As part of our data catch-up extravaganza, let’s check in in on the latest data from the Consumer Confidence Index.
The overall Consumer Confidence Index currently sits at 121.5, down 7.5 percent in a month and down 4.4 percent from a year ago.
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Consumer Confidence blows past 2007 highs, approaches 2000 levels
Before the month is over, let’s check in in on the latest data from the Consumer Confidence Index.
The overall Consumer Confidence Index currently sits at 138.4, up three percent in a month and up fifteen percent from a year ago…
The difference between affordable and actual home prices hit an all-time record in May
As promised yesterday, here’s an updated look at the “affordable home” price chart.
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The “affordable” home price has bounced around between about $550,000 and $590,000 since the beginning of 2017. The current “affordable” home price of $568,758 in King County would have a monthly payment of $2,319…
Low affordability may be why sales are stalling out
By popular request, let’s take a look at our affordability index charts for the counties around Puget Sound.
As of August, the affordability index has bounced up slightly from its May low (which was the lowest point since nearly a decade ago in July 2008), but still sits at the very low level of 85.0.
For context, eighty-six percent of the 306 months on record back through 1993 have had a higher affordability index than what we had in August 2018…
Consumer Confidence at levels not seen since the dot-com bust
It’s been quite a while since we last checked in on Consumer Confidence and mortgage interest rates, so let’s take a look at an update to those charts.
The overall Consumer Confidence Index currently sits at 127.7, down two percent in a month and up two percent from a year ago. The current levels are higher than any point since late 2000, just as the dot-com bubble was bursting…