Seattle Unemployment Increases Four Months in a Row

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Jobs data for October was released yesterday, so I thought I’d post a chart I’ve been working on that shows the Seattle area’s unemployment rate and approximate labor participation rate alongside the national numbers. As of October, the Seattle area’s unemployment rate has been on a four-month uptick, increasing from 4.7% in May and June…

Real Actual Listing Photos: Picture in Picture Edition

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It’s time for another installment of Real Actual Listing Photos. Once a month (or so) I round up some of the most bizarre listing photos from around the Seattle area and post them here, with brief excerpts from the real actual listing description, and probably a bit of snarky commentary. If you want to enjoy…

Fewer Pending Sales Failed to Close in Q3

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Let’s take a look a the latest data on pending sales volume versus closed sales volume. For this series I roll the pending sales and closed sales data up by quarter, with pending sales offset by one month. In other words, the third quarter numbers below represent pending sales from June, July, and August and…

Foreclosures Mixed in October

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It’s time for our detailed look at October ‘s foreclosure stats in King, Snohomish, and Pierce counties. First up, the Notice of Trustee Sale summary: October 2013 King: 520 NTS, down 43% YOY Snohomish: 318 NTS, down 41% YOY Pierce: 464 NTS, down 28% YOY The number of trustee sale notices decreased month-over-month in King…