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Let’s have a look at the latest data from the Case-Shiller Home Price Index. According to February data, Seattle-area home prices were: Up 1.9% February to March Up 11.6% YOY. Down 15.7% from the July 2007 peak Last year prices rose 3.0% from February to March and year-over-year prices were up 10.6%. Since this year’s…
It’s been a few months since we had a look at the breakdown of what sectors are adding jobs locally and what sectors are losing jobs. First up, year-over-year job growth, broken down into a few relevant sectors over the past four years. Now here’s a zoomed in view so you can see what’s going…
It’s time for our detailed look at March’s foreclosure stats in King, Snohomish, and Pierce counties. First up, the Notice of Trustee Sale summary: April 2013 King: 441 NTS, down 41% YOY Snohomish: 197 NTS, down 53% YOY Pierce: 335 NTS, down 44% YOY The number of trustee sale notices is still falling fast from…
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…
April market stats were published by the NWMLS yesterday. Here’s a snippet from their press release: Housing activity ranges from "red hot" to "slowly healing". “The residential market is red hot,” reported J. Lennox Scott, chairman and CEO of John L. Scott Real Estate. He said multiple offers are the “norm” for new listings, with…