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Potential Buyers Only: Would a $15k tax credit affect your decision to purchase a home?
- Yes (34%, 93 Votes)
- No (66%, 180 Votes)
Total Voters: 273
Start Date: February 8, 2009 @ 12:01 am
End Date: February 15, 2009 @ 12:00 am
Which type of comments do you prefer on Seattle Bubble?
- flat (the old way) (44%, 83 Votes)
- threaded (the new way) (40%, 74 Votes)
- no preference (6%, 12 Votes)
- huh? (10%, 19 Votes)
Total Voters: 187
Start Date: February 1, 2009 @ 12:01 am
End Date: February 8, 2009 @ 12:00 am
Would you rather your employer...
- Lay off 10% of their employees. (51%, 115 Votes)
- Cut salaries 10% for everyone. (49%, 111 Votes)
Total Voters: 226
Start Date: January 25, 2009 @ 12:01 am
End Date: February 1, 2009 @ 12:00 am
What year will home prices in Seattle return to 2007 highs?
- 2009 (2%, 5 Votes)
- 2010 (2%, 6 Votes)
- 2011 (5%, 17 Votes)
- 2012 (11%, 34 Votes)
- 2013 or later (70%, 221 Votes)
- Never (10%, 34 Votes)
Total Voters: 317
Start Date: January 18, 2009 @ 12:01 am
End Date: January 25, 2009 @ 12:00 am
Where will the Dow Jones close for 2009?
- Below 6,000 (17%, 118 Votes)
- 6,000 to < 7,000 (18%, 124 Votes)
- 7,000 to < 8,000 (22%, 156 Votes)
- 8,000 to < 9,000 (20%, 139 Votes)
- 9,000 to < 10,000 (16%, 112 Votes)
- Above 10,000 (7%, 55 Votes)
Total Voters: 704
Start Date: January 10, 2009 @ 12:00 am
End Date: January 31, 2009 @ 11:59 pm
What year will home prices in Seattle hit bottom?
- 2008 was the bottom. (3%, 10 Votes)
- 2009 (20%, 65 Votes)
- 2010 (35%, 115 Votes)
- 2011 (21%, 71 Votes)
- 2012 (13%, 44 Votes)
- 2013 or later. (8%, 28 Votes)
Total Voters: 333
Start Date: January 11, 2009 @ 12:01 am
End Date: January 18, 2009 @ 12:00 am
What's your King County SFH median price prediction for 2009?
- Less than -20% (5%, 31 Votes)
- -20% to -15.1% (17%, 101 Votes)
- -15% to -10.1% (39%, 235 Votes)
- -10% to -5.1% (26%, 156 Votes)
- -5% to 0% (8%, 48 Votes)
- 0% to +5% (2%, 14 Votes)
- +5.1% to +10% (0%, 2 Votes)
- More than +10% (3%, 9 Votes)
Total Voters: 596
Start Date: January 1, 2009 @ 12:00 am
End Date: January 15, 2009 @ 11:59 pm
Which is Most Likely to Occur in 2009?
- Big layoffs at Microsoft. (11%, 35 Votes)
- Big layoffs at Boeing. (10%, 34 Votes)
- Double-digit unemployment in the Seattle area. (11%, 35 Votes)
- Seattle area home prices fall over 15% further. (51%, 165 Votes)
- Seattle area population growth drops to zero. (6%, 21 Votes)
- None of the above. (11%, 35 Votes)
Total Voters: 325
Start Date: January 4, 2009 @ 12:01 am
End Date: January 11, 2009 @ 12:00 am
What’s your new year’s housing resolution for 2009?
- Buy a home in 2009. (23%, 62 Votes)
- Sell your home in 2009. (4%, 10 Votes)
- Avoid foreclosure in 2009. (2%, 5 Votes)
- Continue renting at a 50%+ discount in 2009. (50%, 132 Votes)
- Continue making comfortable home loan payments in 2009. (21%, 57 Votes)
Total Voters: 266
Start Date: December 28, 2008 @ 12:01 am
End Date: January 4, 2009 @ 12:00 am
Would you delay a home purchase based solely on poor weather?
- Yes (28%, 28 Votes)
- No (57%, 56 Votes)
- Only for the Dismal December Discharge of Aught-Eight (15%, 15 Votes)
Total Voters: 99
Start Date: December 21, 2008 @ 12:01 am
End Date: December 28, 2008 @ 12:00 am
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