Looks like I haven’t posted this set of charts in nearly a year. With the first quarter behind us, I thought it might be instructive to give it a little context. Here’s a look at quarterly closed sales of King County single-family homes from 2000 through 2010 Q1: Q1 2010 easily trounced Q1 2009, but…
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Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2010-04-17
via @CalculatedRisk – WaMu hearings preview:http://is.gd/bqjv7 # via @SeattleTimes Builder claims McGuire apartment building is "entirely safe" and just needs "reasonable maintenance" http://is.gd/bqjJK # Killinger WaMu coverage – http://is.gd/braYQ http://is.gd/braWj http://is.gd/braWH # Are Belltown landlords price gouging (http://is.gd/bryku) with the imminent shutdown of the McGuire? http://is.gd/bryjg # Ouch!RT @jillayne: Times aren't all that good for…
Friday Flashback: “The real risk is in waiting to buy a home”
Today’s flashback comes at you from January 2007, when Samuel L. Anderson, executive officer of the Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties penned this free advertisement er, I mean insightful “opinion piece” in the Seattle Times: Local housing market resilient (emphasis mine). The media have been all abuzz over the past year about…
Seattle-Area Foreclosures Spike Sharply in March
Time for our detailed look at foreclosure activity for March in King, Snohomish, and Pierce counties. First up, the Notice of Trustee Sale summary: March 2009 King: 1,347 NTS, up 23.7% YOY Snohomish: 472 NTS, up 25.5% YOY Pierce: 455 NTS, up 15.5% YOY Here’s your interactive Tableau dashboard updated with the latest foreclosure data:…