Here’s a minor roundup post for you, with a few stories from the last few days that are worth a brief mention: After selling just 17 out of 114 units, an in-progress condo complex near Seattle Center will instead be completed as “luxury apartments.” In recent months, developers have shelved plans to convert several Seattle…
Nobody Panic. You Live In Seattle.
Theory: Seattle is special, and thanks to our strong local economy anchored by such heavyweights as Boeing and Microsoft, any economic or housing pain will affect us far less than other parts of the country. Reality: Conclusion: Er… Um… Jobs! Population Growth! Mountains! Lakes! Pretty Pretty Pink Ponies! We now return you to your regularly…
Seattle Bubble Meetup in February?
Just a quick, informal poll: How many of you would be interested in some sort of Seattle Bubble meetup? I’m not thinking of anything fancy or extravagant like the swank Urbnlivn shindig, just getting together at a coffee house or pub to hang out and put some faces to names. Of course, I don’t want…
Poll: What’s your favorite site for real estate searches?
Please vote in this poll using the sidebar. This poll will be active and displayed on the sidebar through 01.26.2007.
Predictions: 2007 Revisited, 2008 Prognosticated
2007 Revisited It’s that time of the year again. As the calendar rolls over, the real estate predictions start rolling in. But before we get to the predictions for 2008, let’s look back at 2007. My own guesses as well as predictions from most of the frequently-quoted local real estate insiders were covered in this…