Here’s an interesting piece that ran in the Seattle Times today: To rent or to buy? The story of two couples The decision to sell their house and go back to renting has meant more time and even more money for Jill and Dan Keto and their family. … “The point is, putting money into…
Predictions: 2008 in the Bag, 2009 on the Horizon
Looking back at 2008 And now it’s the post we’ve all been waiting for (and by “we” I mean probably just me). Time to see which real estate “professionals” made housing market predictions that match closest with reality, which ones were more in line with the former Iraqi Information Minister, and what they’re all guessing…
Speaking of local layoffs… Boeing is next.
Some folks are mentioning this in the comments, and it’s pretty big news, so I’ll just drop it on you: Boeing plans workforce reduction of 4,500, with layoffs in second quarter Boeing said Friday it will cut its Commercial Airplane workforce in 2009 by about 4,500 people, mostly in Washington State. The reduction will be…
More Signs of Shrinkage at Microsoft?
A couple more notes on Microsoft before we get to our big year-in-review / 2009 forecast post tomorrow. First off, for those that didn’t catch it, this is worth mentioning: Microsoft forgoes South Lake Union lease Microsoft Corp. has put on hold any interest in further expanding its operations in Seattle because of the deteriorating…
December Reporting Roundup: The Blame Game Continues
Here’s what I said on December 18th: I predict that sales will be abysmal this month (worst December on record), and that the real estate mouthpieces quoted in the NWMLS press release (and subsequently in the local papers) will blame the low numbers on the weather. As if we never have inclement weather in December….