Now that the last month of 2009 is behind us, let’s have a look at December’s stats preview. 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…
KUOW on Foreclosures: Today at 12:40
I’ll be speaking briefly on the radio today on the 94.9 KUOW show The Conversation With Ross Reynolds with guest host Guy Nelson. The subject is the growing number of foreclosures. Here’s the segment teaser that they sent me: Foreclosures are up in Washington State. What’s your experience with foreclosure in this housing market? You…
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Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2010-01-02
I was quoted fairly extensively in the 2010 looking forward story in the Seattle Times http://is.gd/5DnNq # 4 more WA banks added to FDIC oversight list http://is.gd/5F9PA # Great roundup of recent government interventions in the housing market from @CalculatedRisk http://is.gd/5FHNm # "By early next year, many will come to regret their decision to delay…
Case-Shiller Tiers: Oct. Price Rise Fails to Make up Sept. Losses
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…