Here’s an interesting comparison. As of December’s Case-Shiller data, prices in San Diego County have fallen nearly 20% from their November 2005 peak. As of last month, their median price for all homes sold (single-family and condos) was $415,000 (source: San Diego Union-Tribune). In the Seattle area, December’s Case-Shiller put prices off 4% from their…
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Puget Sound Counties February NWMLS Update
Here’s an update to the NWMLS statistics for all six Puget Sound counties. I don’t personally want to live in King County, and maybe you don’t either. So, here’s a little graphical look at what the market looks like around the sound. Here’s where each of the six counties stand as of February 2008: King…
Revisiting the Median Price Sales Breakdowns
I think it’s a good time to revisit the median price discussion that I first brought up last August. The median price is a decent indicator of the general direction of home prices, but it definitely has shortcomings. The biggest problem is that the median is largely influenced by the mix of sales between high…
February Neighborhood Months of Supply Update
I was going to spread out the stats posts a bit, but since people have been asking for months of supply (a.k.a. “absorption rate”) data after yesterday’s inventory post, I’m posting it today. For an explanation of what months of supply means, please refer to the original neighborhood MOS breakdown post. Keep in mind that…
February Neighborhood Inventory Update
Here’s an update to the King County single-family neighborhood inventory growth charts I first posted last month. The data that makes up these charts is publicly available from the NWMLS, and can be found in the NWMLS King County Breakout pdfs. Keep in mind that what’s being plotted here is total percent growth since January…