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NWMLS: Record Low For Listings, Sales Slip Slightly

Posted on March 9, 2017April 4, 2017 by The Tim

February market stats have been published by the NWMLS this week. Here’s their press release.

Housing Inventory Reaches Record Low

Home buyers are in a spring mood, but sellers are still hibernating, suggested one broker while commenting about the latest statistics from Northwest Multiple Listing Service. Figures for February and feedback from brokers indicate record-low inventory is spurring multiple offers, rising prices, fewer sales, and frustrated house-hunters.
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“Our robust market has created extreme conditions, and we’re seeing frenzy hot activity on each new listing coming on the market,” reported J. Lennox Scott, chairman and CEO of John L. Scott. “We’re also experiencing some of the lowest inventory levels on record,” he noted.

Frenzy hot! Mad hot! Crazy hot! Hot hot HOT!

February Stats Preview: Still No Relief In Sight For Buyers

Posted on March 3, 2017March 3, 2017 by The Tim

With February in the books, let’s take a look at the local housing market stats for the month. Short story: If home buyers were hoping things might start to look better for them, they were disappointed. There is still almost no supply and plenty of demand. Here’s the snapshot of all the data as far…

Case-Shiller: Seattle Home Prices Keep Edging Up

Posted on March 3, 2017 by The Tim

It’s a bit late, but we’re doing this anyway. Let’s have a look at the latest data from the Case-Shiller Home Price Index. According to November data that was released this morning, Seattle-area home prices were: Up 0.6 percent November to December Up 10.8 percent year-over-year. Up 7.3 percent from the July 2007 peak Over…

Around the Sound: Even Far From Seattle, No Relief For Buyers

Posted on February 9, 2017 by The Tim

Get access to the full spreadsheets used to make the charts in this and other posts, and support the ongoing work on this site by becoming a member of Seattle Bubble. Let’s have a look at our housing stats for the broader Puget Sound area. Here’s your July update to our “Around the Sound” statistics…

NWMLS: Scarce Listings But Prices Dip Slightly In December

Posted on February 7, 2017 by The Tim

January market stats have been published by the NWMLS. They haven’t put up their press release yet, so let’s get on with the stats.

Still no sign of hope for buyers here or on the near horizon. Listings are way down, sales are still strong, and while the median price did dial back a bit from December to January, it’s still within five percent of the all-time high.

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