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Tim Ellis is the founder of Seattle Bubble. His background in engineering and computer / internet technology, a fondness of data-based analysis of problems, and an addiction to spreadsheets all influence his perspective on the Seattle-area real estate market. Tim also hosts the weekly improv comedy sci-fi podcast Dispatches from the Multiverse.
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Non-Distressed Median Price Surged Again in June
As promised earlier this week, it’s time to check up on median home sale prices broken down by distress status: Non-distressed, bank-owned, and short sales. As of June, the non-distressed median price for King County single family home sales sits at $460,000, up 7.0% from a year earlier and up 4.3% from May. Last year…
Foreclosures Fall Below 2012 Levels in King & Snohomish
It’s time for our detailed look at June’s foreclosure stats in King, Snohomish, and Pierce counties. First up, the Notice of Trustee Sale summary: June 2013 King: 584 NTS, down 9% YOY Snohomish: 349 NTS, down 10% YOY Pierce: 506 NTS, up 24% YOY Just as predicted, we’ve started to flip to year-over-year declines. This…
Interest Rate & Price Increases Quickly Killing Affordability
With the dramatic increase in mortgage interest rates that we’ve seen over the last few weeks, I thought that it now would be a good time to take another look at what the affordability numbers look like. As a reminder, the affordability index is based on three factors: median single-family home price as reported by…