I mentioned this in the comments on a recent post, but I think it’s interesting enough to merit its own post. Since we regularly track pending sales as our measure of monthly sales volume in the monthly charts, I was curious to know whether the credit crunch has caused closed sales volume to diverge from…
Category: Statistics
Statistics, number-based analysis, etc.
Puget Sound Counties July NWMLS Update
Let’s check in on the NWMLS statistics from around the sound. Here’s where the YOY stats stand for each of the six counties as of July 2008: King – Price: -7.5% | Listings: +22.9% | Sales: -24.4% | MOS: 6.6 Snohomish – Price: -5.5% | Listings: +10.5% | Sales: -32.8% | MOS: 8.4 Pierce –…
July Neighborhoods Months of Supply Update
Here’s the latest update on months of supply, or “absorption rates” 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. Don’t forget you can view a map of these areas here. Remember: Over 6 MOS is a buyer’s…
WCRER: Affordability Drops Again
The Washington Center for Real Estate Research posted their latest “Market Snapshot” data (pdf) this week. Here’s an article on the data from the Times: Home sales still sliding in state, Puget Sound region WCRER director Glenn Crellin continues to blame the media and buyer fear for the floundering market: “Buyers see and hear stories…
Was King County’s Recent Home Price Boom Unprecedented?
There has been some discussion in the comments over the weekend about whether or not the current home price boom in the Seattle area is “unprecidented.” We have already explored the long-term home price trends in King County going back to 1946, but I thought it would be instructive to look at the data in…