With the housing downturn in full swing, it’s interesting how many housing developments have slowed to a near stop or stalled completely. I’ve begun mapping out some of these fallow construction sites in the areas that I frequent (north King / south Snohomish), and I thought it would be interesting to open the process up…
Two Recent KUOW Pieces of Note
Thanks to everyone who responded to the call earlier this month from KUOW for help on their story about the soft market. Here’s the resulting piece: It’s a Tenants Market for Downtown Seattle Office Space There may be signs of recovery in the region’s housing market, but not so for the region’s office market. A…
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Weekend Roundup: Empty Condos, Story Updates, & a Rosy Forecast
Got a few interesting stories for you today. First up, from the Puget Sound Business Journal: Seattle, Bellevue luxury condominium towers are slow to fill up Three-quarters of the new condos at five major buildings in Seattle and Bellevue are unsold, leaving developers in a high-stakes battle to unload millions of dollars worth of homes….
Boeing “Bean Counters” Threatening to Leave Town
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…