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Now that the month of June is behind us, let’s have a look at our stats preview. Most of the charts below are based on broad county-wide data that is available through a simple search of King County and Snohomish County public records. If you have additional stats you’d like to see in the preview,…
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This poll was active 06.30.2013 through 07.06.2013
It’s been a couple of months since our last Friday Flashback. Here’s one from an April 2006 Seattle Times article written by our old friend Elizabeth Rhodes: $405,000 Median house price in King County Ann Dickhoff’s house purchase typifies a milestone in more ways than one. Like many other parents of adult children, Dickhoff was…
It’s time for another check in on Consumer Confidence. Here’s the data as of June: At 69.2, the Present Situation Index has gained 243% from its December 2009 low point, and sits at its higest level since June 2008. The expectations index also rose in June, gaining 11% from its May level. Apparently rising rates…