Back by popular request… This is your open thread for Monday, February 26, 2007. You may post random links and off-topic discussions here. Be sure to also check out the forums, and get your word in the user-driven discussions there!
Month: February 2007
Seattle Bubble Forum Highlights
There are lots of great conversations going on over at the Seattle Bubble Forums, why don’t you join in too? Here’s a sampling of what’s going on over there: Alan offers some perspective on half-million-dollar homes. A couple of threads toss out predictions for 2007 Matthew points out that stocks may be headed for a…
Latest Condo Conversion: Smith Tower?
If the owner of the Smith Tower gets what they want, you can add yet another condo to dozens already planned for downtown’s future. Walton Street Capital is hoping to convert the Smith Tower into condos: Ninety-three years after Pioneer Square’s Smith Tower was built as an elegant business address, its new owner hopes to…
Microsoft & Boeing: Seattle’s Firm Foundation
Illustration: James McFarlaneClick to enlarge Question: How many of the Seattle-area’s much-vaunted Boeing jobs will fail to materialize with the collapse of a $2.2 billion order? Question: Are predictions about Microsoft job growth perhaps just as “overly aggressive” as Vista sales forecasts (according to CEO Steve Ballmer)? Just curious. Seattle Bubble Tip Jar
Seattle Running 6-12 Months Behind
A common belief (one that I’ve repeated a couple of times here) is that housing trends in the Northwest tend to lag California and the nation as a whole by six months to a year. Obviously we cannot know exactly what will happen here, but if we have generally followed California and the national averages…