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Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2009-12-12
Seattle seems to stick out a bit from its West Coast neighbors in my latest stats post over @redfinseattle http://bit.ly/5He9Zu # Is Everett on its way to becoming the next Flint, MI? http://is.gd/5g62p # 30-day deadline for Bellingham-based Horizon Bank to raise capital or be shut down. http://is.gd/5h55G # Please note the addendum to today's…
An Unprecedented Level of Openness in Government
Apparently, this is what “an unprecedented level of openness in Government” looks like: Via Kirsten Grind at the Puget Sound Business Journal. The Puget Sound Business Journal for months has asked the Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), the federal agency that regulated Washington Mutual, to release internal communications between WaMu’s regulators. … On Wednesday, an…
Foreclosures Continue Steady Climb Around Seattle
Time for our detailed look at foreclosure activity for November in King, Snohomish, and Pierce counties. First up, the Notice of Trustee Sale summary: November 2009 King: 783 NTS, up 45% YOY Snohomish: 387 NTS, up 76% YOY Pierce: 455 NTS, down 2% YOY Foreclosure notices bumped back up again in all three counties last…
Spending our way out of a spending-induced problem. Huh?
Barack Obama yesterday: President Barack Obama outlined major new government stimulus and jobs proposals on Tuesday, saying the nation must continue to “spend our way out of this recession.” Without giving a price tag, Obama proposed a package of new spending for highway, bridge and other infrastructure projects, deeper tax breaks for small businesses and…