I received the following suggestion from a reader in an email with the subject: “Column Idea: Worst Haircut?” Here’s a fun property: 42905 SE 177th St in North Bend Sold in August 2003 for $570,000, then sold for the insane price of $725,000 in April 2007, only to get taken back by the bank in…
Month: October 2010
Monday Open Thread (2010-10-04)
Here is your open thread for Monday October 4th, 2010. 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 in the user-driven…
Poll: Which type of location do you prefer to live in?
This poll was active 10.03.2010 through 10.09.2010.
Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2010-10-02
Wait, what? @CalculatedRisk – "Bank of England official to savers: 'Start spending'" http://bit.ly/cEi5eg # via @PSBJ – Renton-based First Savings Bank Northwest faces regulatory order http://bit.ly/9rVWaZ # also via @PSBJ – Credit union rescue touches local CUs (indirectly)http://bit.ly/9Fc8Vi # Puff piece about a 97-yo realtor: "Housing market prosperous compared to depression" http://is.gd/fyCHu # This @SeattlePI…
September Stats Preview: Falling Into Fall Edition
Now that September is in the bag, it’s time for another monthly stats preview. Most of the charts below are based on broad county-wide data that is available through a simple search of King County and Snohomish County public records. If you have additional stats you’d like to see in the preview, drop a line…