Buyer’s market

Published 12:01 am Friday, March 4, 2011

Buyer’s market

Thanks to foreclosures and short sales, the median sales price of single-family homes in Snohomish County dropped by more than 13 percent in February from the same period in 2010.

In a related development, the median night’s sleep for anyone who bought a home in 2007, just before the housing bubble burst, dropped to 4.7 hours in February, down from 6.2 hours during the same period last year.

Higher learning: A psychology professor at Northwestern University in Illinois caused a stir by allowing a couple to perform a live sex act in his classroom as part of a human sexuality class.

Students knew something odd was up when they were charged $25 to enter the classroom and $15 for a soda.

Masters of the universe: In “The Assignment Bureau,” opening in theaters Friday, Matt Damon and Emily Blunt play a couple who discover that the outcome of everybody’s life is controlled by a secret organization.

Spoiler alert: In the movie’s thrilling climax, the organization’s share price tops $150 and it awards its senior executives multimillion-dollar bonuses.

— Mark Carlson, Herald staff