Author: The Tim

Nothing shocking going on here, just more confirmation of local neighborhoods still on the rise. Specifically, this story is about Thurston County. South Sound’s booming housing market and recovering economy are contributing to record gains in Thurston County property values. For the second year in a row, Thurston County set a record for gains in…

You may recall last month that over on the other side of the Sound Kitsap County made King County’s gains look small, and in the month of September they’ve done it again, with Silverdale posting a 36.7% year-on-year increase. Doney said the demand for affordable housing continues to increase, but that demand has the perhaps…

I failed to mention this before, but I’m actually on vacation right now, through October 30th. So expect posts here to be sporadic, but I will try to get in an update every few days. Although it doesn’t have anything to do with Seattle specifically, I thought some of you might enjoy this comic I…

Here’s another update on the continuing focus on the “spend or save” question when it comes to property & real estate tax revenue windfalls. The Seattle Education Association chimes in on the side of “spend,” requesting a big piece of the pie. The Seattle Education Association (SEA), which represents the district’s teachers, instructional aides and…

Fun! New! More ways to research how best to throw huge piles of money you don’t really have into the local real estate market! Finding the home of your dreams can take months of research. But thanks to new online tools — including aerial maps that incorporate residential listings — potential home buyers now have…