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J T wrote: One bedroom apartments in Seattle rent for $1385 a month on average and two bedroom apartment rents average $1926."
Source: http://www.rentjungle.com/average-rent- ... nt-trends/

I don't know what your mortgage is, but perhaps comparable?

1 bedroom for $1400? I must know whats so interesting in Seattle so that people insist on paying such a high rent?


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RCBH928 wrote: 1 bedroom for $1400? I must know whats so interesting in Seattle so that people insist on paying such a high rent?

You think that's bad, you should see London. 'the current [rent] asking price for homes in London was £1,516, with landlords typically asking £1,211 a month for one-bedroom flats and £1,605 for two-bedders. Across the rest of the UK the overall average was £665.'

Source - http://www.theguardian.com/money/2014/j ... -elsewhere

In current exchange rates, that's $1861.78 US for a one bedroom flat and $2468.18 US for a 2 bedroom flat.
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Blu wrote:Neat:

http://www.witn.com/home/headlines/COOL ... 06901.html

Luke did you do this?
I wish.

Greenville, NC is currently the #1 trending topic on facebook. Take that Jimmy Fallon.
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Luke wrote:
Blu wrote:Neat:

http://www.witn.com/home/headlines/COOL ... 06901.html

Luke did you do this?
I wish.

Greenville, NC is currently the #1 trending topic on facebook. Take that Jimmy Fallon.
You realize that the trending topics you see are specific to you/your friends and profile...right?
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Then I have a very odd group of friends.
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RCBH928 wrote:
J T wrote: One bedroom apartments in Seattle rent for $1385 a month on average and two bedroom apartment rents average $1926."
Source: http://www.rentjungle.com/average-rent- ... nt-trends/

I don't know what your mortgage is, but perhaps comparable?

1 bedroom for $1400? I must know whats so interesting in Seattle so that people insist on paying such a high rent?
One factor is the large number of highly paid people in the tech sector who have the ability to spend that much money.
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dsheinem wrote: You realize that the trending topics you see are specific to you/your friends and profile...right?
Are you positive about this? I ask because I have only around twenty friends, and none of them talk about Amber Rose, Kanye West, Beyonce, Real Chance of love, or Price Harry and Emma Stone dating.

It's all talk about movies, comics, and baby pictures.
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Luke wrote:
dsheinem wrote: You realize that the trending topics you see are specific to you/your friends and profile...right?
Are you positive about this? I ask because I have only around twenty friends, and none of them talk about Amber Rose, Kanye West, Beyonce, Real Chance of love, or Price Harry and Emma Stone dating.

It's all talk about movies, comics, and baby pictures.
http://mashable.com/2014/01/16/facebook-trending/
Trending will show a personalized list of popular topics for each user, combining their interests with content getting the most attention across the entire platform.
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dsheinem wrote:
Trending will show a personalized list of popular topics for each user, combining their interests with content getting the most attention across the entire platform.
Sure, but this article was released over a year ago, and many privacy policies ago.

Plus...
At least for now, trending posts will not include sponsored or promoted content, although there seems to be ample opportunity for doing so in the future.
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