WCRER Housing Analysis/ 2008 4th Quarter/ Snohomish County WA

According to the Washington Center for Real Estate Research 2008 fourth Quarter Housing Analysis; Snohomish County home re-sales were down -20.1% from the previous quarter, and down -41.3% from the fourth quarter in 2007. Statewide home re-sales were down -15.8% from the previous quarter and down -29.1% from the fourth quarter in 2007. Overall building permits in Snohomish County are down -50.5% from the fourth quarter of the previous year, in comparison to the -53.4% reduction statewide. The median re-sale home price in Snohomish County is $325,000, (down -10.6% from the fourth quarter in 2007), above the statewide median of $266,700 (down -9.3% from the fourth quarter in 2007). The 2008 fourth quarter Housing Affordability Index (HAI) was 97.1 for Snohomish County, lower than the statewide index of 107.5

Another Coastal City's Plan For Renovation; Big Plans for Everett's Waterfront

Wow, Bellingham is not the only city working to improve its waterfront; there are big changes in store for Everett's waterfront: From a new waterfront neighborhood to a new transportation hub slated for Mukilteo. According to the Port of Everett; it plans on spending approximately $200 million to redevelop the Everett waterfront.
Click on the following links for more infomation on the following projects:
Port Gardner Wharf
New Port Administration Building
Collins Building Redevelopment
12th Street Yacht Basin
10th Street Marine Park Improvements
Marina Recapitalization
Rail / Barge Transfer Facility
Marine Terminals Master Plan
Lehigh Cement Project
Mukilteo Tank Farm