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· A look back to 2008 With a Resolution for 2009: "Just Say No"
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Eastside real estate
· Winter is not over! Winterize your home before the next "suprise"!
· Monday's Inspiration -- The power of HOPE
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· Fed rate cut helping few in South Sound
· Quadrant's Gig Harbor development halts
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· 1st burn ban of 2009 in effect in Pierce County
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· Puget Sound Foreclosures Continued Upward Trend in December
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· DOR amends taxing short sale debt
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· January Appears To Be Off To A Good Start
· December Wrap Up
THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 2009
County foreclosures up 88%
The number of King County properties with foreclosure filings rose by 88 percent in 2008 from 2007, an increase on par with the national uptick of 81 percent as more than 2.3 million American homeowners faced foreclosure proceedings.
MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 2009
Home buyers getting off the fence
Some areas have more homes than could sell at just about any price, thanks to rotting economies or speculative construction. Seattle is relatively well off; its housing recovery depends on when buyers decide prices are low enough.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 2009
Financial freeze stalls developers
Seattle planners are reviewing about 150 master-use permit applications that are large enough to require city design review, but many have little hope of getting funding.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2009
Housing prices rose despite holidays, snow
King County's median house price was back above $400,000 in December, after a couple of months below that threshold, according to a new report.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 3, 2009
Low prices, tight credit, glut of homes challenge both buyers and sellers
In residential real estate, 2009 arrives much the same way that 2008 did: via a rocky road with deepening potholes. While more home buyers are swooping in and picking up great deals, and sales are slowly increasing in many markets, the ongoing excess of inventory of foreclosed homes continues to depress the market.
Tough year ahead for commercial real estate
NEW YORK -- The balance of power between landlords and tenants will shift dramatically in 2009.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2008
Seattle-area house prices drop to '06 levels
Seattle-area house prices continued falling much slower than some places' prices and faster than others' in October, according to a new report.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2008
Is a housing rebound coming in '09? Maybe
What was the big real estate story of 2008? The housing market grinding to a halt, of course. Some experts believe it will recover in 2009, but how soon is up to debate.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2008
Existing home sales take a plunge
Sales of existing homes plunged far more than expected last month as buyers recoiled from October's financial wreckage on Wall Street. The median sales price fell by the largest amount on record.
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