Segments From This Episode

• A peek at Seattle real estate

  by Marketplace Staff

  Marketplace Money's staff takes a tour of Seattle real estate with Zillow.com's chief economist Stan Humphries.

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• Light a high commodity in Seattle

  by Marketplace Staff

  A veteran Seattle real-estate agent explains why people are willing to pay such a high price for a well-lighted place.

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• A precipitous drop in Seattle rent prices

  by Marketplace Staff

  Seattle rents fell an average of 14 percent from 2008 to 2009 — the largest drop among cities nationwide. KUOW's Ann Dornfeld reports.

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• Getting Personal

  by Marketplace Staff

  Karen Ramsey, a certified financial planner based in Seattle, joins Tess Vigeland to answer listener questions, including one from a woman who wonders whether a yoga studio might be a good business to run in retirement.

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• Those who never had a home to lose

  by Marketplace Staff

  Commentator Rosette Royale describes what it's like for those living on Seattle's streets.

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• Condo buildings stand half empty

  by Jeff Tyler

  Seattle's condo real-estate market is in collapse. Jeff Tyler reports from the "Emerald City."

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• Looking for a home? Just go online.

  by Marketplace Staff

  Tess Vigeland talks with Redfin's Scott Nagel about the way the Web has transformed the real-estate business.

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• That ubiquitous cup of Seattle coffee

  by Marketplace Staff

  Tess Vigeland and financial planner Karen Ramsey explore the coffee obsession continually brewing in Seattle with a visit to Pike Place Market.

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