Are you serious?? You mean to tell me the sky isn’t falling? The bubble isn’t bursting? I have been trying to tell you this. So what if there’s a few more “For Sale” signs up. So what if your house doesn’t sell in a month. So what if the Real Estate market is in a time of adjustment. There has always been Buyer’s Markets and Seller’s Markets. That is the point of a Free Market. Since when is this new news?

How about some good news instead of the self-fulfilling prophecy of doom-n-gloom the media likes to spread. We live in the Great Pacific Northwest!! It is a great time to buy and own!! And if you want to sell, our home values are still holding strong!! There are one million more people expected to move into Washington State by 2010!! If your eyes have been open while driving through Renton, Bellevue, Tukwila, Kent, Seattle, Kirkland, Bothell etc., you have seen new construction including new shopping centers, new skyscrapers, new office buildings and not to mention the widening of roads and freeways. Do the Paul Allens and other developers and investors know something the media does not? Our real estate market is still appreciating and these people seem to be preparing for more growth. Are you? I think this article puts things in a fair perspective: