It’s time once again to expand on our preview of foreclosure activity with a more detailed look at September’s stats in King, Snohomish, and Pierce counties. First up, the Notice of Trustee Sale summary: October 2011 King: 376 NTS, down 71% YOY Snohomish: 159 NTS, down 78% YOY Pierce: 239 NTS, down 70% YOY Another…
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Foreclosures Dropped Like a Rock in September
It’s time once again to expand on our preview of foreclosure activity with a more detailed look at September’s stats in King, Snohomish, and Pierce counties. First up, the Notice of Trustee Sale summary: September 2011 King: 499 NTS, down 62% YOY Snohomish: 259 NTS, down 59% YOY Pierce: 317 NTS, down 56% YOY Foreclosure…
Foreclosures: Still on the Decline from 2010
It’s time once again to expand on our preview of foreclosure activity with a more detailed look at August’s stats in King, Snohomish, and Pierce counties. First up, the Notice of Trustee Sale summary: August 2011 King: 776 NTS, down 36% YOY Snohomish: 385 NTS, down 39% YOY Pierce: 461 NTS, down 44% YOY Foreclosure…
August Stats Snapshot: 2011 vs. “Normal”
I thought it might be interesting to take a look at the latest NWMLS data in a slightly different format than usual. In the charts below I have plotted August 2011’s data on closed sales, pending sales, and inventory. Next to that I have also plotted the average values for every August from 2000 through…
New King County Econ Blog: Housing is Risky, not Lousy
I received an email yesterday from Tom Goodwin, King County’s Chief Economist, pointing me toward a new blog that he has started to discuss economic issues in King County. The first topic: real estate. In his post, Is a Home a "Lousy" Investment? Tom takes on the recent Wall Street Journal piece A Home Is…