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Let’s check in on how Consumer Confidence and mortgage interest rates fared during September. First up, here’s the Consumer Confidence data as of September: At 73.2, the Present Situation Index increased 3.2% between August and September, and is currently up 262% from its December 2009 low point. The Expectations Index fell slightly in August, losing…
It’s time for our detailed look at September’s foreclosure stats in King, Snohomish, and Pierce counties. First up, the Notice of Trustee Sale summary: September 2013 King: 570 NTS, down 32% YOY Snohomish: 311 NTS, down 34% YOY Pierce: 425 NTS, down 35% YOY The number of trustee sale notices decreased month-over-month in all three…
They have not yet published the press release to their website, but September market stats are now available from the NWMLS. Once they post a press release I’ll update this post with a brief snippet. Until then, let’s just go straight to the stats. CAUTION NWMLS monthly reports include an undisclosed and varying number ofsales…
With the month of September now in the history books, let’s have a look at our stats preview. 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…
There have been a few stories in the Seattle Times recently about the rapid rise of local rents: August 24: Soaring rents force lifestyle changes September 23: Local apartment rents continue climbing So I thought it would be a good time to take a look at how rents are comparing to home prices, since they…