With November now in the rear view mirror, let’s have a look at the monthly stats preview. Most of the charts below are based on broad county-wide data that is available through a simple search of King County Records. If you have additional stats you’d like to see in the “preview,” drop a line in…
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Case-Shiller Tiers: Middle Tier Falls Almost 1% August to September
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 Hit New Post-Bubble Low
What better way to kick off Thanksgiving weekend than with the latest data from the Case-Shiller Home Price Index? According to September data, Down 0.4% August to September. Down 0.3% August to September (seasonally adjusted) Down 13.8% YOY. Down 22.5% from the July 2007 peak Last year prices fell 1.4% from August to September (not…
Local Unemployment Still Over Nine Percent
October unemployment info was released by the Washington State Employment Security Department this week, so here’s a shot of the Seattle area (King/Snohomish) unemployment rate (NSA) compared to the national U3 rate: According to their data, the Seattle area has shed 66,600 jobs in the last year, while adding 42,320 people to the labor force.
Zillow: Homeowners in the West “Continue to be Overly Optimistic”
Zillow’s latest “Homeowner Confidence” survey came out yesterday, and as usual, provides an interesting look into the psychology of the market. …in the hardest-hit region of the country, the Western states, homeowners continued to be overly optimistic when evaluating the value of their own homes. Nationwide, when asked about their own home’s value over the…