Nice! @Zillow tweaked their rent vs. buy methodology after reading my criticism of @Trulia's nonsense. http://t.co/6j6uodjZ -> Hmm @Estately's 11/21 post http://t.co/JvVSW3WD is awfully similar to an '09 post I wrote http://t.co/v8SoxU8g & linked to earlier on 11/21. -> Sweet seminary campus in Tacoma just had another big price cut, down to $5.4M from $8M…
November 2012 Seattle Bubble Recap
Time for another monthly recap, where we wrap up the month and highlight the major posts of the month that just ended in a single place. The purpose of this series is to get a feel for how a month went, and catch up if you missed something. Statistics and Data 11/02 – October Stats…
September 2012 Case-Shiller Potporri
Before we put away the Case-Shiller data for another month, let’s check in on a few of our alternative charts. First up, let’s take a look at the twenty-city month-over-month scorecard. Here’s the original post introducing this chart if you’d like more details. 2012 had the strongest summer for month-over-month increases since 2005, with five…
Case-Shiller Tiers: All Three Tiers Gained in September
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 HPI Bucked Seasonality in September
Let’s have a look at the latest data from the Case-Shiller Home Price Index. According to September data, Seattle-area home prices were: Up 0.3% August to September. Up 4.8% YOY. Down 26.1% from the July 2007 peak Last year prices fell 1.1% from August to September and year-over-year prices were down 6.5%. Although Seattle was…