Comments on: Taller Downtown = "Affordable" Downtown http://seattlebubble.com/blog/2006/04/14/taller-downtown-affordable-downtown/ local real estate news, statistics, and commentary without the sales spin. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:35:22 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: more jobs!!!!!http://seattlebubble.com/blog/2006/04/14/taller-downtown-affordable-downtown/#comment-827 more jobs!!!!! Mon, 17 Apr 2006 21:35:32 +0000 http://seattlebubble.com/blog/?p=188#comment-827 The Seatle Times Sunday "Job Market" section this week did a half page article on just one of the up and coming job fields for the region:<br/><br/>Chambermaids.<br/><br/>Apparently, all the new hotels that've been built are going to cause high demand for chambermaids.<br/><br/>Hourly wage- $7-12.00, average is just below $10, before taxes.<br/><br/>THAT ought to support huge home and rental appreciation in the city!<br/><br/>Anybody else got some concrete "new jobs news" for Seattle?<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('827','more jobs!!!!!',''); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('827','more jobs!!!!!','The Seatle Times Sunday \"Job Market\" section this week did a half page article on just one of the up and coming job fields for the region:<br\/><br\/>Chambermaids.<br\/><br\/>Apparently, all the new hotels that\'ve been built are going to cause high demand for chambermaids.<br\/><br\/>Hourly wage- $7-12.00, average is just below $10, before taxes.<br\/><br\/>THAT ought to support huge home and rental appreciation in the city!<br\/><br\/>Anybody else got some concrete \"new jobs news\" for Seattle?',''); return false;">Quote</a></div> The Seatle Times Sunday “Job Market” section this week did a half page article on just one of the up and coming job fields for the region:

Chambermaids.

Apparently, all the new hotels that’ve been built are going to cause high demand for chambermaids.

Hourly wage- $7-12.00, average is just below $10, before taxes.

THAT ought to support huge home and rental appreciation in the city!

Anybody else got some concrete “new jobs news” for Seattle?

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]]> By: Anonymoushttp://seattlebubble.com/blog/2006/04/14/taller-downtown-affordable-downtown/#comment-802 Anonymous Sun, 16 Apr 2006 06:57:48 +0000 http://seattlebubble.com/blog/?p=188#comment-802 What, exactly, are these 50,000 jobs?<br/><br/>Which companies and how many jobs per company?<br/><br/>Give us the facts on this on this bit of info.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('802','Anonymous',''); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('802','Anonymous','What, exactly, are these 50,000 jobs?<br\/><br\/>Which companies and how many jobs per company?<br\/><br\/>Give us the facts on this on this bit of info.',''); return false;">Quote</a></div> What, exactly, are these 50,000 jobs?

Which companies and how many jobs per company?

Give us the facts on this on this bit of info.

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]]> By: The Timhttp://seattlebubble.com/blog/2006/04/14/taller-downtown-affordable-downtown/#comment-799 The Tim Sun, 16 Apr 2006 05:42:49 +0000 http://seattlebubble.com/blog/?p=188#comment-799 Dang, meshugy... I'm in the middle of a post on that article at this moment. Seriously. You'll have a thread just for that article in mere minutes...<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('799','The Tim',''); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('799','The Tim','Dang, meshugy... I\'m in the middle of a post on that article at this moment. Seriously. You\'ll have a thread just for that article in mere minutes...',''); return false;">Quote</a></div> Dang, meshugy… I’m in the middle of a post on that article at this moment. Seriously. You’ll have a thread just for that article in mere minutes…
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]]> By: meshugyhttp://seattlebubble.com/blog/2006/04/14/taller-downtown-affordable-downtown/#comment-798 meshugy Sun, 16 Apr 2006 05:40:30 +0000 http://seattlebubble.com/blog/?p=188#comment-798 Sorry...this is OT<br/><br/>Has anyone seen this?<br/><br/><a HREF="http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/realestate/2002931229_aptrents16.html" REL="nofollow">Vacancies low, renters stay put</a><br/><br/>Looks like it will be increasingly more difficult to rent instead of buy. What does that say about the future of the Seattle market?<br/><br/>It's also interesting that they're citing the strong economy as a factor:<br/><br/><i>Foremost is the improving economy. The addition of 50,000 jobs to the area last year, and potentially as many again this year, give a big boost to apartment demand.</i><br/><br/>'m<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('798','meshugy',''); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('798','meshugy','Sorry...this is OT<br\/><br\/>Has anyone seen this?<br\/><br\/><a HREF=\"http:\/\/seattletimes.nwsource.com\/html\/realestate\/2002931229_aptrents16.html\" REL=\"nofollow\">Vacancies low, renters stay put<\/a><br\/><br\/>Looks like it will be increasingly more difficult to rent instead of buy. What does that say about the future of the Seattle market?<br\/><br\/>It\'s also interesting that they\'re citing the strong economy as a factor:<br\/><br\/><i>Foremost is the improving economy. The addition of 50,000 jobs to the area last year, and potentially as many again this year, give a big boost to apartment demand.<\/i><br\/><br\/>\'m',''); return false;">Quote</a></div> Sorry…this is OT

Has anyone seen this?

Vacancies low, renters stay put

Looks like it will be increasingly more difficult to rent instead of buy. What does that say about the future of the Seattle market?

It’s also interesting that they’re citing the strong economy as a factor:

Foremost is the improving economy. The addition of 50,000 jobs to the area last year, and potentially as many again this year, give a big boost to apartment demand.

‘m

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]]> By: seattle price drophttp://seattlebubble.com/blog/2006/04/14/taller-downtown-affordable-downtown/#comment-794 seattle price drop Sat, 15 Apr 2006 19:11:49 +0000 http://seattlebubble.com/blog/?p=188#comment-794 This is completely OT but for those on this blog who are realtors or have been realtors:<br/><br/>What, if any, are the laws governing the MLS list?<br/><br/>Is it perfectly legal to de-list a property, relist with a new number, roll DOM back to one day and call it "New on Market"?<br/><br/>I am seeing this ALL the time on the Seattle realty sites and it would seem that, at the very least it would go against some kind of 'truth in advertising" law.<br/><br/>Is the RE industry constrained by any ethics laws at all?<br/><br/>Please, anyone who has an answer regarding the laws of the MLS list and RE ethics in general, please enlighten us.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('794','seattle price drop',''); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('794','seattle price drop','This is completely OT but for those on this blog who are realtors or have been realtors:<br\/><br\/>What, if any, are the laws governing the MLS list?<br\/><br\/>Is it perfectly legal to de-list a property, relist with a new number, roll DOM back to one day and call it \"New on Market\"?<br\/><br\/>I am seeing this ALL the time on the Seattle realty sites and it would seem that, at the very least it would go against some kind of \'truth in advertising\" law.<br\/><br\/>Is the RE industry constrained by any ethics laws at all?<br\/><br\/>Please, anyone who has an answer regarding the laws of the MLS list and RE ethics in general, please enlighten us.',''); return false;">Quote</a></div> This is completely OT but for those on this blog who are realtors or have been realtors:

What, if any, are the laws governing the MLS list?

Is it perfectly legal to de-list a property, relist with a new number, roll DOM back to one day and call it “New on Market”?

I am seeing this ALL the time on the Seattle realty sites and it would seem that, at the very least it would go against some kind of ‘truth in advertising” law.

Is the RE industry constrained by any ethics laws at all?

Please, anyone who has an answer regarding the laws of the MLS list and RE ethics in general, please enlighten us.

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]]> By: Rob Dawghttp://seattlebubble.com/blog/2006/04/14/taller-downtown-affordable-downtown/#comment-790 Rob Dawg Sat, 15 Apr 2006 15:51:15 +0000 http://seattlebubble.com/blog/?p=188#comment-790 Yeah right. I was wondering if anyone can point to the examples where higher densities and talling buildings resulted in more afforadable housing? This is nothing more than yet another example of would be social engineers masquerading as urban planners.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('790','Rob Dawg',''); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('790','Rob Dawg','Yeah right. I was wondering if anyone can point to the examples where higher densities and talling buildings resulted in more afforadable housing? This is nothing more than yet another example of would be social engineers masquerading as urban planners.',''); return false;">Quote</a></div> Yeah right. I was wondering if anyone can point to the examples where higher densities and talling buildings resulted in more afforadable housing? This is nothing more than yet another example of would be social engineers masquerading as urban planners.
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]]> By: waitinghttp://seattlebubble.com/blog/2006/04/14/taller-downtown-affordable-downtown/#comment-781 waiting Fri, 14 Apr 2006 20:45:40 +0000 http://seattlebubble.com/blog/?p=188#comment-781 make that: their wages may come UP a bit-<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('781','waiting',''); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('781','waiting','make that: their wages may come UP a bit-',''); return false;">Quote</a></div> make that: their wages may come UP a bit-
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]]> By: waitinghttp://seattlebubble.com/blog/2006/04/14/taller-downtown-affordable-downtown/#comment-780 waiting Fri, 14 Apr 2006 20:43:48 +0000 http://seattlebubble.com/blog/?p=188#comment-780 So who gets this 10 or 20 dollar "affordable housing" money and where/what do they build with it?<br/><br/>Still like the NYC idea of just having a certain percentage of units in new bldgs. go affordable with tax decreases to the developer.<br/><br/>Otherwise, won't that $10-20 just be grafted off somewhere? I mean, how much of that money will actually go towards housing?<br/><br/>At any rate, I still believe that if they can keep this bldg up in Seattle, eventually prices will fall for everyone and "affordable" will just be a normal state of affairs.<br/><br/>Don't forget folks, we're competing with the Chinese and Indian workers now. Their wages may come a bit, ours have a LONG way to fall.<br/><br/>Unless we want tent cities on every corner, something's got to give.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('780','waiting',''); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('780','waiting','So who gets this 10 or 20 dollar \"affordable housing\" money and where\/what do they build with it?<br\/><br\/>Still like the NYC idea of just having a certain percentage of units in new bldgs. go affordable with tax decreases to the developer.<br\/><br\/>Otherwise, won\'t that $10-20 just be grafted off somewhere? I mean, how much of that money will actually go towards housing?<br\/><br\/>At any rate, I still believe that if they can keep this bldg up in Seattle, eventually prices will fall for everyone and \"affordable\" will just be a normal state of affairs.<br\/><br\/>Don\'t forget folks, we\'re competing with the Chinese and Indian workers now. Their wages may come a bit, ours have a LONG way to fall.<br\/><br\/>Unless we want tent cities on every corner, something\'s got to give.',''); return false;">Quote</a></div> So who gets this 10 or 20 dollar “affordable housing” money and where/what do they build with it?

Still like the NYC idea of just having a certain percentage of units in new bldgs. go affordable with tax decreases to the developer.

Otherwise, won’t that $10-20 just be grafted off somewhere? I mean, how much of that money will actually go towards housing?

At any rate, I still believe that if they can keep this bldg up in Seattle, eventually prices will fall for everyone and “affordable” will just be a normal state of affairs.

Don’t forget folks, we’re competing with the Chinese and Indian workers now. Their wages may come a bit, ours have a LONG way to fall.

Unless we want tent cities on every corner, something’s got to give.

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