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Let’s take another look at what share of the monthly sales are being distressed sales—bank-owned and short sales. In March 2012 20.1% of the sales of single-family homes in King County were bank-owned, just a few points below the highest level on record. In March 2013 that number was just 7.7%. As predicted, after bumping…
It’s time for another update of our interactive chart of Consumer Confidence. You can drag the time sliders below the chart to view data going all the way back to 1998. Here’s the data as of March: At 57.9, the Present Situation Index has gained 187% from its December 2009 low point, but fell 6%…
Just barely over a month ago we launched our latest price-guessing contest: Guess the Price Round 5: 101 Years Old in Phinney Ridge. After round 4 dragged on for seven months, I tried to pick a home that was likely to sell a little quicker. Of course, I didn’t expect it to go pending the…
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