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.
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Akin doesn’t [...]
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 plans [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
| Tagged Ballard, condos, King_County, link_roundup, rent, Seattle_PI, treehouse
By The Tim on August 2, 2007
The stories have been piling up in my inbox at a faster rate than I’ve been able to post them lately, so that means that it is time for another bubble link roundup. I’ve got a lot of ground to cover in this post, and I don’t want to totally clutter up the front [...]
Posted in News | Tagged Ballard, Boone, Conway, Crellin, DeSilver, government_meddling, HouseValues, link_roundup, Olympian, puff_piece, Seattle_PI, Seattle_Times, staging, Tacoma_Tribune, Wells
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