While we wait for November sales statistics from the NWMLS, let’s take a look at a couple more charts of sales from the last few months to round out the big picture of what’s going on with local home sales. First up, here’s a look at the total closed sales by quarter, for every quarter…
Category: Statistics
Statistics, number-based analysis, etc.
Sellers in Cheaper Neighborhoods Accepting Fewer Lowball Offers
I’d like to draw your attention to a post I made earlier this week on the Redfin Sweet Digs blog: Where are buyers getting the biggest discounts? The specific portion that I believe may be of interest to Seattle Bubble readers is the following chart, which is a scatterplot of Seattle-area zip codes, with the…
Case-Shiller Tiers: Still Falling in Sync
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. First up is the straight graph of the index from January 2000 through September 2008. Price drops accelerated slightly in September for all…
Case-Shiller: Price Drops Accelerating Slightly
It’s time once again for an update on the Case-Shiller Home Price Index. According to September data, Down 1.4% August to September. Down 9.8% YOY. Down 10.1% from the July 2007 peak Last year prices fell 0.25% from August to September and year-over-year prices were up 4.7%. Here’s the usual graph, with L.A. & San…
October Neighborhoods Months of Supply Update
Let’s have a look at “Months of Supply” for the 30 NWMLS areas in King County. For an explanation of what months of supply means, please refer to the original neighborhood MOS breakdown post. Also, view a map of these areas here. October MOS for King County as a whole came in at 8.33 (compared…