I thought it might be interesting to re-visit the sales histogram chart that I first published a few times last year. To generate the chart below, I took all the sales data for single-family homes sold in King, Snohomish, and Pierce Counties from the beginning of 2010 through the end of March. Since my data…
Poll: Are home prices in the Seattle area are closer to the bottom than they are to the top?
This poll was active 04.10.2011 through 04.16.2011.
Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2011-04-09
Claim: "Wealthy buyers return to luxury home market in Seattle, Bellevue" http://is.gd/UQRJKl via @TechFlash # via @jontalton Economy based on real estate is bust "The old boom ain't coming back." http://is.gd/nBRLX1 # via @pnwlocalnews "King County Assessor talks past, present and future property values in Kent and surrounding area" http://is.gd/1V4B6S # The @SeattleTimes says of…
March Reporting Roundup: Beneficial Heat Edition
It’s time once again for the monthly reporting roundup, where you can read my wry commentary about the news instead of subjecting yourself to boring rehashes of the NWMLS press release (or in addition to, if that’s what floats your boat). First up, let’s have a look at the source material from the NWMLS itself….
NWMLS: Sales Start to Tumble, Inventory Still Sucks
March market stats were published by the NWMLS yesterday. Here’s what they have to say about their numbers: Housing market doing "surprisingly well" without a stimulus. “The market is doing surprisingly well without a stimulus,” observed Northwest MLS director OB Jacobi, president of Windermere Real Estate Company. “Considering that this time last year there was…