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Author: The Tim
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.
Nearly Half of New Listings Pending in Two Weeks
Full disclosure: The Tim is employed by Redfin. Redfin released February housing market data last week, so let’s take a look at the rate at which new listings are going under contract in two weeks or less in the Seattle area, compared to San Francisco and the national rate: I was concerned when this number…
Job Gains Moderate in February as Unemployment Dips
New local job stats came out this week, so let’s have a look at the Seattle area’s employment situation. First up, year-over-year job growth, broken down into a few relevant sectors: Construction growth fell off, dropping from an 8.2% year-over-year gain in January to just 5.4% in February, and the over ten percent gains we…
Mid-Week Open Thread (2013-03-20)
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Sales of $200K-$300K Homes Dipped in February
Let’s have another look at our monthly sales histogram. After sharpening in January, the sales curve flattened out again in February, with home sales between $200,000 and $300,000 taking a hit while home sales between $400,000 and $500,000 bumped up. The mode (i.e. the bucket with the most sales) for non-distressed sales moved from the…