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…
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County-wide statistics.
Case-Shiller: Seattle Home Prices Keep Inching Up
behind the cycle, California, Case-Shiller, graphs, Statistics, Tableau Let’s have a look at the latest data from the Case-Shiller Home Price Index. According to June data, Seattle-area home prices were: Up 1.8% May to June. Up 1.8% YOY. Down 27.3% from the July 2007 peak Last year prices rose 0.7% from May to June and…
Seattle Employment Improving Faster than US and WA
By request from the comments on Friday’s post, here’s a look at just the Seattle area’s employment situation. First up, year-over-year job growth, broken down into a few relevant sectors: After getting hammered harder than every other industry during the housing bust, construction employment is showing the biggest gains in 2012. Every sector we track…
Foreclosures Spiking Around Seattle
It’s time once again to expand on our preview of foreclosure activity with a more detailed look at July’s stats in King, Snohomish, and Pierce counties. First up, the Notice of Trustee Sale summary: July 2012 King: 977 NTS, up 33.7% YOY Snohomish: 470 NTS, up 15.5% YOY Pierce: 509 NTS, up 20.3% YOY And…
Migration into Washington on the Mend
The Office of Financial Management recently emailed me their latest annual migration data, which shows the first increase in new residents moving into the state since 2006: After a paltry 6,055 people moved to Washington between April 2010 and April 2011, the pace has picked up this year, reversing a five-year trend and mostly catching…