Time for our monthly stats preview now that June is behind us. Most of the charts below are based on broad county-wide data that is available through a simple search of King County Records. If you have additional stats you’d like to see in the preview, drop a line in the comments and I’ll see…
Case-Shiller Tiers: Low Tier Recovered Some Ground in April
Let’s check out the three price tiers for the Seattle area, as measured by Case-Shiller. Remember, Case-Shiller’s “Seattle” data is based on single-family home repeat sales in King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties. Note that the tiers are determined by sale volume. In other words, 1/3 of all sales fall into each tier. For more details…
Case-Shiller: Seattle Finally Sees a Tax Credit Price Boost
Let’s have a look at the latest data from the Case-Shiller Home Price Index. According to April data, Up 1.0% March to April. Down 2.8% YOY. Down 24.5% from the July 2007 peak Last year prices rose 0.2% from March to April and year-over-year prices were down 16.8% (the largest YOY decrease on record). Looks…
How can falling home values = rising property taxes?
Since property tax season has rolled around here in the Seattle area again, I thought it might be a good time to demystify one aspect of property taxes that has often confused home owners during this housing bust. If you’re like many local home owners, the county’s assessment of your home has probably dropped around…
Poll: The stimulus worked (or is working, or will work).
This poll was active 06.27.2010 through 07.03.2010.