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If you bought a home today, how long would you plan on staying there?
- 0 to 3 years. (2%, 4 Votes)
- 3 to 5 years. (8%, 15 Votes)
- 5 to 7 years. (16%, 29 Votes)
- 7 to 10 years. (24%, 43 Votes)
- More than 10 years. (50%, 88 Votes)
Total Voters: 179
Start Date: May 8, 2011 @ 12:01 am
End Date: May 15, 2011 @ 12:00 am
How do you respond to multiple offers as a buyer?
- Withdraw my offer. I'll find another house. (27%, 46 Votes)
- Re-submit a lower offer. I'm certain the listing agent is bluffing. (8%, 14 Votes)
- Hold my ground. Maybe the listing agent is bluffing. (54%, 92 Votes)
- Increase my offer a tad, just in case. (8%, 13 Votes)
- Jack my offer up to the max I'd pay for this home. (3%, 5 Votes)
Total Voters: 169
Start Date: May 1, 2011 @ 12:01 am
End Date: May 8, 2011 @ 12:00 am
Unseasonably rainy weather would cause me to delay buying a home.
- Agree (18%, 19 Votes)
- Disagree (82%, 85 Votes)
Total Voters: 104
Start Date: April 24, 2011 @ 12:01 am
End Date: May 1, 2011 @ 12:00 am
Are you better off than you were in 2007?
- Yes. (60%, 134 Votes)
- No. (30%, 66 Votes)
- About the same. (10%, 23 Votes)
Total Voters: 222
Start Date: April 17, 2011 @ 12:01 am
End Date: April 24, 2011 @ 12:00 am
Are home prices in the Seattle area are closer to the bottom than they are to the top?
- Yes. (62%, 116 Votes)
- No. (25%, 46 Votes)
- It's about even. (13%, 25 Votes)
Total Voters: 187
Start Date: April 10, 2011 @ 12:01 am
End Date: April 17, 2011 @ 12:00 am
How much further are (real) Seattle-area home prices likely to fall in the next 5 years?
- 0% to 4.9% (19%, 59 Votes)
- 5% to 9.9% (21%, 65 Votes)
- 10% to 19.9% (36%, 113 Votes)
- 20% to 29.9% (15%, 47 Votes)
- 30% or more (9%, 31 Votes)
Total Voters: 315
Start Date: April 3, 2011 @ 12:01 am
End Date: April 10, 2011 @ 12:00 am
What's your second-favorite source for local real estate news?
- The Seattle Times (8%, 11 Votes)
- The Seattle P-I (5%, 7 Votes)
- Some other traditional news website. (4%, 5 Votes)
- Urbnlivn (5%, 7 Votes)
- Rain City Guide (22%, 30 Votes)
- Seattle Real Estate Professionals Blog (0%, 0 Votes)
- Some other real estate blog. (8%, 11 Votes)
- Somewhere else entirely. (7%, 9 Votes)
- Nothing—I only read Seattle Bubble. (41%, 57 Votes)
Total Voters: 137
Start Date: March 27, 2011 @ 12:01 am
End Date: April 3, 2011 @ 12:00 am
Trying to buy a short sale today is mostly...
- ...a great way to get a deal. (14%, 17 Votes)
- ...a giant waste of your time. (30%, 35 Votes)
- ...a total crapshoot. (56%, 66 Votes)
Total Voters: 118
Start Date: March 20, 2011 @ 12:01 am
End Date: March 27, 2011 @ 12:00 am
How much would you put down if you bought a home today?
- nothing (10%, 23 Votes)
- up to 3.5% (8%, 17 Votes)
- 3.6% to 9.9% (5%, 11 Votes)
- 10% to 19.9% (11%, 24 Votes)
- 20% (29%, 66 Votes)
- more than 20% (37%, 83 Votes)
Total Voters: 224
Start Date: March 13, 2011 @ 12:01 am
End Date: March 20, 2011 @ 12:00 am
How many people do you know waiting for a better market to sell their home?
- none (16%, 18 Votes)
- one (18%, 20 Votes)
- two or three (32%, 36 Votes)
- four or five (14%, 16 Votes)
- six to ten (5%, 6 Votes)
- more than ten (15%, 15 Votes)
Total Voters: 111
Start Date: March 6, 2011 @ 12:01 am
End Date: March 13, 2011 @ 12:00 am
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