By The Tim on January 3, 2010
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Posted in Polls | Tagged Case-Shiller, Polls, predictions

By The Tim on December 30, 2009
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 [...]
Posted in Statistics | Tagged Case-Shiller, Statistics, tiers

By The Tim on December 29, 2009
Let’s have a look at the latest data from the Case-Shiller Home Price Index. According to October data,
Up 0.2% September to October.
Up 0.4% September to October (seasonally adjusted)
Down 12.4% YOY.
Down 22.4% from the July 2007 peak
Last year prices fell 1.4% from September to October (not seasonally adjusted) and year-over-year prices were down 10.2%.
Here’s our [...]
Posted in Statistics | Tagged behind the cycle, California, Case-Shiller, graphs, Statistics

By The Tim on December 18, 2009
The latest (third quarter) personal income stats from the Bureau of Economic Analysis came out today. Washington State showed a 0.6% increase from the second quarter to the third, but a record 1.5% year-over-year drop from the third quarter 2008.
I thought it would be interesting to compare this measure to home prices. Keep [...]
Posted in Statistics | Tagged BEA, Case-Shiller, personal-income, Statistics

By The Tim on November 25, 2009
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 [...]
Posted in Statistics | Tagged Case-Shiller, Statistics, tiers

By The Tim on November 24, 2009
What better way to kick off Thanksgiving weekend than with the latest data from the Case-Shiller Home Price Index? According to September data,
Down 0.4% August to September.
Down 0.3% August to September (seasonally adjusted)
Down 13.8% YOY.
Down 22.5% from the July 2007 peak
Last year prices fell 1.4% from August to September (not seasonally adjusted) and year-over-year [...]
Posted in Statistics | Tagged behind the cycle, California, Case-Shiller, graphs, Statistics
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