers must produce all the permits, designs…

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Street of (Materialistic) Dreams 2006 Revisited

Posted on July 23, 2007October 7, 2010 by The Tim

There’s lots of blah, blah, blah going on about the latest Street of (Materialistic) Dreams, where every-day commoners like you and I can pay $18 to tour a bunch of over-the-top abodes. The local press seems to have stars in their eyes, and spends most of their time talking about all the low-flow toilets, and…

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