Charts and graphs are all well and good, but once in a while it’s good to look at some of the more personal effects of the housing bubble. Today let’s take a look at a possible scenario that some hopeful home sellers today might be facing. Next Friday, we’ll turn our attention to home buyers….
Month: January 2009
MSNBC on Super Special Seattle
Thanks to reader DaveyDave for sending me this MSNBC news clip that aired today: Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy It’s starting to look like we may be special after all… just not the way some folks imagined.
Q4 Issue of Sound Housing Quarterly Available Now
FYI: The latest edition of Sound Housing Quarterly has been published. Sound Housing Quarterly is a subscription-based journal of the Puget Sound residential real estate market. If you or someone you know would benefit from a view on the housing market that provides accessibility, broad geographic coverage, and all the latest information condensed into a…
Regarding Boeing
Here’s an unfortunate juxtaposition of headlines from today’s Everett Herald: Economy hinges on Boeing, Snohomish County Executive Aaron Reardon says Snohomish County’s best hope for weathering the economic crisis is to make sure the Boeing Co. keeps production of the 787 Dreamliner jet in south Everett, County Executive Aaron Reardon said on Tuesday. Boeing predicts…
Case-Shiller Tiers: Prices Break Back into 2005
Let’s check out the three price tiers for the Seattle area, as measured by Case-Shiller. Remember, Case-Shiller’s “Seattle” data is based on single-family home repeat sales in King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties. First up is the straight graph of the index from January 2000 through November 2008. Price declines were sharper in November in all…