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Price to Rent Ratio at Early 1998 Levels

Posted on March 29, 2012March 29, 2012 by The Tim

It’s been about a quarter of a year since we last checked in on the Seattle-area’s price to rent ratio, so I thought I’d share an update of those charts. As of January (the latest Case-Shiller data available), Seattle’s price to rent ratio is down to just 2.5% above the 1990-2001 average, hitting its lowest…

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Big Picture 2011: Price to Rent Ratio

Posted on December 14, 2011December 16, 2011 by The Tim

Big Picture Week 2011 continues with an updated look at Seattle’s price to rent ratio. Here’s our chart of single-family home prices divided by annual rent: Another chart with dramatic improvement since last year’s Big Picture Week. When last we checked in on this measure (June 2010 data), the ratio was 20% above its 1990-2001…

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Top 30 Cities: Price to Rent & Price to Income Ratios

Posted on November 2, 2010November 3, 2010 by The Tim

As something of a follow-up to September’s Big Picture Week, I thought I would post another update to the multi-city price metrics table. This time I figured I would expand the list to the top 30 so DC, Vegas, and Portland wouldn’t feel left out. Data is current as of August 2010. Previous posts covered…

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Big Picture Week: Price to Rent Ratio

Posted on September 22, 2010October 6, 2010 by The Tim

It’s been over a year since we last checked in on Seattle’s price to rent ratio. Let’s see how that metric looks over the last twenty years [Update: I changed the chart below to reflect the annual rent. Here’s the original based on monthly rent.]: It is interesting to note that thanks to semi-flatening home…

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Oh Boy, Let’s Visit the Buy vs Rent Argument Again

Posted on April 23, 2010 by The Tim

There has been a bit of talk in the last few days about a New York Times story published on Tuesday that once again revisits the subject of buying vs. renting: In Sour Home Market, Buying Often Beats Renting In some once bubbly markets, prices have fallen so far that buying a home appears to…

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