By The Tim on June 30, 2011
It’s been about six months since we visited the subject of consumer confidence, and with the most recent data having been released this week, I thought it might be a good time to post an updated version of my interactive chart. You can drag the time sliders below the chart to view data going all [...]
Posted in National, News | Tagged consumer-confidence, Economy, Tableau
By The Tim on June 29, 2011
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. Note that the tiers are determined by sale volume. In other words, 1/3 of all sales fall into each tier. For more details [...]
Posted in Counties, Statistics | Tagged Case-Shiller, Statistics, tiers
By The Tim on June 29, 2011
Here is your open thread for the mid-week on June 29th, 2011. You may post random links and off-topic discussions here. Also, if you have an idea or a topic you’d like to see covered in an article, please make it known. Be sure to also check out the forums, and get your word in [...]
Posted in Open Thread | Tagged open_thread
By The Tim on June 28, 2011
Let’s have a look at the latest data from the Case-Shiller Home Price Index. According to April data, Up 1.6% March to April. Down 6.9% YOY. Down 29.7% from the July 2007 peak Last year prices rose 1.0% from March to April and year-over-year prices were down 2.8%. Interesting that here in Seattle this year [...]
Posted in Audio & Video, Counties, Statistics | Tagged audio, Audio & Video, behind the cycle, California, Case-Shiller, graphs, Statistics, tiers
By The Tim on June 27, 2011
I ran some numbers last week that I thought might be interesting to share here. The question I was trying to answer was “how many homes are selling quickly in today’s market?” So I pulled some data on listings to find out what percentage of listings that came on the market in a given week [...]
Posted in Counties, Statistics | Tagged pending, Statistics
By The Tim on June 27, 2011
Here is your open thread for Monday June 27th, 2011. You may post random links and off-topic discussions here. Also, if you have an idea or a topic you’d like to see covered in an article, please make it known. Be sure to also check out the forums, and get your word in the user-driven [...]
Posted in Open Thread | Tagged open_thread
