Here’s a headline from the Seattle Times that’s sure to get some attention: King County housing-affordability index best in 17 years Thanks to declining prices and record-low interest rates, houses in King County are more affordable now than they’ve been in at least 17 years, a new score card says. The county’s “housing affordability index”…
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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.
Weekend Open Thread (2011-11-11)
Here is your open thread for the weekend beginning Friday November 11th, 2011. You may post random links and off-topic discussions here. Also, if you have an idea or a topic you’d like to see covered in an article, please make it known. Be sure to also check out the forums, and get your word…
Local Factors Push Foreclosures to Unnatural Lows
It’s time once again to expand on our preview of foreclosure activity with a more detailed look at September’s stats in King, Snohomish, and Pierce counties. First up, the Notice of Trustee Sale summary: October 2011 King: 376 NTS, down 71% YOY Snohomish: 159 NTS, down 78% YOY Pierce: 239 NTS, down 70% YOY Another…
Bottom Percentile Hits 50% Off Peak, Down 20% YoY
I realized last week that it has been almost exactly a year since I first posted the price percentile data. It’s way past time for an update to that data set. Here’s how I break down the price percentiles for these posts. Each bucket is a cutoff where some percentage of homes sold below that…
Mid-Week Open Thread (2011-11-09)
Here is your open thread for the mid-week on November 9th, 2011. You may post random links and off-topic discussions here. Also, if you have an idea or a topic you’d like to see covered in an article, please make it known. Be sure to also check out the forums, and get your word in…