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We missed posting this on time at the beginning of the month, but by request, we’re going to 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…
We skipped the usual preview of foreclosure activity this month, but now it’s time for the detailed look at February’s stats on foreclosures in King, Snohomish, and Pierce counties. First up, the Notice of Trustee Sale summary: February 2013 King: 839 NTS, up 85% YOY Snohomish: 461 NTS, up 87% YOY Pierce: 574 NTS, up…
It’s time for another update of our interactive chart of Consumer Confidence. You can drag the time sliders below the chart to view data going all the way back to 1998. Here’s the data as of February: At 63.3, the Present Situation Index has gained 213% from its December 2009 low point, and rose 13%…
Let’s take an updated look at how King County’s sales are shifting between the different regions around the county, since geographic shifts can and do affect the median price. In order to explore this concept, we break King County down into three regions, based on the NWMLS-defined “areas”: low end: South County (areas 100-130 &…
Well it’s late, but as promised yesterday, it’s time to check up on median home sale prices broken down by distress status: Non-distressed, bank-owned, and short sales. As of February, the non-distressed median price for King County single family home sales sits at $427,850, up 10.9% from a year earlier and up 7.0% from January….