It’s time once again to expand on our preview of foreclosure activity with a more detailed look at May’s stats in King, Snohomish, and Pierce counties. First up, the Notice of Trustee Sale summary: May 2011 King: 834 NTS, down 24% YOY Snohomish: 522 NTS, down 12% YOY Pierce: 541 NTS, down 27% YOY Foreclosure…
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Another Reminder that “Pending Sales” are Near-Useless
Here’s a visual I intended to whip up last week but ran out of time for. I noticed in the pending sales chart that 2011’s pending sales were trending fairly closely with the pre-bubble trend from 2000-2002, but when I looked over to the closed sales chart, the lines where nowhere near each other. I…
NWMLS: Sales, Prices Still Rolling Along the Gutter
May market stats were just published by the NWMLS. Here’s what they have to say about their numbers: Momentum building as home buyers respond to lower prices, favorable financing. Northwest Multiple Listing Service members reported a 43 percent increase in pending sales of single family homes and condominiums during May compared to the same month…
Real Seattle Home Prices Rewound to March 2000
Wow, has it really been three months since I posted the national Case-Shiller losses map? I guess so! Sounds like it’s time for a refresh. In the map below I’ve put the Case-Shiller home price index data from all twenty cities on a map. The size of each circle represents how far back prices have…
May Stats Preview: Spitting in the Ocean Edition
It’s 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 stats you’d like to see in the preview,…