Best Neighborhoods: The well-known, the best-kept secrets and the unexpected picks of 2008
…Overall Best Neighborhood(s)…
No doubt, you’ve heard of these places. Sure—not everyone wants to have these addresses (they may be a little too perfect for some). But they’re the neighborhoods that seem to have it all: homes that appreciate nicely, great schools, parks and nearby amenities.
                                                            _  Seattle Magazine  Get the whole Story

 

Suburbs – A mile to far for some.
Todd Zimmerman, a housing consultant and an early advocate of pedestrian-friendly community planning known as New Urbanism, said demographic and cultural factors explain a big part of the trend. Baby boomers and millennials are the country's two biggest generations, with some 82 million and 78 million people born during their respective eras. Both flocks are leaving their nests and finding that higher-density urban housing fits their lifestyles.
                                                            _ Wall Street Journal      Get the whole story

 

When it comes to new jobs, Seattle is the leading cybercity
...according to the Cybercities report from the American...Association. The report...Tuesday, is another indication...economy in the Seattle area continues to purr as companies...added 7,800 jobs in the high...highest major "cybercity" was Phoenix...high-tech job growth of...percent. Of the medium-sized cybercities, Riverside...numbers, Seattle's tech...That makes it the ninth...according to the report...employment is bringing...
                                                              _  Seattle Post Intellegencer   Get the whole Story