Looks like I didn’t miss too much Seattle housing news while I was gone. I’m looking forward to seeing the April numbers next week. Here’s a summary of what I noticed while clearing my inbox: Seattle, Portland, and Dallas are the only cities of the 20 tracked by the Case-Shiller / S&P Index in which…
On Vacation, Check the Forums!
Click here to go to the forums. I’ll be on vacation with little to no Internet access through the 28th, so I likely won’t be making new posts during that time. This includes open thread posts. I strongly encourage everyone to head over to the forums while I’m gone. It only takes a few seconds…
Developers! Developers! Developers!
Reporter Aubrey Cohen and the Seattle PI are at it again, this time pimping new development in Columbia City. A Seattle developer has proposed a mixed-use project in Columbia City aimed at providing homes typical workers can afford to buy, while another developer also has condo plans in the up-and-coming South Seattle neighborhood. The 63-condo…
WaMu Trying to Cope With Slowdown
Local mortgage giant Washington Mutual has been in the news quite a bit the last few days. On Tuesday, Seattle Times business reporter Amy Martinez made the (not-so-bold) prediction that WaMu won’t escape subprime turmoil. During the housing boom of the past several years, Washington Mutual was among the nation’s top lenders in the high-risk…
World-class not "merely boasting how darn great we are."
If I were the egocentric type, I’d probably think that none other than the P-I’s Bill Virgin is a Seattle Bubble reader. A mere five days after I dispelled the notion that Seattle is “world class,” Bill delivers the exact same message to a broader audience in today’s column: So what makes a world-class city?…