Blog - Ron Upshaw

Real Estate, Seattle, Technology

When Big Tech Takes Our Culture…

“We need some drumsticks. I can’t find my drumsticks!” said the drummer for Ben Harper. I was working in cable access television at the time, and was setting up lights and tripods to interview Harper. (If you’re unfamiliar, search for him online – he’s […]
Real Estate

Buying and Selling In The Pacific Northwest: A Beginner’s Guide

If you have been following the recent discussions on recession and the upcoming expectations, then you are familiar with what this could mean for Seattle as a whole and for real estate. If you have not been following along though, let me bring you up to speed. Matthew Gardner Windermere’s Chief Economist sat down for […]
Affordable Housing, Economy, Investing, Real Estate, Seattle, Technology

The ‘R’-Word Has People Panic Stricken!

I’ve been seeing the word “Recession” a lot in the news and I have several people ask me about it in terms of buying or selling a house. So I took the opportunity to call up Matthew Gardner, the Chief Economist for Windermere. Side note: Windermere is the only Real Estate company in the region […]
Economy, Investing, Real Estate, Seattle

Americans are now worth $100 Trillion, but the top 10% own almost all of it.

Believe it or not, the bottom 50% of American households represent only 10% of the country’s wealth. Put another way, the wealthiest 10% of Americans are worth more than the other 90% of people combined. Think about that for a minute. The raw numbers are laid out in a fascinating article in the Wall […]