Seattle Bubble Poll Archive • Seattle Bubble

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Total Voters: 123

Start Date: December 16, 2007 @ 12:01 am
End Date: December 23, 2007 @ 12:00 am

Which has the most bias in real estate reporting?

Seattle Times (81%, 52 Votes)
Seattle P-I (6%, 4 Votes)
Tacoma News Tribune (0%, 0 Votes)
Everett Herald (3%, 2 Votes)
KING (5%, 3 Votes)
KOMO (3%, 2 Votes)
KIRO (2%, 1 Votes)

Total Voters: 64

Start Date: December 9, 2007 @ 12:01 am
End Date: December 16, 2007 @ 12:00 am

Which commercial local news source shows the least bias in real estate reporting?

Seattle Times (10%, 7 Votes)
Seattle P-I (46%, 32 Votes)
Tacoma News Tribune (11%, 8 Votes)
Everett Herald (17%, 12 Votes)
KING (10%, 7 Votes)
KOMO (3%, 2 Votes)
KIRO (3%, 2 Votes)

Total Voters: 70

Start Date: December 2, 2007 @ 12:01 am
End Date: December 9, 2007 @ 12:00 am

Which would be worse?

Buying into a housing market with 2+ years of correction still to come. (84%, 252 Votes)
"Waiting for the bottom," but missing it and buying six months "late," as prices begin to recover. (16%, 49 Votes)

Total Voters: 301

Start Date: November 25, 2007 @ 12:01 am
End Date: December 2, 2007 @ 12:00 am

I'm most thankful for...

Family (67%, 97 Votes)
Friends (6%, 8 Votes)
Health (16%, 23 Votes)
Shelter (1%, 2 Votes)
Employment / Income (6%, 8 Votes)
Leisure Time (4%, 7 Votes)

Total Voters: 145

Start Date: November 18, 2007 @ 12:01 am
End Date: November 25, 2007 @ 12:00 am

If money was no object, where would you live?

Pacific Northwest (28%, 135 Votes)
California (19%, 90 Votes)
Mountain States (5%, 26 Votes)
Midwest (3%, 12 Votes)
The South (3%, 12 Votes)
Northeast (2%, 8 Votes)
Elsewhere in the Americas (4%, 17 Votes)
Europe (18%, 86 Votes)
Asia (4%, 18 Votes)
Australia (2%, 10 Votes)
Africa (1%, 5 Votes)
Tropical Island (Hawaii, Caribbean, etc.) (11%, 59 Votes)

Total Voters: 478

Start Date: November 11, 2007 @ 12:00 am
End Date: November 18, 2007 @ 12:00 am

What's your favorite video game system?

Nintendo Wii (22%, 64 Votes)
Xbox 360 (26%, 74 Votes)
Playstation 3 (4%, 13 Votes)
Playstation 2 (3%, 8 Votes)
PSP (0%, 1 Votes)
Nintendo DS (2%, 6 Votes)
Gameboy Advance (0%, 1 Votes)
PC (16%, 47 Votes)
Other (1%, 4 Votes)
I'm not a gamer (26%, 72 Votes)

Total Voters: 290

Start Date: November 4, 2007 @ 12:00 am
End Date: November 11, 2007 @ 12:00 am

You win the lottery tomorrow. What's the earliest you buy a house in the Seattle area?

Right away (30%, 95 Votes)
Fall 2008 (20%, 63 Votes)
2009 (20%, 63 Votes)
2010 (9%, 29 Votes)
2011-2015 (12%, 39 Votes)
Later than 2015 (2%, 5 Votes)
I already own, and wouldn't upgrade (i.e. - I am a liar). (7%, 26 Votes)

Total Voters: 320

Start Date: October 28, 2007 @ 12:00 am
End Date: November 4, 2007 @ 12:00 am

What other local real estate blogs do you read? (Check all that apply)

Rain City Guide (24%, 52 Votes)
Seattle Real Estate Professionals (13%, 28 Votes)
Urbnlivn (15%, 33 Votes)
Seattle Real Estate News (P-I) (7%, 15 Votes)
Home Forum Extra (Times) (1%, 3 Votes)
Citizen Rain: Real Estate (a conglomeration) (3%, 7 Votes)
Others (Share in the comments.) (11%, 23 Votes)
I only have love for Seattle Bubble! (25%, 53 Votes)

Total Voters: 214

Start Date: October 21, 2007 @ 12:00 am
End Date: October 28, 2007 @ 12:00 am

Non-"Owners" Only: Why aren't you buying a home?

Can't afford to, waiting for prices to drop. (32%, 143 Votes)
Could afford to, but waiting for prices to drop. (58%, 257 Votes)
"Ownership" doesn't fit my lifestyle. (5%, 20 Votes)
The media scared me. (1%, 5 Votes)
Other (specify in comments). (4%, 18 Votes)

Total Voters: 443

Start Date: October 14, 2007 @ 12:00 am
End Date: October 21, 2007 @ 12:00 am