Okay, I’ve got a bit of catching up to do. First up is a look back on the year’s numbers in Thurston County: The blistering pace of the South Sound real estate market continued in 2005, with the percent increase in number of homes sold and in median prices reaching double-digit territory for the January…
Category: News
News, current events, etc.
Follow-Up: Anecdotal Evidence, Pt. 4
Data has been posted online regarding the condo that sold last month. It seems that they got just what they were asking, a cool three hundred thousand, which you will recall is $19,000 more than the unit next door sold for just two months earlier. Dang. I’ll keep my eyes open as new properties are…
Housing Predicted To "Cool Off" In 2006
Housing in the Northwest has continued to experience a climb in prices this year as other parts of the nation have stalled, but some are starting to see some cracks in the foundation, and predict that next year the housing market will “cool, but not collapse.” Nationally and locally, the sizzling housing market has been…
Puget Sound Economy Powered by "Magic"
Okay so that headline was a bit of hyperbole, but I’m allowed to have a little fun now and then. I just couldn’t help it after reading about the “Horizons Economic Forecast breakfast” in Pierce County: With two weeks remaining, 2005 looks to have been a year of healthy, strong and fruitful economic results. Next…
Construction Hiring Dips In WA In November
With unemployment holding steady last month at 5.6%, the Seattle Times brings us the details of the employment numbers’ relation to housing: For the past year, the construction industry has been the main driver of economic growth in the state, accounting for a whopping 19.4 percent of all new jobs. Not so in November. In…