From Bubble Markets Inventory Tracking: Percentage of Reduced Listings Per Market. Ventura County:10/22: 51.3%—> 11/18: 50.3% Sacramento Metro:1/30: 30.5%—> 10/20: 49.0%—> 11/18: 49.0% Orange County:1/30: 22.8%—> 10/20: 45.8%—> 11/18: 45.0% San Diego County:1/30: 26.3%—> 10/20: 43.9%—> 11/18: 42.9% Phoenix Metro:1/30: 28.0%—> 10/20: 43.2%—> 11/18: 42.2% Riverside County:1/30: 27.3%—> 10/20: 40.2%—> 11/18: 39.5% Las Vegas Metro:1/30:…
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WCRER: Affordability Continues To Drop
The Washington Center for Real Estate Research (WCRER)has released their latest affordability statistics. Unsurprisingly, home affordability in King County dropped yet again, reaching a new low of 69.2. Here’s your latest graph of WCRER’s index since 1994: Click to enlarge The decline in affordability from Q2 to Q3 was relatively minor, due to lower interest…
Congratulations, You’re A Homeowner… Psych!
King 5 News reports on a home-buying scheme that has ensnared at least a few unsuspecting victims: Imagine buying a home and moving in, only to find out later that the house was never yours at all. It’s a mortgage scheme that’s caused financial pain and heartache for many families in Western Washington. It’s a…
An Anecdotal Update (Or Two)
I noticed on my drive home from work one day last week that the for sale signs had come down from in front of the million-dollar new construction on Avondale. Recall that just under a month ago, the price was dropped (again) to $1,275,000. So did the house sell, or are they just taking it…
Seattle Bubble Stats: Where are the Condos?
The question was asked on my number-crunching post last week of why I do not include condos in most of the statistics that I post here. Since that is a valid question that other people may be wondering as well, I thought I would post the answer where it will gain more visibility. I choose…