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June market stats were published by the NWMLS yesterday. Here’s a snippet from their press release: No Summer Slowdown Expected – Brisk Activity Reported. Listing activity perked up during June, but strong job growth in the Seattle/King County region has brokers predicting brisk sales with competitive bidding throughout the summer. … “We are still suffering…
Now that June is over, let’s have a look at our monthly stats preview. Most of the charts below are based on broad county-wide data that is available through a simple search of King County and Snohomish County public records. If you have additional stats you’d like to see in the preview, drop a line…
In case you’re wondering why you aren’t seeing any of Zillow’s “Coming Soon” listings in the Seattle area (or pretty much anywhere in Western Washington, for that matter), GeekWire had a great post today on that topic: Why you won’t find Zillow’s new ‘Coming Soon’ feature in its hometown of Seattle None of these listings…
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Let’s check in on how Consumer Confidence and mortgage interest rates fared during June. First up, here’s the Consumer Confidence data as of June: The overall Consumer Confidence Index currently sits at 85.2, up 4 percent in a month, and at its highest point since January 2008. At 85.1, the Present Situation Index increased 6…