Housing Starts rose last month (Realty Times)

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New Housing Startsby Carla Hill April 26, 2011 Housing starts rose last month. They were up 7.2 percent from February figures. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) reports that builders are remaining cautious. “While the overall rate of new-home production remains quite low and is still being weighed down by significant uncertainties among both… Read More

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Unemployment rate at a 2 year low (AP)

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by Associated Press via the KING5.com website Posted on April 1, 2011 at 6:50 AM WASHINGTON, D.C. – The unemployment rate fell to a two-year low of 8.8 percent in March and companies added workers at the fastest two-month pace since before the recession began. The Labor Department reported Friday that the economy added 216,000… Read More

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Tough Year for Port of Tacoma leads to new Financial Strategy (Tacoma News Tribune)

Figures confirm dismal year at Port of Tacoma Share Kelly Kearsley; The News Tribune The Port of Tacoma will end this year $17.9 million in the red – the first time the agency’s bottom line has been negative in recent memory. The agency’s loss of profit is largely the result of a $38.8 million write… Read More

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Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2009-10-17

“Americans are still delusional about the long-term trajectory for house prices” http://is.gd/4fMeE # Peter Schiff on the Dori Monson show right now on 97.3FM # “Washington has lost almost 1 out of every 20 jobs since the state’s economy began slumping early last year.” http://is.gd/4joCS # Seattle P-I takes on the new NWMLS rules that target Zillow http://is.gd/4jsJa (only 2 weeks after everyone else http://is.gd/4jsKF ) # I smell a new theme for plucky lawyer vs. evil m

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