Let’s make our regularly scheduled monthly check on the Case-Shiller Home Price Index. According to March data, Down 0.3% April to May. Down 16.6% YOY. Down 22.5% from the July 2007 peak Last year prices fell 0.5% from April to May and year-over-year prices were down 6.3%. Here’s the usual graph, with L.A. & San…
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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.
Are Home Price Drops Around Seattle Mostly Over?
I was thinking recently about the claim that we’ve been hearing lately from some sources that Seattle home price declines are over. The primary evidence they seem to provide for this hypothesis seems to be the slight bump in some Seattle-area median prices, and the uptick in sales. I’m not convinced, but rather than just…
Monday Open Thread (2009-07-27)
Here is your open thread for Monday July 27th, 2009. 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 the user-driven…
Poll: Which is likely to generate the strongest downward pressure on Seattle-area home prices going forward?
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Puget Sound Counties Interactive June Update
It’s time for our regularly-scheduled (although somewhat late this month) check on NWMLS statistics from around the sound. Once again, courtesy Tableau Software, the Around the Sound update is rocking exclusive interactive data visualizations. Feel free to download the old charts in Excel 2007 and Excel 2003 format. To get specific info about a certain…