Long-time readers of Seattle Bubble may recall that while I generally avoid engaging in blatant schadenfreude, I do make one specific exception. That special case is for a commenter that used to be quite prolific on these pages, leaving over 800 comments between November 2005 and August 2007. Dozens of those comments were on the…
Tag: Friday Flashback
Friday Flashback: Case-Shiller Home Price Losses Mapped
I thought it would be interesting to post one more viz on the latest Case-Shiller numbers. This time I’ve put the data from all twenty cities on a map. The size of each circle represents how far back prices have rewound (larger = further back), and the circles are color-coded by how much prices have…
Friday Flashback: “You’re not going to see the prices come off that much.”
This is one of my favorite gems, dating from November 2007, just a few months after home prices in the Seattle area began their long decline. Robert Mak asked the question: “Where’s the bottom?” In order to find the answer, he has a host of industry insiders give their marketing pitches. Unfortunately the original video…
Friday Flashback: Seattle’s Housing Bubble All-Star Team
Rather than focus on just one article for today’s Friday Flashback, I thought it would be fun to highlight a montage of brief quotes from a handful of local real estate professionals. Marlow Harris on 360Digest, April 29, 2006: Housing Bubble Babble Though I concede that we could be in for a market correction or…
Friday Flashback: “Prices climb without a hiccup.”
For anyone who wonders why I pay little to no attention to Forbes when it comes to real estate, here’s a little flashback from late November 2007, four months after home prices peaked in Seattle. Scaled-back lending practices, risky loans, oversupply and low demand continue to plague the nation’s housing markets, driving down prices and…