By The Tim on November 26, 2012
Are you a Seattle-area renter who feels like rents have been going up too quickly the last couple of years? There’s a great article by Eric Pryne this morning in the Seattle Times that you should read: Ballard’s apartment boom comes with risks Seattle’s apartment boom extends far beyond Ballard. Nearly 8,400 units are under [...]
Posted in Local, News | Tagged Ballard, Pryne, rent, Seattle_Times
By The Tim on February 24, 2012
I thought it might be interesting to dig into a real life example of just how much money a bubble-believing home buyer would have lost by purchasing a home during the insanity of the housing bubble in Seattle. What better example to use than our favorite Ballard home that just sold? Wherever possible I’ll be [...]
Posted in Features | Tagged Ballard, buy-vs-rent
By The Tim on June 8, 2009
This is admittedly only very tangentially related to Seattle real estate, but this news article caught my attention this morning: Congressman implies: Seattle could be nuked Huffington Post columnist Jason Linkins writes today about an e-mail sent by Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo., not Ala. as the headline reads) regarding the United States’ missile defense plans. [...]
Posted in News | Tagged Ballard, bomb, politics, Seattle_is_special
By The Tim on July 1, 2008
Time again already for another inbox-clearing story roundup. First up, the Seattle City Council is apparently in a development-regulating mood lately. Not only are they tackling the ugly townhome issue, now they’re going after “megahomes” as well. After years of complaints about suburban-sized homes that devour lawns and encroach on neighbors, the Seattle City Council [...]
Posted in News | Tagged Ballard, condos, construction, delays, developers, Galloway, Langston, Pryne, Seattle City Council, Seattle_PI, Seattle_Times, Shay
By The Tim on December 13, 2007
This post is different from the usual fare here, but I think it’s worth taking some time on. I ran across this post in my news alerts. It’s a look at the human consequences that result when affordable apartments are converted into upscale condos. I was very surprised at the time that I first wrote [...]
Posted in News | Tagged Ballard, condos, rent
By The Tim on August 24, 2007
Let’s follow up yesterday’s heavy downer of a post with some lighter fare. I think it’s time for another link roundup. So you say they’re not making any more land, huh? Well, maybe not, but that doesn’t mean we’re running out of places to build houses. No, I’m not talking about condos. I’m referring to [...]
| Tagged Ballard, condos, King_County, link_roundup, rent, Seattle_PI, treehouse
