local real estate news, statistics, and commentary without the sales spin.
Let’s 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 County (areas 100-130 &…
Full disclosure: The Tim was employed by Redfin (is just a shareholder as of October 2013) and WaLaw Realty and Quill Realty are Seattle Bubble advertisers. A reader wrote in with the following question about real estate agent commissions: In the near future my wife and I are going to need to sell our respective…
It’s time for another update of our interactive chart of Consumer Confidence. You can drag the time sliders below the chart to view data going all the way back to 1998. Here’s the data as of January: Powered by Tableau At 57.3, the Present Situation Index has gained 184% from its December 2009 low point,…
This poll was active 02.10.2013 through 02.16.2013
"Buying a home a better deal than usual, but still costs more" [than renting] http://t.co/W7esq5t6 via @AubreyCohen -> "Home prices up 19 percent, sort of" http://t.co/TXAjQ83Z via @AubreyCohen -> This inventory shortage is getting out of hand: raccoons make a home in a tower crane in Ballard http://t.co/QtvW8bfZ ->