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,…
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Seattle Home Prices Average 4% Annual Gains Since 1990
I updated my chart that compares the gains in Seattle’s Case-Shiller Home Price Index with consistent annual increases at various levels, and noticed that for the first time since 1997, home prices dropped below the level of 4% annual gains since 1990. I’ve also added a plot of the Consumer Price Index for the Seattle…
Case-Shiller Tiers: Middle Tier Also Hits Double-Digit Drops
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: Seattle Home Prices Rewound to June 2004
Happy Case-Shiller day, everybody. Yes, it’s time once again for us to take a look at the latest data from the Case-Shiller Home Price Index. According to February data, Seattle home prices were: Down 1.9% January to February. Down 7.5% YOY. Down 30.9% from the July 2007 peak Last year prices fell 1.1% from January…
Redfin: Sales, Prices, & Inventory All Slipping into Spring
Full disclosure: The Tim is employed by Redfin. Last Friday Redfin released their March market data. Here’s an excerpt from the narrative (which I also wrote): Spring has officially sprung. Spring–when flowers bloom, birds chirp, the sun makes an occasional appearance through brief windows in Seattle’s perpetually grey winter sky, and the real estate market…