Now that the first quarter is behind us, I thought it might be instructive to give it a little context. Here’s a look at quarterly closed sales of King County single-family homes from 2000 through 2009 Q1: And here’s the same view of pending sales: …and here’s the same view of total new listings: And…
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Puget Sound Counties February Update
Let’s check in on the February NWMLS statistics from around the sound. I apologize for the tardiness of this month’s Puget Sound roundup. I’ve got something really cool in the works for this data coming up, and I mistakenly thought it would be coming this month. Next month though, watch this space for something I…
Unemployment Rising Four Times Faster than Previous Recessions, Foreclosures Rising Three Times Faster
By request, here is a chart showing Notices of Trustee Sale and Unemployment. Note that the scale for each data set is different to allow their rates of change to be more easily compared. The chart above shows the monthly percentage of households receiving a Notice of Trustee Sale (on the left axis) and the…
Foreclosures Still Rising Rapidly Around Puget Sound
Time for our February update on Foreclosure activity in King, Snohomish, and Pierce counties. First up, the Notice of Trustee Sale summary: February 2009 King: 838 NTS, up 99% YOY Snohomish: 414 NTS, up 100% YOY Pierce: 663 NTS, up 59% YOY Here’s a simple look at how February’s foreclosures compare to the same month…
Puget Sound Counties January Update
Let’s check in on the January NWMLS statistics from around the sound. We’re going to try something different this month. The usual collection of charts in this post tend to be a big spaghetti mess, so we’re going to keep it simple. If you want to see the usual charts, you can still download the…