This poll was active 02.03.2013 through 02.09.2013
Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2013-02-01
RT @NickTimiraos SHILLER: All This Housing Optimism Is Way Too Premature http://t.co/FAQX6OxR -> "Demand for rentals fuels south [Snohomish] county building boom" http://t.co/hQJwaGBU via @EverettHerald -> RT @jillayne: I love this from @jonathanmiller –> Falling Inventory Has Created a Housing “Pre-Covery,” not “Recovery” http://t.co/nevjPy5P -> RT @seattletimes: Leader of fraud at failed Tacoma bank gets…
Reader Question: Does my “backup offer” have any hope?
A reader wrote in with this frustrating story: We just found a home we really like, but they accepted another offer literately hours before ours was submitted. We like this place enough that we’ve put in a backup offer. In the meantime, we’re still looking for another place. My question is this, what kind of…
Case-Shiller Tiers: All Three Tiers Defy Seasonality
Let’s check out the three price tiers for the Seattle area, as measured by Case-Shiller. Remember, Case-Shiller’s “Seattle” data is based on single-family home repeat sales in King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties. Note that the tiers are determined by sale volume. In other words, 1/3 of all sales fall into each tier. For more details…
Case-Shiller: Seattle Home Prices Up Again in November
Let’s have a look at the latest data from the Case-Shiller Home Price Index. According to November data, Seattle-area home prices were: Up 0.5% October to November. Up 7.4% YOY. Down 25.9% from the July 2007 peak Last year prices fell 1.2% from October to November and year-over-year prices were down 6.3%. It is a…