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Let’s take one more look at how listings are recovering over the last few months. This first chart shows the difference between the number of new listings each month and the number of pending sales. Prior to late 2011 this number was almost always positive, except in December, when very few new listings hit the…
A few weeks ago I spoke with Ross Reynolds on KUOW about finding cheap rentals in the Seattle area. You can listen to the 17-minute segment on their site. Here are a few of the tips I shared for finding a cheap rental in the Seattle area, and some relevant links to previous posts on…
It’s been a year and a half since we looked at how real estate commissions are faring—well past time for an update. For these charts I have estimated the total commissions for 2013 based on the sales volume and prices for the first half of the year. The final numbers will no doubt be slightly…
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New local job stats came out this week, so let’s have a look at the Seattle area’s employment situation. First up, year-over-year job growth, broken down into a few relevant sectors: Since things are getting really jumbled together lately on that chart, I broke down just the last year and zoomed in so you can…