By The Tim on September 30, 2011
Came across this one in the Seattle Bubble archives, from March 2006 in the Tacoma News Tribune: After several years of public investment in downtown Puyallup, private money is now pouring into multilevel condominiums around Pioneer Park. It appears to be money well spent. Some units are expected to sell for around $500,000. “When we [...]
Posted in Features | Tagged 2006, condos, Friday Flashback, Puyallup
By The Tim on September 30, 2011
Here is your open thread for the weekend beginning Friday September 30th, 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 [...]
Posted in Open Thread | Tagged open_thread
By The Tim on September 29, 2011
Full disclosure: The Tim is employed by Redfin. On Monday Redfin released their August market data. The narrative is light this month, as we’re working on a new format, but I still wanted to post the heat map here, since I love heat maps. Here’s this month’s sweet Google Fusion Tables zip code heat map. [...]
Posted in Neighborhoods, Statistics | Tagged heat map, maps, monthly-stats, Redfin
By The Tim on September 28, 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 September 28, 2011
Here is your open thread for the mid-week on September 28th, 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 September 27, 2011
Let’s have a look at the latest data from the Case-Shiller Home Price Index. According to July data, Up 0.1% June to July. Down 6.4% YOY. Down 28.5% from the July 2007 peak Last year prices rose 0.1% from June to July and year-over-year prices were down 1.6%. Seattle’s Case-Shiller index has risen now for [...]
Posted in Counties, Statistics | Tagged behind the cycle, California, Case-Shiller, graphs, Statistics, Tableau
