Found in our Theo Chocolates promotional newsletter this morning: "Sales of existing houses dropped more in Washington than anywhere else in the nation last quarter, compared with a year earlier, according to a new report. King County's median sale price also dropped roughly 10 percent from a year earlier." Who was saying that Seattle wasn't immune to, but typically lagged the national trends? With the drop, 57 percent of the state's first-time buyers have enough ...

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"Heather / Carrie" by Shawn McClung Know what Halloween needs? A last gasp. And this one comes courtesy of our Flickr pool. re experimenting with when to schedule our photo of the day. Should Seattlest Pix come first thing in the morning, sometime around midday, or in the early evening? Or do you care? Comment away and let us know. ...

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