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Affordability Rose Despite Market Heat-Up in Q4

Posted on January 28, 2010January 27, 2010 by The Tim

The latest issue of Sound Housing Quarterly has been published (Q4 2009). Sound Housing Quarterly is a subscription-based sister project to Seattle Bubble. With this latest release we have made a few notable changes. First and probably most interesting to the readers here is a new lower price. Now you can subscribe for a full…

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Affordability Declined in Q3 as Housing Market Heated Up

Posted on October 30, 2009January 19, 2010 by The Tim

The latest issue of Sound Housing Quarterly has been published. Sound Housing Quarterly is a subscription-based sister project to Seattle Bubble. Here are a couple of highlights from the third quarter issue. The Real Estate Heat Index (a proprietary index I created that uses supply, demand, and home prices to calculate the general “heat” of…

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Reader Question: No Debt & An Impending Raise – Time to Jump In?

Posted on October 19, 2009October 19, 2009 by The Tim

Here’s a question I received from a reader over the weekend: I have $50k in the bank, no debt, make 50k per year and am confident in a position that will pay 75k per year starting 06/10. Let’s assume that if the position doesn’t happen, I will take a second job to make up the…

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Comment of the Week: Impulsive Behavior Disorder

Posted on August 28, 2009 by The Tim

This comment of the week is brought to you by Jonness: All’s I know is my household income is 6 figures, I have no kids, I have 20% down, and I still don’t feel like I can afford a house priced $400K. How people are pulling the FHA trigger with 3.5% down and $70K in…

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What the Heck is the Affordability Index, Anyway?

Posted on August 27, 2009October 26, 2010 by The Tim

Seattle Times business reporter Eric Pryne quoted me yesterday in his article about the affordability index, and as I was reading through the comments posted at the Seattle Times website, I noticed an awful lot of misconceptions about what the affordability index is, and what it tells us. So, I thought maybe it would be…

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