local real estate news, statistics, and commentary without the sales spin.
Let’s have a look at how listings are doing over the last few months. First up, here’s a view of how inventory has grown so far this year: 2013 is shaping up to have the fourth-largest one-year growth in inventory on record, behind 2007, 2006, and 2001. Next, the last three months’ worth of new…
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…
This poll was active 11.10.2013 through 11.16.2013
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…
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 kick things off, here’s an excerpt from the NWMLS press release: Home sales…