tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15223784.post114504398492679299..comments2023-10-08T06:24:07.089-07:00Comments on Seattle Bubble: Taller Downtown = "Affordable" DowntownThe Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14832570891451659976noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15223784.post-1145309732846122842006-04-17T14:35:00.000-07:002006-04-17T14:35:00.000-07:00The Seatle Times Sunday "Job Market" section this ...The Seatle Times Sunday "Job Market" section this week did a half page article on just one of the up and coming job fields for the region:<BR/><BR/>Chambermaids.<BR/><BR/>Apparently, all the new hotels that've been built are going to cause high demand for chambermaids.<BR/><BR/>Hourly wage- $7-12.00, average is just below $10, before taxes.<BR/><BR/>THAT ought to support huge home and rental appreciation in the city!<BR/><BR/>Anybody else got some concrete "new jobs news" for Seattle?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15223784.post-1145170668324501882006-04-15T23:57:00.000-07:002006-04-15T23:57:00.000-07:00What, exactly, are these 50,000 jobs?Which compani...What, exactly, are these 50,000 jobs?<BR/><BR/>Which companies and how many jobs per company?<BR/><BR/>Give us the facts on this on this bit of info.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15223784.post-1145166169428165632006-04-15T22:42:00.000-07:002006-04-15T22:42:00.000-07:00Dang, meshugy... I'm in the middle of a post on t...Dang, meshugy... I'm in the middle of a post on that article at this moment. Seriously. You'll have a thread just for that article in mere minutes...The Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14832570891451659976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15223784.post-1145166030557873802006-04-15T22:40:00.000-07:002006-04-15T22:40:00.000-07:00Sorry...this is OTHas anyone seen this?Vacancies l...Sorry...this is OT<BR/><BR/>Has anyone seen this?<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/realestate/2002931229_aptrents16.html" REL="nofollow">Vacancies low, renters stay put</A><BR/><BR/>Looks like it will be increasingly more difficult to rent instead of buy. What does that say about the future of the Seattle market?<BR/><BR/>It's also interesting that they're citing the strong economy as a factor:<BR/><BR/><I>Foremost is the improving economy. The addition of 50,000 jobs to the area last year, and potentially as many again this year, give a big boost to apartment demand.</I><BR/><BR/>'mmeshugyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12332798876700147445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15223784.post-1145128309598776512006-04-15T12:11:00.000-07:002006-04-15T12:11:00.000-07:00This is completely OT but for those on this blog w...This is completely OT but for those on this blog who are realtors or have been realtors:<BR/><BR/>What, if any, are the laws governing the MLS list?<BR/><BR/>Is it perfectly legal to de-list a property, relist with a new number, roll DOM back to one day and call it "New on Market"?<BR/><BR/>I am seeing this ALL the time on the Seattle realty sites and it would seem that, at the very least it would go against some kind of 'truth in advertising" law.<BR/><BR/>Is the RE industry constrained by any ethics laws at all?<BR/><BR/>Please, anyone who has an answer regarding the laws of the MLS list and RE ethics in general, please enlighten us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15223784.post-1145116275604356272006-04-15T08:51:00.000-07:002006-04-15T08:51:00.000-07:00Yeah right. I was wondering if anyone can point t...Yeah right. I was wondering if anyone can point to the examples where higher densities and talling buildings resulted in more afforadable housing? This is nothing more than yet another example of would be social engineers masquerading as urban planners.Rob Dawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10042154106850545479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15223784.post-1145047540078631712006-04-14T13:45:00.000-07:002006-04-14T13:45:00.000-07:00make that: their wages may come UP a bit-make that: their wages may come UP a bit-Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15223784.post-1145047428886698162006-04-14T13:43:00.000-07:002006-04-14T13:43:00.000-07:00So who gets this 10 or 20 dollar "affordable housi...So who gets this 10 or 20 dollar "affordable housing" money and where/what do they build with it?<BR/><BR/>Still like the NYC idea of just having a certain percentage of units in new bldgs. go affordable with tax decreases to the developer.<BR/><BR/>Otherwise, won't that $10-20 just be grafted off somewhere? I mean, how much of that money will actually go towards housing?<BR/><BR/>At any rate, I still believe that if they can keep this bldg up in Seattle, eventually prices will fall for everyone and "affordable" will just be a normal state of affairs.<BR/><BR/>Don't forget folks, we're competing with the Chinese and Indian workers now. Their wages may come a bit, ours have a LONG way to fall.<BR/><BR/>Unless we want tent cities on every corner, something's got to give.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com