Here’s another installment of “quick look,” a series of posts in which I present a fresh set of charts for some recent data with minimal commentary. Today’s theme is King County SFH October stats in bar charts compared to each October since 2000. Note that the definition of “Active Listings” was revised in July 2008…
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Another Look at Pending and Closed Sales for 2009
On Friday I posted this graph of 2009’s pending and closed sales to demonstrate just how out of whack the two have become: In the comments, a reader claimed that I was “reading this graph wrongly,” and that plotting the data in this manner “will always see a giant gap.” Since there is typically a…
Estimating the Local Effects and Aftermath of the $8,000 Tax Credit
Organizations like the National Ass. of Realtors and the National Ass. of Home Builders have been throwing around estimates of how many sales have been “stimulated” by the $8,000 tax credit nationwide, and a recent editorial by Washington State Treasurer James McIntire in favor of the inefficient, expensive, and economically stupid program throws out a…
Quick Look: August YTD Pending and Closed Sales
Here’s an idea for a new occasional feature. In “quick look,” I’ll create a few charts, all depicting different takes on the same set of data. The charts will be presented with little to no commentary, to allow the graphs to speak for themselves. This week’s theme is YTD pending and closed sales as of…
Should the MLS Ban Short Sales?
In the comment thread on yesterday’s post there was some discussion about the ever-growing gap between pending sales and closed sales. Here’s a simple look at how they stack up through July (since August stats aren’t out just yet): The massive difference between pending and closed sales brings up the question: Is there really a…