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Eliminating single-family zoning is a good idea, and Christopher Kirk’s Seattle Times editorial is a steaming pile of garbage

Posted on February 11, 2022February 13, 2022 by The Tim

An editorial by Christopher Kirk in the Seattle Times yesterday was so stupid I had no choice but to finally come back here and respond.

Here’s the link: Statewide rezoning of single-family neighborhoods is a terrible idea

Now, before we start it’s worth noting that this piece is described as a “Special to The Times” and the author is not a journalist. He’s not an economist, either. He’s also not an urban planner, and as you’ll see he’s obviously not a historian. He’s an architect whose primary accomplishments listed on his bio attached to the piece are having “served on public historic preservation and design review boards.”

So with that context, let’s get into it…

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Plunging mortgage rates held off a Seattle home price crash

Posted on September 10, 2020September 10, 2020 by The Tim

It’s been quite a while since we’ve had a look at our affordability index charts for the counties around Puget Sound, so let’s have a look at those charts…

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Amazon HQ2 may already be turning Seattle into a buyers market

Posted on November 2, 2018 by The Tim

I did some speculative analysis for Redfin on the impact that Amazon HQ2 will have on the Seattle real estate market: Amazon HQ2 Could Quickly Turn Seattle Into a Buyer’s Market

For the article I spoke with a Redfin Seattle agent who has had some interesting conversations already with buyers…

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“Modern Seattle home for sale with photoshopped Czech Sky”

Posted on October 31, 2018October 31, 2018 by The Tim

If you aren’t familiar with the Czech Sky, read this 2010 post.

The Czech Sky is still found in many Seattle-area home listings today. Here are just a few…

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Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman: “We are probably past peak Seattle.”

Posted on October 3, 2018October 4, 2018 by The Tim

Bloomberg interviewed Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman at the GeekWire Summit today. Glenn had some interesting comments…

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