Remember how when prices were going up, up, up, one of the reasons it was allegedly justified was “high construction costs”? See this post for a lengthy example of a local real estate professional making that argument. Well, luckily for us, it would seem that construction costs are dropping like a rock. Or, perhaps not…
Year: 2008
Two Years Too Late: Legislature to Address Condo Conversions
Here’s a follow-up to yesterday’s condo re-version story. Just in time for the condo conversion mania to switch directions, while supply and demand do that thing they do so well, here comes the State Legislature to “fix the problem.” Renters forced from their apartments to make way for condominiums would get more time to find…
Repartmenting Around Seattle
Looks like the repartment trend has picked up enough steam in Seattle to catch the attention of the press. Specifically, the Sunday Times yesterday featured an article titled “Re-apartments” blooming. The newest trend in the Seattle rental market is a “re-apartment” — an apartment that was converted to a condo and is now being converted…
Vote for Seattle Bubble?
Apparently Seattle Bubble is involved in some sort of contest over at Metroblogging Seattle. At the moment it looks like we’re getting trounced. [Update: Now we’re the ones doing the trouncing, thanks!] Maybe if you care about that sort of thing you could take a few seconds to go vote. Not that I have any…
Home Show discount coupons
I know there are a lot of home improvement hounds out there like me, so….. If anyone would like discounted ($2 off Adult admission) Seattle Home Show coupons for weekday admission, please e-mail me with your contact information and I’ll get them in the mail to you. Show is from Feb 16-24. Weekday show hours:…