tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15223784.post112542464757075766..comments2023-10-08T06:24:07.089-07:00Comments on Seattle Bubble: Is Seattle's Economy A Bubble Buffer?The Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14832570891451659976noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15223784.post-1131033674716494122005-11-03T08:01:00.000-08:002005-11-03T08:01:00.000-08:00I work for a company in the Boise, Idaho, area. Th...I work for a company in the Boise, Idaho, area. This company used to be in Mountain View, California, but the people who worked for the company couldn't afford to live in the community it was in, and costs of doing business were getting quite high there. In 1984, this company moved to Idaho because the costs of doing business are much lower here. I moved here from King County. There, I made more than $50K per year but could not afford to buy any sort of house. Here I started in the 15% tax bracket, but bought a house within six months of moving here. And my mortgage payments are less than what I paid for rent for a 400 square foot cabin in Renton. I think the housing trends in King County are crazy, but now the same sort of thing is happening here. I'm glad I found a place to live before it started getting too crazy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com