Seattle Bubble Poll Archive • Seattle Bubble

I currently live ____ from work.

less than a mile (17%, 56 Votes)
one to under five miles (28%, 95 Votes)
five to under ten miles (20%, 69 Votes)
ten to under twenty miles (19%, 65 Votes)
twenty to under thirty miles (12%, 39 Votes)
thirty miles or more (4%, 13 Votes)

Total Voters: 337

Start Date: April 15, 2012 @ 12:01 am
End Date: April 22, 2012 @ 12:00 am

How often do you look at real estate listings online?

Rarely, if ever. (7%, 13 Votes)
A few times a month. (26%, 46 Votes)
A few times a week. (19%, 34 Votes)
Once a day. (29%, 52 Votes)
Constantly throughout the day. (19%, 35 Votes)

Total Voters: 180

Start Date: April 8, 2012 @ 12:01 am
End Date: April 15, 2012 @ 12:00 am

Renters Only: Compared to the monthly cost of buying a similar home, my rent is...

...a lot cheaper. (47%, 95 Votes)
...a little cheaper. (21%, 43 Votes)
...about the same. (13%, 27 Votes)
...a little more expensive. (6%, 13 Votes)
...a lot more expensive. (13%, 23 Votes)

Total Voters: 202

Start Date: April 1, 2012 @ 12:00 am
End Date: April 8, 2012 @ 12:00 am

If I could afford just one, I would choose a house...

with a killer view. (16%, 49 Votes)
on a lake or saltwater. (15%, 45 Votes)
on a river or creek. (3%, 8 Votes)
in a super-walkable neighborhood. (42%, 129 Votes)
that is as big and nice as I want. (8%, 23 Votes)
with a large amount of acreage. (16%, 51 Votes)

Total Voters: 305

Start Date: March 25, 2012 @ 12:01 am
End Date: April 1, 2012 @ 12:00 am

What is the most you would spend on a 2-bed, 1-bath house in your ideal neighborhood?

Less than $100,000 (10%, 24 Votes)
$100,000 to $199,999 (26%, 61 Votes)
$200,000 to $299,999 (30%, 71 Votes)
$300,000 to $399,999 (18%, 43 Votes)
$400,000 to $499,999 (9%, 22 Votes)
$500,000 or more (7%, 17 Votes)

Total Voters: 239

Start Date: March 18, 2012 @ 12:01 am
End Date: March 25, 2012 @ 12:00 am

If I had the income and savings to support it, the most I would spend on a house is:

$500,000 (28%, 63 Votes)
$750,000 (14%, 31 Votes)
$1 million (16%, 36 Votes)
$2 million (15%, 34 Votes)
$5 million (5%, 12 Votes)
$10 million (2%, 5 Votes)
More than $10 million (2%, 4 Votes)
No limit, as much as I could possibly afford. (18%, 41 Votes)

Total Voters: 226

Start Date: March 11, 2012 @ 12:01 am
End Date: March 18, 2012 @ 12:00 am

Most people I know who bought 2005-2007...

...have already walked away. (8%, 16 Votes)
...are planning to walk away soon. (8%, 17 Votes)
...sold their home short, or are trying to. (6%, 12 Votes)
...have resigned themselves to being stuck. (63%, 130 Votes)
...love their home & don't care that they overpaid. (15%, 32 Votes)

Total Voters: 206

Start Date: March 4, 2012 @ 12:01 am
End Date: March 11, 2012 @ 12:00 am

2012 to 2017: Monetary...

Total Voters: 147

Start Date: February 26, 2012 @ 12:01 am
End Date: March 4, 2012 @ 12:00 am

Agree or disagree: 2013 will be a better time to buy a home than 2012.

Total Voters: 214

Start Date: February 19, 2012 @ 12:01 am
End Date: February 26, 2012 @ 12:00 am

Do you care who wins the Republican nomination to run for President?

Total Voters: 202

Start Date: February 12, 2012 @ 12:01 am
End Date: February 19, 2012 @ 12:00 am