January market stats were published by the NWMLS this afternoon. Here’s their press release: Housing market “healing itself,” numbers are “astoundingly good” Pending sales may not appear to be much higher than 2011 (up 13.7 percent in January), but the numbers are “astoundingly good,” considering such factors as harsh weather and the tax credits that…
Bubble Bloggers Buying Houses: Officially a Trend
New Jersey. Seattle. San Diego. Three outspoken bubble bloggers who started websites in 2004 and 2005 to tell the world not to buy a home during the biggest housing bubble in history, all finally buy homes in their respective markets within nine months of each other. I wouldn’t take it as an economic indicator of…
Poll: What year will we first see 5% or more year-over-year home price gains?
This poll was active 02.05.2012 through 02.11.2012
Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2012-02-04
Hopefully the new owner will take better care of it! "Owner neglected landmark Smith Tower" http://t.co/B5pvBfK4 via @seattletimes # "2 ratings agencies lower Wash. credit outlook" http://t.co/cLPe27Sd via @KOMONews # Yet another bubble blogger buys a house: San Diego's @RichToscano http://t.co/N3yESU7c # Not Seattle-specific, but the stories on @REConfidential are hilarious (disclosure: Tim helps curate…
Consumer Confidence: The Long Slog Continues
It’s been over six months since we visited the subject of consumer confidence, and since the most recent data was released this week, I thought it might be a good time to update our interactive chart again. You can drag the time sliders below the chart to view data going all the way back to…