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It’s time once again to 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…
Let’s check in again on the cheapest homes around Seattle proper. Here’s our methodology: I search the listings for the cheapest homes currently on the market, excluding short sales, in the city of Seattle proper. Any properties that are in obvious states of extreme disrepair based on listing photos and descriptions will be excluded. This…
This poll was active 03.09.2014 through 03.15.2014
It’s time once again for the monthly reporting roundup, where you can read my wry commentary about the news instead of subjecting yourself to boring rehashes of the NWMLS press release (or in addition to, if that’s what floats your boat). To get this party started, here’s an excerpt from the NWMLS press release: Home…
February market stats were published by the NWMLS earlier today. I had an extremely busy day so I’m only just now getting to posting them. Here’s a snippet from their press release: Home Sales Shrink as Buyers Take a Timeout due to Inventory shortages, Seahawks Playoffs. Northwest Multiple Listing Service brokers reported 507 fewer pending…