aggregated from: Seattle Bubble

Yesterday Calculated Risk wrote an interesting post looking at what housing is telling us as a leading indicator of the economy:Historically the best leading indicator for the economy (and employment) has been housing. & So here is a review of the th...

aggregated from: Seattle Bubble

[Note: This is an opinion piece on a political matter. If that sort of thing offends you, it is recommended that you skip this post.]Christine Gregoire, January 2008: The only thing we have to fear is fear itself, Gregoire said, quoting former Pres...

topics: development, real-estate, roosevelt

aggregated from: Seattle Bubble

With the failure of American Marine Bank on Bainbridge Island becoming Washington State s third bank failure of 2010 on Friday, I thought it would be interesting to take another look at our state s troubled banks.The following charts are based on dat...

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It would seem that Mayor Mike McGinn has taken a side in the long standing debate over port truck reform. In a letter sent January 22, McGinn asks Senator Patty Murray for her support in... Continue reading Port of Seattle Trucker...

topics: mayor, senator

aggregated from: James Wallace on Aerospace

Air New Zealand will install lie-flat economy and premium economy seats in its new 777-300ER set for delivery in November, the airline announced Monday....

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It would appear that our old friend Bill Virgin (formerly of the print P-I), is now writing a weekly column for the Tacoma News Tribune. Here are a few excerpts from his latest piece regarding what we may expect to see in store for the local economy...

topics: bellevue, development, housing, housing-market, real-estate

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Washington State s Chief Economist Arun Raha has been speaking this week about his expectations for Washington s economy in 2010 and beyond, including his outlook for the local real estate market.Raha said the nation s big banks are in better shape a...

topics: commercial-real-estate, everett, housing, housing-market, real-estate

aggregated from: Daily Weekly

It's a regular love-fest for Sen. Maria Cantwell, who recently teamed up with John McCain to try to roll back deregulation of Wall St. A week ago, the Daily Beast declared Cantwell one o... Continue reading Where Was 'Fat Cat'-Hat...

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It's a regular love-fest for Sen. Maria Cantwell, who recently teamed up with John McCain to try to roll back deregulation of Wall St. A week ago, the Daily Beast declared Cantwell one o... Continue reading Where Was 'Fat Cat'-Hat...

aggregated from: Seattle Bubble

Barack Obama yesterday:President Barack Obama outlined major new government stimulus and jobs proposals on Tuesday, saying the nation must continue to spend our way out of this recession. Without giving a price tag, Obama proposed a package of new s...

topics: energy-efficient, housing, mortgage, real-estate