More downtown condo drama rises to the headlines… in Olympia. It’s pretty much the usual debate… cities want more condos, builders want lower fees, cities want more condos and more fees. OLYMPIA — A developer planning to build 100 condominiums downtown says city, school and development fees are too high and could kill the project….
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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.
Dumpy ‘Hoods & "Risky" Plots = Cheap!
Two local architects take a look at ways to reduce the costs of new home development, and suggest a number of interesting methods. [Columnist Larry] Cheek takes the $380,000 median-price figure for a house in King County, which includes new and existing stock, and wants that to be a model for all new single-family construction…
Housing Vs. Wages In Snohomish County
Here’s an article that goes into some detail on the subject of how much faster than wages housing prices have been rising, specifically in Snohomish County. The rapid rate of increase the last two years has raised eyebrows in the industry, Hokanson said. “Any time we get into double digits, we’re a little bit concerned.”…
Zillow-rific… Or Something
Yeah I know, I’m way behind the curve on this one (that’s what I get for starting a new job), but it doesn’t really directly relate to a bubble, other than perhaps being an interesting way to watch things go down. Anyway, as you surely know by now, the much-hyped, formerly super-mysterious, Zillow.com is now…
Foreclosures On The Rise In King County
I generally dislike giving any attention to self-advertisements (a.k.a. “press releases”) on here, but I thought that a bit of info contained in this horn-tooting by Default Research was worth mentioning: Foreclosures increased by 2.04 percent in January in King County, according to Default Research…” 2.04% might not be really a big enough number to…