Here are a few excerpts from an amusing series of radio reports that aired on KIRO in August 2005, the same month I started Seattle Bubble. Conway: “We’re growing twice as fast as the nation, and that-that will certainly act as a buffer. If we-if we do see a downturn in the housing market, it…
Tag: Friday Flashback
Friday Flashback: WA Realtors’ Hilarious 2007 “FACTS”
The banner you see above is from a massive late 2007 ad campaign from our very own Washington Realtors that is a veritable gold mine of hilarity just three years later. Of course, the entire thing has long since disappeared from the Washington Realtors’ website, but guess who saved most of the material on his…
Friday Flashback: “Seattle isn’t like other cities.”
Time for another Friday Flashback! Today’s flashback comes at you from February 2007, as the Seattle Times declared 2007 to be “The year of the condo in downtown Seattle” (emphasis mine). [Condo developer David] Thyer insists that Seattle isn’t like other cities, where developers are struggling with an oversupply of new condos. There’s a demand…
Friday Flashback: “The Perfect Buyer’s Market”
Here’s a quote that may sound familiar… NWMLS director Joe Spencer, president of John L. Scott, Inc. described current conditions as the “Buy Zone” and “the perfect buyer’s market.” Looking at the housing market graphically over the past 25 years, it’s evident there are periods when conditions make it the perfect time to buy a…
Friday Flashback: Olive 8: “We’re going to wait this out.”
Today’s flashback comes from… just over a year ago. July 2009: Photo by Flickr user paperjam At Olive 8 in downtown Seattle, county records indicate only 28 of 229 units have closed. But David Thyer, president of developer R.C. Hedreen, said his firm has no plans to cut prices. “We’re not inclined to discount the…