It’s been almost two years since we first looked at Google’s Real Estate Index, and I thought it was past time for another visit to this particular data set. To save you the time it would take to re-visit the old post, here’s Google’s description of what they’re doing: The Google Real Estate Index tracks…
Tag: Case-Shiller
Case-Shiller: Visualizing Month-to-Month Price Weakness
I came up with a new way to visualize the month-over-month price changes in the Case-Shiller Home Price Index for all twenty cities they track, which I posted over on the Redfin Seattle blog on Tuesday. I rather liked the simplicity of this new visualization, so I decided to clean it up a bit more…
Case-Shiller Tiers: Low Tier Bleeding Stops (For Now)
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…
Case-Shiller: Summer is Over for Seattle Home Prices
Let’s have a look at the latest data from the Case-Shiller Home Price Index. According to August data, Down 0.3% July to August. Down 6.1% YOY. Down 28.7% from the July 2007 peak Last year prices fell 0.8% from July to August and year-over-year prices were down 2.4%. After increasing for five months in a…
Case-Shiller Tiers: Bottom Still Falling Out of Low Tier
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…