August market stats were published by the NWMLS this afternoon. Here’s their press release: Northwest MLS brokers notch this year’s best monthly tally of sales during August “For the first time in a long time, I can say with confidence that things feel better,” said Northwest MLS director OB Jacobi, president of Windermere Real Estate….
Category: Counties
County-wide statistics.
August Stats Preview: Sudden Sales Spike Edition?
Welcome to September! Another new month, and it is time yet again to check in on our monthly stats preview for King and Snohomish counties. Most of the charts below are based on broad county-wide data that is available through a simple search of King County and Snohomish County public records. If you have additional…
Case-Shiller Tiers: Low Tier Just Keeps Falling
Let’s check out the three price tiers for the Seattle area, as measured by Case-Shiller. Remember, Case-Shiller’s “Seattle” data is based on single-family home repeat sales in King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties. Note that the tiers are determined by sale volume. In other words, 1/3 of all sales fall into each tier. For more details…
Case-Shiller: Spring Still Bouncing, But Weakened Further
Let’s have a look at the latest data from the Case-Shiller Home Price Index. According to June data, Up 0.7% May to June. Down 6.4% YOY. Down 28.5% from the July 2007 peak Last year prices were flat from May to June and year-over-year prices were down 1.8%. Seattle’s Case-Shiller index has risen now for…
New Construction Price per Square Foot On Par w/ Resales
A reader requested that I run an update of the post I put together a year ago: Is New Construction Getting Cheaper or Just Smaller? Here are the updated charts comparing the size and price per square foot of new construction and re-sales since April 2009: As you might expect, new construction continues to be…