local real estate news, statistics, and commentary without the sales spin.
May market stats were published by the NWMLS this afternoon. Here’s a snippet from their press release: Competition among home buyers "still fierce;" rising interest rates adding to fury. Commenting on the latest report, brokers said the fast pace is frustrating some buyers — and surprising sellers with unrealistic expectations. One broker cautioned against an…
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…
Now that the month of May is behind us, let’s have a look at our stats preview. Most of the charts below are based on broad county-wide data that is available through a simple search of King County and Snohomish County public records. If you have additional stats you’d like to see in the preview,…
This poll was active 06.02.2013 through 06.08.2013
"THE LONG WAIT: For many homeowners, mortgage relief can't come fast enough" http://t.co/5C3j1tYEfE via @PSBJ -> Polygon Northwest of Bellevue to take over the Everett Riverfront property by early July http://t.co/0xgdlKdGSW via @EverettHerald -> "Wells Fargo Center in downtown Seattle sold for $390M" http://t.co/eUmskdgucL via @PSBJ ->