Economic Outlook
Economic Outlook: Mark Anderson Predicts
2017: The Year of Major Inflections.
Weve been accurately predicting the future for more than 20 years, and so its interesting when, during that sweep of time, a single year stands out for any reason. All of our predictions regarding Chinas national business model, for example, have now been proven true, together with the often devastating effects experienced by trading partners,…
Economic Outlook: The Experts Speak
How certain sectors will fare in 2017.
RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATEBy Matthew GardnerChief Economist, Windermere Real Estate SUMMARYIn 2016, the laws of supply and demand were turned upside down in markets throughout the Puget Sound region. Home sales and prices rose while listings remained anemic. In the coming year, there should be a modest increase in the number of homes for sale, which…
Economic Outlook: Working with a Net
Seattles torrid growth isnt sustainable, so the city prepares for falling tax revenue.
From his office in Seattle’s City Hall, Ben Noble can see that change is in the air. Fall has given way to winter, and cargo ships, ferry boats and construction cranes move about under a blanket of gray. Occupying the city budget directors thoughts is the worrisome realization that the boom times in Seattle might…
Economic Outlook: Shades of 1990?
A local recession isnt imminent, but dont get too cocky.
With evidence of a booming economy practically everywhere we look help-wanted signs, local government surpluses, congested freeways it is difficult to imagine a slowdown, I said at a business leadership conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, in early 1990. But a closer look at the nature of the Seattle economy and its recent growth portends change….