I was looking through some old posts on here and came across one from November 2006 by Synthetik titled God Save the Queen. In it, he linked to an Aubrey Cohen piece about a developer converting two apartment buildings on lower Queen Anne to condos. Let’s check in and see how those conversions are doing,…
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.
State Senate and House Pass “New Home Warranty” Bills
Although the state legislature hasn’t yet made the time to figure out what to do about the $8.5 billion budget deficit, they did make the time last week to pass a “consumer protection” bill mandating warranties on new home construction. House Bill 1393 also creates an “office of consumer education for home construction” as a…
Monday Open Thread (2009-03-16)
Here is your open thread for Monday March 16th, 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 the user-driven…
Poll: Will you miss the (printed) P-I?
See the forums for a related discussion: What’s so great about daily print newspapers? Update 03.16.09: Via Monica Guzman at the P-I: Publisher Roger Oglesby just announced in the P-I newsroom: Tomorrow will be our last print edition, but seattlepi.com will live on. Update 2: Aubrey Cohen will be staying on with the online-only P-I….
Unofficial South End Seattle Bubble Meetup
Just a quick note to let the blog readers know that some Seattle Bubble regulars have put together an “unofficial” south end Seattle Bubble Sunday morning, (March 15th) at 11:00 AM at the Columbia City Bakery (4865 Rainier Avenue South). Hit the forums for more details. Unfortunately I will not be able to attend, due…