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If you think our weather is fickle, take a close look at the real estate market. Where, when, by whom and with what materials any building is constructed can impact lives and communities for decades. (Photo by Morf Morford)

Real estate: it’s complicated

By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • June 14, 2022 1:30 am

Like everything else, real estate has its seasons

These emergency exit signs sum up our economy. Which way to run depends on where you are when. (Photo by Morf Morford)

A tale of two economies

By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • June 13, 2022 1:30 am

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Is this housing for two, or ten, or twenty? Or even zero? (Photo by Morf Morford)

Build it and they will come?

By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • June 10, 2022 1:30 am

The size of the family has changed the size of the average home

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From kindergarten to university – and more –...

By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • June 9, 2022 1:30 am

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Buses and ferries, and many other vehicles and industries are shifting to electricity. What will that do to the supply - and price - of oil? (Photo by Morf Morford)

Who can we blame for high gas prices?

By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • June 8, 2022 1:30 am

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No matter the weather, it’s always worth watching. (Photo by Morf Morford)

We might complain about the weather, but…

By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • June 7, 2022 1:30 am

We might not always like our weather, but it is ours

A house is many things; an investment, a project a place of memories and a home. (Photo by Morf Morford)

And just like that, the housing market changed

By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • June 6, 2022 1:30 am

Lumber, interest rates and stratospheric prices in flux

Tacoma has spent decades, even generations, building its reputation. But is it the one we want? (Photo by Morf Morford)

If we are what we do, who are...

By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • June 3, 2022 1:30 am

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Finding skilled, or even unskilled workers seems to get harder every day. (Photo by Morf Morford)

Where have all the workers gone?

By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • June 2, 2022 1:30 am

From doctors to pilots to grocery clerks, where are they?

For many of us, May is the season of the grill. (Photo by Morf Morford)

May is over – warm weather is finally...

By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • June 1, 2022 1:30 am

April showers brought us May flowers – and more showers

Local events can be just as enjoyable as those far away. No passports required. (Photo by Morf Morford)

Gas prices & inflation impacting summer travel decisions...

By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • May 31, 2022 1:30 am

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There is something almost eternal and elemental, especially here in the Pacific Northwest, about confronting the sea with our most basic resources. (Photo by Morf Morford)

An unmotorized race by sea to Alaska?

By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • May 27, 2022 1:30 am

“The best worst idea ever”

Where and when many of us work has changed over the past couple years. Who works - and for how long - is also changing. (Photo by Morf Morford)

Ready to retire?

By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • May 26, 2022 1:30 am

There’s more to retirement than leaving the workplace

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