Lots of news has come out over the last few days regarding Boeing. Here’s a roundup of some of the big headlines. Airbus extends air show order lead over Boeing Airbus has now racked up $11.5 billion in orders and agreements this week, well ahead of Boeing, which notched up its first air show order…
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News Brief: Local Unemployment Rate Resumes Climb
Just a quick update on the unemployment rate. According to data from the Washington State Employment Security Department, both statewide and King County unemployment have resumed their rise, pushing close to double-digits: After dropping from 7.9% to 7.0% from March to April, King County’s unemployment rate shot up a full point to (barely) reach a…
Seattle Go Boom?
This is admittedly only very tangentially related to Seattle real estate, but this news article caught my attention this morning: Congressman implies: Seattle could be nuked Huffington Post columnist Jason Linkins writes today about an e-mail sent by Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo., not Ala. as the headline reads) regarding the United States’ missile defense plans….
May Reporting Roundup: You Have Missed the Bottom (or not)
It’s time once again to check in with our local press to see who simply rehashed the NWMLS press release and who did some actual journalism. First up, the NWMLS press release that accompanied yesterday’s numbers: Inventory shrinking, sales rising, prices stabilizing in some Northwest MLS areas Waiting longer to buy a home is not…
Help KUOW with a Piece on Seattle-Area Real Estate
I received the following email yesterday from someone with KUOW—Seattle’s local NPR outlet: KUOW reporter Deborah Wang is working on a story about the commercial real estate and condo markets. Hearing from people in your world would be huge to us. I’ve built a question form for the web that reflects what Deborah is pursuing….