I want to take a moment to highlight a thread in the forums that was started yesterday. Deejayoh’s topic, “What’s the opposite of an audacious flip?” highlights a handful of interesting examples of homes on the market in Seattle right now that have asking prices tens of thousands of dollars less than what they sold…
May Neighborhoods Months of Supply Update
Here’s the latest update on months of supply, or “absorption rates” for the 30 NWMLS areas in King County. For an explanation of what months of supply means, please refer to the original neighborhood MOS breakdown post. Remember: Over 6 MOS is a buyer’s market, which gives buyers more negotiating power, but doesn’t mean homes…
Poll: How far will Seattle’s Case-Shiller HPI fall from the July ’07 peak?
Please vote in this poll using the sidebar. This poll will be active and displayed on the sidebar through 06.21.2008.
Puget Sound Business Journal on San Diego vs. King
Last week the Puget Sound Business Journal ran a piece comparing King County to San Diego County. It was behind a subscriber-only wall, but now it’s fully available on their website: How King County dodged mortgage mess compared to San Diego. Unfortunately, the article doesn’t really have any new material that regular readers here haven’t…
Puget Sound Counties May NWMLS Update
Let’s check in on the NWMLS statistics from around the sound and see if the bottom is in yet for any of the seven Puget Sound counties we’re tracking. Here’s where the YOY stats stand for each of the six counties as of May 2008: King – Price: -6.2% | Listings: +41.7% | Sales: -38.7%…