Here’s the latest on the state economy. Everything’s coming up roses, it would seem. Washington continued to defy the multiple drags on the U.S. economy in February, as state payrolls added 3,500 jobs and the unemployment rate held steady at 4.5 percent. “We’re really different from the national economy at this point,” said Evelina Tainer,…
Puget Sound Counties February NWMLS Update
Here’s an update to the NWMLS statistics for all six Puget Sound counties. I don’t personally want to live in King County, and maybe you don’t either. So, here’s a little graphical look at what the market looks like around the sound. Here’s where each of the six counties stand as of February 2008: King…
$100,000+ Price Cuts in Suburbs Around Seattle
Aubrey Cohen is on a roll lately, doing a great job of reporting what’s really going on with the Seattle-area real estate market, instead of just painting the rosy picture that agents and builders would like to see printed. Here is Cohen’s latest, on the drastic price-cutting measures that builders just outside Seattle are taking…
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Propaganda, Debt Bites Back, Foreclosures, and More
Time to clear out my inbox. Following is a handful of short excerpts from things I’ve been emailed in the last few weeks. Enjoy. First up, a delightful “Home Economics Wall Chart” that is designed to “focus the consumer on the benefits of owning.” It’s Estate of Mind, Inc.’s Visual Guide to the Housing Market….