It’s time once again to expand on our preview of foreclosure activity with a more detailed look at October’s stats in King, Snohomish, and Pierce counties. First up, the Notice of Trustee Sale summary: October 2010 King: 1,307 NTS, up 96% YOY Snohomish: 710 NTS, up 120% YOY Pierce: 802 NTS, up 108% YOY Note…
Every Home Price Percentile Down Significantly Since July
Here’s a new way to look at home prices. Rather than just measuring the median price of what sells each month, why not get a little more granular, and break down each month’s sales into five percentiles? Using detailed sales data obtained through the sweet csv download function on Redfin, I have grabbed King County…
Hagar: Never Mind the Bogus Data, Recovery is Here!
In yesterday’s post I took local real estate agent, appraiser, and real estate educator Richard Hagar to task for some misleading statements he made during a live appearance on KUOW last week. Specifically, I called out his claim that Washington State is currently experiencing net migration of 125,000 people per year. Mr. Hagar dropped by…
Massive Imaginary Migration to Drive Seattle Recovery
As I was digging through local real estate stories last week, I was lucky enough to catch the following exchange on KUOW’s “Weekday” program last Thursday. Host Marcie Sillman discusses foreclosures and the Seattle-area housing market with guests Richard Hagar (real estate agent and appraiser) and Linda Taylor (housing director at the Urban League) in…
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