This week is getting off to a slow start thanks to the holiday, so like last year I’ll be posting a few “filler” items like this one. First up, the top ten most-commented posts of 2012, excluding open threads. 128 comments, 01/03: December Stats Preview: Inventory Erasure Edition 131 comments, 02/24: Buy vs. Rent: A…
Poll: King County SFH inventory will ____ between now and the end of January.
This poll was active 12.30.2012 through 01.05.2013
Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2012-12-28
Nice. Spotted by a reader, Czech Sky appears in a Lennar web ad: http://t.co/2E48NLuf -> RT @seatimesbiz Seattle area sees surge in new homes http://t.co/ewLcFbKk -> Claim: "Chinese buyers snapping up Seattle area luxury homes and condos" http://t.co/iyY8fsUT via @PSBJ ->
Case-Shiller Tiers: High & Low Tier Begin Seasonal Decline
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: Yearly Price Gain Increased Again in October
Let’s have a look at the latest data from the Case-Shiller Home Price Index. According to October data, Seattle-area home prices were: Down 0.2% September to October. Up 5.7% YOY. Down 26.3% from the July 2007 peak Last year prices fell 1.0% from September to October and year-over-year prices were down 6.2%. Nothing surprising here….