More $500,000 McMansions

Two of the biggest players in Northwest residential construction have partnered up for a new development. Quadrant Homes and Murray Franklyn are going to build about 2,000 homes as Phase 2 of the Snoqualmie Ridge development, east of Seattle. Not exactly affordable housing ("Seattle affordable housing" is an oxymoron), but it will be a boost for contractors. Too bad these aren't condos; that would keep me happily litigating construction defect claims for the next 10 years.