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Let’s have a look at the latest data from the Case-Shiller Home Price Index. According to February data, Seattle-area home prices were: Up 1.9% February to March Up 11.6% YOY. Down 15.7% from the July 2007 peak Last year prices rose 3.0% from February to March and year-over-year prices were up 10.6%. Since this year’s…
This poll was active 05.25.2014 through 05.31.2014
You may have seen some stories earlier this month about Flipt, yet another new real estate site based here in the Seattle area. Here’s an excerpt from GeekWire’s May 1 story about the launch of Flipt: A new Seattle startup wants to fill what it believes is a gap left by real estate sites like…
For years, the gold standard in online buy vs. rent calculators has been the one created and hosted by the New York Times. This week, they released a brand new, updated and enhanced version: Is It Better to Rent or Buy? The new version lays out all of the variables in a clean and simple…
It’s been a few months since we had a look at the breakdown of what sectors are adding jobs locally and what sectors are losing jobs. First up, year-over-year job growth, broken down into a few relevant sectors over the past four years. Now here’s a zoomed in view so you can see what’s going…