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,…
NWMLS: Inventory Increases Again, Pending Sales Fall
July market stats were published by the NWMLS this morning. Here’s a snippet from their press release: Home sales, prices still rising in Western Washington despite lean inventory and increasing mortgage rates. Rising interest rates, rising prices and rising consumer confidence are creating a “positive cyclone of home sales activity,” according to members of the…
Cheapest Homes: August 2013 Edition
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…
Poll: Who was the best president in the last 30 years?
This poll was active 08.04.2013 through 08.10.2013
Case-Shiller: Second Derivative Gains Rapidly Evaporating
Before we put away the May Case-Shiller data, let’s have a look at my favorite alternative Case-Shiller charts. First up, let’s take a look at the twenty-city month-over-month scorecard. Here’s the original post introducing this chart if you’d like more details. Click the image below for a super-wide version with the data back through 2000….