Monthly Archives: March 2012

The Long View Listening to cable news, it’s easy to conclude that the world is going downhill fast, especially in an election year. But economist Jeff Thredgold reminds us, in his semi-annual Happy Talk blog posting, that the general direction … Continue reading →

Thursday, March 29, 2012 Seattle Times Daily Journal of Commerce Headline Images: Amazon’s tower plan, Seattle’s new skyline Real Estate Buzz: NW Mutual heads for big payoff on Russell Modern design, retro touches: Here comes the new 520 bridge We … Continue reading →

Tuesday, March 27, 2012 Seattle Times Daily Journal of Commerce Headline Seattle-area home prices fall in January for sixth month in a row Apartment managers feeling bullish about raising rents Apartment rents likely to keep rising through 2012 Two new … Continue reading →

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a web page. Outstanding Commercial & Industrial Loans All Commercial Banks, Seasonally Adjusted March 26, 2012 Sources: Federal Reserve, Grubb & Ellis The value of commercial and industrial loans, i.e. business loans, … Continue reading →

From: Bach, Robert Sent: Friday, March 23, 2012 10:02 AM To: Heneghan, Sheila; Crowe, Anna; Dau, Mike Subject: Good News Friday Ranking Cities My colleague David Bailey has sent me a handful of reports and blog postings recently that rank … Continue reading →

Thursday, March 22, 2012 Seattle Times Daily Journal of Commerce Headline Amazon lays out design proposals for Denny Triangle complex Real Estate Buzz: How do you revamp 11 dowdy buildings? State jobless rate falls again as private sector adds 5,600 … Continue reading →

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a web page. Outstanding Commercial Real Estate Loans All Commercial Banks, Seasonally Adjusted March 19, 2012 Sources: Federal Reserve, Grubb & Ellis After dropping for 35 consecutive months, the value of commercial … Continue reading →

Friday, March 16, 2012 Seattle Times Daily Journal of Commerce Headline Boeing won’t produce 787-9 horizontal tails in Seattle Alecta buys more land on First Hill New Nordstrom Rack opens at Westlake Center Swedish pension adviser Alecta continues to assemble … Continue reading →

March Madness Lite I really wanted to tie this issue of Good News Friday into March Madness, but the only hook that came to mind is this: The news has been so good lately that trying to narrow it down … Continue reading →

Thursday, March 15, 2012 Seattle Times Daily Journal of Commerce Headline Longtime developer Harbor Properties sold Real Estate Buzz: Still waiting at The Station at Othello Park New Nordstrom Rack opens at Westlake Center Last spring, The Station at Othello … Continue reading →