I was out of town all weekend in SF (driving back yesterday was not particularly fun, I assure you). Here’s a roundup of some of the local and notable national real estate stories that were waiting for me in my inbox upon my return this afternoon: First up, a blog post by P-I real estate…
Tag: Seattle_Times
November Reporting Roundup
Let’s take some time to check out the local press’ reaction to the undeniably slow NWMLS housing market statistics for October. Once again, my favorite part of the NWMLS press release that accompanied yesterday’s numbers comes from Dick “Bottom-Calling” Beeson, NWMLS director and Windermere broker. Windermere’s Beeson, a member of the Northwest MLS board of…
October Reporting Roundup
Let’s take some time to check out the local press’ reaction to the undeniably slow NWMLS housing market statistics for October. Here’s a blurb from the NWMLS press release that accompanied yesterday’s numbers: Housing Activity in Western Washington during October Described as "Disappointing, but Not Unexpected" Housing activity for Northwest Multiple Listing Service members was…
Weekend News Roundup
Wow, lots of stories in the local papers this weekend about the slow housing market. Too many to post separately, so here’s a roundup of the weekend news. Let me know if I missed anything. Everett Herald: Snohomish County builders slash home prices Mike Pattison just took his own advice and bought a new home…
“Out here in Seattle, we were living in a bubble.”
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…