Seattle Times writer Melissa Allison seems a bit too excited about today’s report that retail spending in Washington State grew by 10.5% from spring ’05 to spring ’06. Those were the days, back in the spring when the flowers bloomed and the housing market sizzled. Washingtonians had such confidence last spring that they spent with…
Month: October 2006
Time For A Sale
Our local condo enthusiast Matt made a post this morning pointing out an interesting sign of slowing: For a limited-time, Queen Anne High School is offering a $5,000 BUYER BONUS on all homes under $400,000*! With its close-to-downtown location, Seattle’s perma-hot real estate market, and all the free fawning press that this project got when…
Tuesday Open Thread
This is your open thread for today. Please post random links and off-topic discussions here.
Puget Sound Cities Not Very Safe
Research company Morgan Quinto released its latest “safest and most dangerous cities” rankings today, and overall, the Puget Sound did not fare particularly well. The Associated Press story reprinted in the P-I explains a little bit about how the 371 cities were ranked: Cities are ranked based on more than just their crime rate, Morgan…
Beware the Hidden Costs
Here’s a bit of balance for you after that rental horror story. Astoundingly, today’s “home buying isn’t always a walk in the park” story comes to you courtesy of the Seattle Times (but not E. Rhodes of course). Katherine and Robert McCartney thought they’d found the perfect first home in a 1,400-square-foot 1950s rambler in…