Seattle Economy Maybe Not So Isolated After All
Here are a couple of recent stories to drive home the point that the Seattle area economy is not in fact magically separate from the national/international economy, as some have made it out to be over the last few years. Brad Wong, Seattle P-I: Tough economy forces cutbacks for area residents The economic shocks to…
Where to Search for Rentals in Seattle
Editor’s Note: The following is a guest post from Seattle Bubble regular “perfectfire.” Thanks for taking the time to put together such a useful guide! Also be sure to check out this related post from February: How To: Use Craigslist & RSS to Find a Great Rental My wife and I just signed a contract…
September Reporting Roundup
Here’s the NWMLS press release that accompanied yesterday’s numbers: Pending Sales Up 4.1 Percent From Year Ago, Total Inventory Unchanged Home sales around Western Washington during September rose 4.1 percent from a year ago, reversing a 19-month pattern of declines. Members of Northwest Multiple Listing Service reported 5,982 pending sales (offers made and accepted, but…
NWMLS: Inventory Level, Sales UP, Prices Down
Time for September market statistics from the NWMLS. The NWMLS press release will be posted at this link when it goes up. Here is your summary along with the usual graphs and other updates. Here’s your King County SFH summary: September 2008 Active Listings: up 5% YOY Pending Sales: up 15% YOY Median Closed Price*:…