I thought it would be fun to check back in with an update on the San Diego / King County home price comparison I made back in March. As of the latest Case-Shiller data (February) home prices San Diego have fallen 24% from their November 2006 peak. The Seattle area has dropped 6.5% from its…
WaMu Cuts Home Equity Credit + More Financing News
The Puget Sound Business Journal reported Friday on some more news from WaMu that is likely to affect local homeowners. Washington Mutual Inc. has slashed or suspended $6 billion in available home equity credit to its customers in an effort to reduce its risk in a flailing housing market. If they haven’t already been notified,…
Seattle Bubble Fundraising Drive
As you may or may not know, Seattle Bubble is one of a handful of projects that now make up my full-time job. Since dedicating a larger amount of time to improve and expand Seattle Bubble, I have been able to greatly improve the aesthetics, add useful widgets like “recent forum posts” on the sidebar,…
Poll: Realistically, would you prefer to live…
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Quadrant Homes to Cut 6% of Workforce
According to KING 5, Quadrant homes announced some major layoffs yesterday. The slowdown in home sales nationwide has now hit one of the largest home builders in Washington state in the form of layoffs. Quadrant Homes is cutting up to six percent of its workforce. In an e-mail to employees, Quadrant’s CEO announced a formal…