I spent some time over the last week working with KUOW’s Deborah Wang on a story about what’s going on right now in Seattle’s real estate market that aired yesterday morning: Seattle Home Buyers Beware: It’s a Seller’s Market Again https://seattlebubble.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/KUOW-2012-03-15.mp3 If you’re looking for evidence of a real estate comeback, just check out any…
Foreclosures Back on a (Very Slow) Upswing?
It’s time once again to expand on our preview of foreclosure activity with a more detailed look at February’s stats in King, Snohomish, and Pierce counties. First up, the Notice of Trustee Sale summary: February 2012 King: 453 NTS, down 50.9% YOY Snohomish: 246 NTS, down 47.1% YOY Pierce: 285 NTS, down 47.2% YOY All…
Reader Question: Telltale Signs of Neighborhood Decline?
Here’s a question I received via email from a reader: photo by Flickr user Bob Jagendorf As a real estate buyer, here’s a major concern I have when buying a home for the long term. I bought a house in Phoenix a few years ago where the development was built in the ’70s. At the…
Dude, Where’s My Inventory?
If a picture is worth a thousand words, I guess these three charts of King County single-family home stats make this about a three thousand word post. Seriously though… Where’s the inventory?
Has “Investor Psychology” Turned Against Home Buying?
Here’s a comment that was left recently by a reader that is a good example of an outlook shared by many people who sat out the housing bubble and have been waiting for “the bottom” or something close to it: Any top or bottom call needs to mention “investor” psychology since I believe psychology is…