October 2006 General Edition Latest home-sales numbers show definite slowdown Newly released September home-sales numbers show a marked cooling throughout Western Washington. Read the Full Story in the Seattle Times  (10/07) Toxic stormwater is one of the Sound's biggest threats Knowledge goes only so far in controlling polluted runoff. Read the Full Story in the PI  (10/11) School work costs skyrocket Huge jumps in construction costs mean the bond to build two new schools in Snohomish and update a third is no longer enough. Read the Full Story in the Herald  (10/08) Major riverside complex in works EVERETT - The same riverfront property that helped define the region's brawny past is being primed for its brainy future. Read the Full Story in the Herald  (10/19) County begins roads projects A walkway is the first of 46 projects made possible by a new bond program. Read the Full Story in the Herald  (10/23) 10 mistakes that made flipping a flop If there's a poster child for everything that went wrong in the real estate boom, it just might be Casey Serin. In one year, the 24-year-old website-designer-turned-real estate-flipper bought eight homes in four states — and in every case but one, he put no money down. At his peak, in April, Serin had $93,000 he'd taken out of the homes as he bought them. By July, he was broke, desperate for one last deal. Read the Full Story in USA Today  (10/22) Quote of the Month "Do not fear going forward slowly; fear only to stand still." -Chinese proverb