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Morning News: National Housing “Crisis,” Boeing, Alaska Air, & More

Posted on April 23, 2009 by The Tim

Here’s a few national stories of note, and a handful of local economic news stories from this morning: New York Times: For Housing Crisis, the End Probably Isn’t Near Wall Street Journal: When Will Home Prices Stabilize? Fitch Says 2010 Seattle P-I: Unemployed workers struggle with job-seach requirements Associated Press: State lawmakers strike agreement on…

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“Out here in Seattle, we were living in a bubble.”

Posted on October 21, 2008October 28, 2008 by The Tim

These articles are a bit off-topic from the usual news about residential real estate, but I thought they were at least worth a brief mention. New York Times: In Seattle, Office Vacancy Rate Is Rising Fast Not long ago, Seattle looked invincible, even as an economic downturn was starting to plague the rest of the…

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WaMu Nearing the End?

Posted on September 18, 2008September 18, 2008 by The Tim

WaMu is still making headlines, and in this case I don’t think any press is good press… New York Times: Washington Mutual Is Said to Consider Sale Seattle Times: WaMu scrambles to stay alive; it may be trying to find buyer From the Seattle Times article: With the wreckage from the nation’s worst financial crisis…

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Link Roundup: Incentives, Economic Woes, Alt-A, and More

Posted on August 4, 2008 by The Tim

Here are a few stories from the last week or so that are worth pointing out. First up a TV report from KOMO News: “Open House” — sign of the times in Snohomish County Real estate agents in Snohomish County are now resorting to a “shock treatment” for slouching home sales in their area. Realtors…

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NYT: “Even the Strong Are Weakening”

Posted on May 27, 2008May 27, 2008 by The Tim

The Seattle-area housing market gets some national attention in an article in today’s New York Times: While Wall Street is growing hopeful that the economy might dodge a recession, many economists warn that the pain in the housing market may last for several years. Even local markets like Seattle, which once seemed immune to the…

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