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Tim Ellis

Tim Ellis has been analyzing the real estate market since 2005, and worked at Redfin as a housing market analyst from 2010 through 2013 and again starting in 2018. In his free time, he runs the independently-operated Seattle-area real estate website <a href="https://seattlebubble.com/" title="Seattle Bubble"><em>Seattle Bubble</em></a>, and produces the <a href="https://dispatches.fm/" title="Dispatches from the Multiverse">"Dispatches from the Multiverse" improvised comedy sci-fi podcast</a>.

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Should I Wait Until Spring to List My Home?

Recently we decided to dig into the data to see if it supported our feeling that winter is the best time to buy, and the worst time to sell. However, when we got the results we discovered that our assumptions were dead wrong.

Buying from a Bank? Get Ready to Play Hardball.

If you’ve been shopping for a home lately, you’ve probably encountered more than a few listings that are either bank-owned (REO) or short sales. What kinds of things could we learn about distressed sales that would really help a buyer who is thinking of making an offer on one?

Most Recent

Should I Wait Until Spring to List My Home?

Recently we decided to dig into the data to see if it supported our feeling that winter is the best time to buy, and the worst time to sell. However, when we got the results we discovered that our assumptions were dead wrong.

Buying from a Bank? Get Ready to Play Hardball.

If you’ve been shopping for a home lately, you’ve probably encountered more than a few listings that are either bank-owned (REO) or short sales. What kinds of things could we learn about distressed sales that would really help a buyer who is thinking of making an offer on one?

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