It’s time for April statistics from the NWMLS. King County SFH summary: April 2007Active Listings: up 38% YOYPending Sales: down 10% YOYMedian Closed Price: $465,000, up 11% YOY Sales continued their descent, making April the 17th of the last 18 months to register a YOY decrease in pending sales. Likewise, inventory continues to balloon, registering…
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Sound Familiar? Sales Down, Listings Up.
March numbers from the NWMLS are available, and I managed to get a bit of a break before I head back from Chicago, so here comes the data. March King County SFH summary: March 2007Active Listings: up 33% YOYPending Sales: down 11% YOYMedian Closed Price: $454,950, up 12% YOY After an unusual YOY increase in…
Seattle 79th Most Affordable Metro
Out of 95 US metro areas, the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue housing market ranks as the 79th most affordable. In other words, even with Pierce County dragging the average down, as of 2005 we were still the 17th least affordable metro. Bizjournals compared housing costs and income levels in the 95 U.S. metros with populations above 500,000. The…
Sales Up, Inventory Up More, Prices Flat
February statistics from the NWMLS have been posted. As is the custom, the Seattle Bubble Spreadsheet has been updated and uploaded. Some of my guesses for King County were fairly close, with the notable exception of Pending Sales (Res), which shot up to 2,375. That’s +7.66% YOY, ending the 15-month streak of declining YOY sales….
February Stats Guesses Anyone?
With February behind us, would anyone care to venture a guess as to what the NWMLS stats will show when they’re released in the coming week? Here are my baseless predictions for King County: Median Price (Closed)Res + Condo: $372,000Residential: $425,000Condo: $272,500 Res OnlyActive Listings: 6,250Pending Sales: 1,900 What is your guess? Seattle Bubble Tip…