Part 1 of another story on how WaMu killed itself. http://is.gd/4B1Yc Is it just me or does Killinger look a bit like Willem Dafoe? # Is Seattle losing recent competitions for new Aerospace jobs in part due to high real estate prices? http://is.gd/4BbR9 # Up north: Banks foreclosing on Whatcom County's unsold condo projects –…
Month: October 2009
Affordability Declined in Q3 as Housing Market Heated Up
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…
Weekend Open Thread (2009-10-30)
Here is your open thread for the weekend beginning Friday October 30th, 2009. You may post random links and off-topic discussions here. Also, if you have an idea or a topic you’d like to see covered in an article, please make it known. Be sure to also check out the forums, and get your word…
Avoid Pitfalls When Appealing Your Property Tax Valuation
Note from The Tim: The following is a guest post from Charlie Walsh, the Founder and CEO of ValueAppeal, a new startup based in Seattle. ValueAppeal is a simple online tool that homeowners can use to help them appeal their property tax assessments. King County Property Tax Appeal Deadline Is Soon! Each year counties around…
September Seasonally-Adjusted Active Supply by Neighborhood
Let’s check in again on our regular monthly neighborhood update to Seasonally-Adjusted Active Supply (SAAS). For an explanation of what seasonally-adjusted active supply is, please refer to this post. Also, you may view a map of the areas discussed in this post. As usual, the sweet interactive data visualizations (new and improved!) in today’s post…