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Will Mukilteo Be Spared by Recession?

March 12th, 2008 · 1 Comment

The Mukilteo Beacon sure seems to think so.  Citing the lack of economic downturn in Mukilteo, Pat Ratliff of the Beacon writes,
“Even during the winter “slow months,” many local businesses are reporting either the same or better business than last year. Some businesses have reported a slowdown, but not the large numbers reported on national […]

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Tags: market statistics · real estate · the real estate market · bubble-talk · community news · mukilteo · Uncategorized

North Sound News Round Up

August 3rd, 2007 · No Comments

Several big stories this week in the North Sound area, as well as the real estate world.  Here are a few of the stories I’m following this week:
American Home Mortgage is closing up shop, as of today.  This has been a huge story all over the blog world as well as the financial community, because […]

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Tags: transit · the real estate market · mukilteo · community news

North Sound Round Up, Part Two

July 19th, 2007 · No Comments

Mukilteo’s mayor got a raise, but the pay is still less than the mayors of other nearby cities of similar size, and by my estimation, he is also paid less than the salary of a good administrative assistant. Now, I don’t purport to be an expert, but I am thinking the job of mayor […]

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Tags: mukilteo · the real estate market · information for buyers · information for sellers · community news · Inside the Real Estate Biz

Mukilteo on Money Magazine’s Top 100 Places to Live!

July 17th, 2007 · 2 Comments

Mukilteo is number 69 on the Money Magazine “Top 100 Places to Live,” one of only four Washington communities to be featured. Other Washington towns to make the top 100 are Silverdale on the Kitsap peninsula in 99th, Camas in the Portland/Vancouver area at number 63, and Sammamish on the Eastside, which came in at […]

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Tags: awards · mukilteo · community news

Northsound News Bits

July 12th, 2007 · No Comments

Here are a few of the stories that are of interest in North King/South Snohomish counties today.
1. The Weather! The temperature yesterday was in the upper 90s, prompting many north end residents to suddenly become sick and have to leave work. Most parts of the country see temperatures in the 90s pretty consistently during the […]

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