Here’s your January update on Foreclosure activity in King, Snohomish, and Pierce counties. First up, the Notice of Trustee Sale summary: January 2008 King: 915 NTS, up 113% YOY Snohomish: 463 NTS, up 95% YOY Pierce: 681 NTS, up 69% YOY First let’s look at the percentage of households that received a Notice of Trustee…
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Ron Sims: HUD Deputy Secretary
Recall King County Executive Ron Sims’ “tweet” back in September: By early next year, many will come to regret their decision to delay buying a home. Now word has it that this housing sage will be heading to DC to take the number 2 position at the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Perhaps his…
Puget Sound Counties December Update
Let’s check in on the NWMLS statistics from around the sound. Here’s where the YOY stats stand for each of the six counties as of December 2008: (Note: The “Sales” data below represents pending sales, not closed sales.) King – Price: -7.2% | Listings: +6.4% | Sales: -16.1% | MOS: 9.6 Snohomish – Price: -11.2%…
Puget Sound Foreclosures Continued Upward Trend in December
Here’s your December update on Foreclosure activity in King, Snohomish, and Pierce counties. First up, the Notice of Trustee Sale summary: December 2008 King: 660 NTS, up 105% YOY Snohomish: 296 NTS, up 67% YOY Pierce: 578 NTS, up 79% YOY The graphs below are derived from monthly Notice of Trustee Sale counts gathered at…
Homes in San Diego 16% Cheaper than in King
Just for kicks, let’s do an almost end-of-year check on the San Diego County / King County overall median price comparison. If you recall, back in March San Diego County’s median was at $415,000, while King County’s was at $395,000. Our March “forecast” called for San Diego to fall to $366,771 by the end of…