How bad is the condo market in Tacoma? Pretty bad. Recall this article from June: Tacoma Luxury Condo Project Headed for Foreclosure The Esplanade, a nine-story condominium on the west side of the near-downtown Thea Foss Waterway, has until Aug. 21 to escape from the imminent foreclosure, said sources close to the project who were…
Tag: foreclosures
Legislation-Induced Foreclosure Spike Begins to Wane
Time for our June update on Foreclosure activity in King, Snohomish, and Pierce counties. First up, the Notice of Trustee Sale summary: July 2009 King: 1,248 NTS, up 71% YOY Snohomish: 620 NTS, up 75% YOY Pierce: 803 NTS, up 48% YOY The effect of the new state law that was passed in April (Senate…
Google Real Estate Search Maps Nationwide Foreclosures
I’ve known about Google’s foray into real estate search for some time now, but since the feature set pales in comparison to the offerings over at Redfin and Estately, I haven’t really spent much time with it. However, today I learned of an interesting feature that Google seems to do a much better job at…
July Housing Market Stats Preview
Here’s a new feature that I’ll make monthly if there’s demand for it. Although the NWMLS data is not released until later this week and we usually wait for the detailed foreclosure report until later in the month, certain basic data can be obtained via a simple search of King County Records. Using data pulled…
Local Foreclosures Skyrocketed Even Higher in June
Time for our June update on Foreclosure activity in King, Snohomish, and Pierce counties. First up, the Notice of Trustee Sale summary: June 2009 King: 1,615 NTS, up 180% YOY Snohomish: 817 NTS, up 190% YOY Pierce: 1,050 NTS, up 144% YOY Yow. What opened the floodgates in June? 144% to 190% increases YOY? Yikes!…