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Let’s have a look at the latest data from the Case-Shiller Home Price Index. According to April data, Seattle-area home prices were: Up 1.4% April to May Up 7.4% YOY. Down 6.1% from the July 2007 peak Last year at this time prices rose 1.4% month-over-month and year-over-year prices were up 9.3%. The Seattle area’s…
With another quarter fully in the books, let’s take a look a the latest data on pending sales volume versus closed sales volume. For this series I roll the pending sales and closed sales data up by quarter, with pending sales offset by one month. In other words, the second quarter numbers below represent pending…
Let’s have a look at the latest data from the Case-Shiller Home Price Index. According to April data, Seattle-area home prices were: Up 2.3% March to April Up 7.5% YOY. Down 7.4% from the July 2007 peak Last year at this time prices rose 2.3% month-over-month and year-over-year prices were up 11.2%. Year-over-year and month-over-month…
Let’s update our monthly stats for the local regions outside of the King/Snohomish core. Here’s your May update to our “Around the Sound” statistics for Pierce, Kitsap, Thurston, Island, Skagit, and Whatcom counties. Are things any better in the market right now for buyers outside of the core Seattle areas? Unfortunately, not really. It’s still…
Let’s have a look at the latest data from the Case-Shiller Home Price Index. According to March data, Seattle-area home prices were: Up 2.3% February to March Up 7.5% YOY. Down 9.4% from the July 2007 peak Last year at this time prices rose 1.9% month-over-month and year-over-year prices were up 11.6%. Year-over-year price gains…