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…
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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?…
Bubble Link Roundup
There have been a lot of real estate articles in the local dead tree outlets the last few days. It’s time for another link roundup before I get too far behind and forget to mention some of them. First up, it’s Mark Trahant of the P-I with yet another thoughtful, well-reasoned take on Seattle’s housing…
March Reporting Roundup
Back from my busy week of travel and recharged over the Easter weekend, it’s time to post the March roundup. As usual, let’s kick things off with Seattle’s #1 real estate cheerleader, Ms. Rhodes, with her fawning article about all about how great and wonderful it is that median prices increased last month. After stalling…
Aubrey Cohen: Real Estate Cheerleader, Renter
I’ll be posting the March reporting roundup either later today or tomorrow, but I caught this story in my inbox and I couldn’t resist mentioning it. Although the subject is “Journalists gamble on job security at the P-I,” the article contains some interesting information about one of our favorite local real estate reporters… (emphasis mine)…