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It’s time for us to check up on stats outside of the King/Snohomish core with our “Around the Sound” statistics for Pierce, Kitsap, Thurston, Island, Skagit, and Whatcom counties. If there is certain data you would like to see or ways you would like to see the data presented differently, drop a comment below and…
It’s time once again for the monthly reporting roundup, where you can read my wry commentary about the news instead of subjecting yourself to boring rehashes of the NWMLS press release (or in addition to, if that’s what floats your boat). To kick things off, here’s an excerpt from the NWMLS press release: Western Washington…
July market stats were published by the NWMLS today. Here’s a snippet from their press release: Western Washington housing market in “recovery mode” but some brokers say it’s still not at full potential. More sellers listed their homes for sale during July compared to a year ago, but brokers with Northwest Multiple Listing Service say…
Let’s check in on how Consumer Confidence and mortgage interest rates fared during July. First up, here’s the Consumer Confidence data as of July: The overall Consumer Confidence Index currently sits at 90.9, up 5 percent in a month, 12 percent from a year ago, and at its highest point since October 2007. At 88.3,…
Let’s check in again on the cheapest homes around Seattle proper. Here’s our methodology: I search the listings for the cheapest homes currently on the market, excluding short sales, in the city of Seattle proper. Any properties that are in obvious states of extreme disrepair based on listing photos and descriptions will be excluded. This…