It’s time for our detailed look at July’s foreclosure stats in King, Snohomish, and Pierce counties. First up, the Notice of Trustee Sale summary: July 2013 King: 548 NTS, down 44% YOY Snohomish: 282 NTS, down 40% YOY Pierce: 429 NTS, down 16% YOY For the first time since June of last year, all three…
Home Prices and Sales Slip in South King
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…
Consumer Confidence Unfazed by Interest Rates
It’s time for another check in on Consumer Confidence. Here’s the data as of July: At 73.6, the Present Situation Index increased 7% between June and July and has gained 264% from its December 2009 low point. The Present Situation Index now sits at its highest level since May 2008. The Expectations Index fell slightly…
Poll: 2013 will end with listing inventory ___ vs. end of 2012
This poll was active 08.11.2013 through 08.17.2013
Reader Question: Thinking of Finally Buying
I received the following question this week from a reader whose situation is probably similar to many other readers of these pages: photo by The Tim I was a big follower of this site during 2006-2009 and felt pretty informed/unsurprised when the original bubble burst. I’ve been busy since then, got married, went through grad…