Let’s have a look at the latest data from the Case-Shiller Home Price Index. According to May data, Seattle-area home prices were: Up 2.6% April to May. Up 0.6% YOY. Down 28.6% from the July 2007 peak Last year prices rose 1.1% from April to May and year-over-year prices were down 7.0%. I’ll be the…
Dear Marketers: I Don’t Care About Your Press Release
Fair warning, this post doesn’t have anything to do with Seattle real estate, it’s just a random rant tangentially related to the work I do on this site. Dear marketers, Congratulations. You’ve located a popular, well-read site with frequently updated content and an engaged user base. Unfortunately, while you have demonstrated a basic proficiency in…
Poll: A year from now, on-market inventory (King Co. SFH) will be…
This poll was active 07.29.2012 through 08.04.2012
Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2012-07-28
In late July, @Zillow says housing's bottom was in February: http://t.co/VQcQI3Fd Tim called the bottom _in_ February: http://t.co/pC57BeFU # Powered by Twitter Tools
Reader Question: Where did all the inventory go?
I received this question via email from a reader a few weeks ago: I’ve got to ask this because it seems nobody else is asking. We know that just 3-4 years ago there was a surplus of homes on the market. We also know that in the last 3-4 years home sales have remained relatively…