Here is your open thread for the weekend beginning Friday July 24th, 2009. 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…
Author: The Tim
Tim Ellis is the founder of Seattle Bubble. His background in engineering and computer / internet technology, a fondness of data-based analysis of problems, and an addiction to spreadsheets all influence his perspective on the Seattle-area real estate market. Tim also hosts the weekly improv comedy sci-fi podcast Dispatches from the Multiverse.
Northshore Townhomes: A Case Study in Bubble Mania Development
Regular readers may recall past mentions on these pages of Northshore Townhomes, an 86-unit townhome complex in my north Kenmore neighborhood. The story of Northshore Townhomes is a classic tale of bubble mania. The 6-acre parcel was purchased in 2002 for $1 million by well-known local developer Mike Mastro (via an LLC), but development did…
More of the usual Boeing 787 news…
(emphasis added to quotes below) Flashback to April 26, 2005: Orders fly in for Boeing 787 Currently the 787, due to enter service in 2008, has a two-year head start on the A350. November 7, 2006: “Good, steady progress” on 787 as Boeing works to lighten up Boeing’s 787 is on schedule. Early practice production…
Mid-Week Open Thread (2009-07-22)
Here is your open thread for the mid-week on July 22th, 2009. 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…
Where the Jobs Are (or Mostly, Where They Aren’t)
Rich Toscano posted a great breakdown of the job situation down in San Diego yesterday that I thought was an interesting way to look at the data, so I’m shamelessly and blatantly copying it. The following chart shows the volume of job gains or losses in the last 12 months in some of the largest…