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Let’s have a look at the latest data from the Case-Shiller Home Price Index. According to April data, Seattle-area home prices were: Up 2.3% March to April Up 7.5% YOY. Down 7.4% from the July 2007 peak Last year at this time prices rose 2.3% month-over-month and year-over-year prices were up 11.2%. Year-over-year and month-over-month…
A recent commenter had some questions about inventory: …how much of the “low inventory” story is really a story of “high churn”? …it doesn’t seem like there is really a shortage of inventory, but rather that there is a shortage of stale inventory. Would be really curious to see how how new listing rates for…
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I drove down to Leschi last weekend, and I saw a surprising number of yard signs promoting the re-election of Kshama Sawant to the Seattle City Council. As you can see in the photo at right (taken from her campaign’s Twitter feed), the slogan on these signs implies that Sawant’s main goal is to “Make…
It’s been a few months since we took a detailed look at foreclosure stats in King, Snohomish, and Pierce counties, so let’s update those numbers. First up, the Notice of Trustee Sale summary: May 2015 King: 306 NTS, down 27% YOY Snohomish: 162 NTS, down 18% YOY Pierce: 279 NTS, down 14% YOY The number…