If you’re looking for a different kind of good news in the market, you can find it from this Housing Views analysis of the flow-of-funds data from the Federal Reserve. It finds that, nationally, home equity wealth is at a…
Wednesday Links: November 8
Curbd Seattle has the roundup of rental listing prices for November. Overall, it looks like rent is up a bit year-over-year and flat or slightly down as compared to September, which is in line with a lot of what we’ve…
Wednesday Links: November 1
If you know Seattle, you know it’s a fairly literary city, but now it’s internationally recognized as such. UNESCO has designated Seattle as a City of Literature, after a years-long campaign by locals for the recognition. This confirms me in…
Wednesday Links: September 27
I was slightly off in the timing, but I was right about the weather punishing me for declaring Autumn’s arrival last week. And it’s expected to get warmer tomorrow? Seattle, you and I need to have a serious conversation about…
Wednesday Links: September 20
Autumn is here and we have the drizzle to prove it! I understand that this isn’t a universal opinion, but I am quite pleased to have the return of the chilly damp that is Seattle at its best. (Watch it…
Wednesday Links: September 13
The Seattle Bubble has their analysis for the August numbers from the NWMLS. Things are still trucking along. What struck me in this was actually the quoted bit from the MLS saying that 1/3 appraisals are coming in low. That…surprises…
Wednesday Links: September 6
Anybody paying attention to rental properties in the area may have been following the federal suit against the owner of three buildings in Edmonds who advertised her buildings as restricted to adults, and turned away families with children. That suit…
Wednesday Links: October 18
Comments are open for proposed zoning changes that would allow ADU (Accessory Dwelling Units) and backyard cottages in Seattle. It’s a tiny step toward fixing a large housing problem, but enough tiny steps add up. I suspect permitting ADUs is…