A reader pointed out to me this week that it has been three years since I updated the long-term chart of King County home prices back to 1950. So, by request, here is an update to that chart as of May, along with the affordability index over the same time period. In the first quarter…
Tag: NWMLS
May Reporting Roundup: Double Quick Action Market
It’s time once again for the monthly reporting roundup, where you can read my wry commentary about the news instead of subjecting yourself to boring rehashes of the NWMLS press release (or in addition to, if that’s what floats your boat). To kick things off, here’s an excerpt from the NWMLS press release: Tight inventory,…
NWMLS: Closed Sales Finally Break Back Above 2,000
May market stats were just released by the NWMLS. Two big firsts in this month’s data. The first month-to-month increase in inventory so far this year and the first time closed sales of single-family houses broke 2,000 in King County since August 2007. Now we finally know: Greg Perry’s 2009 prediction was just 3 years…
Quick Look at April Supply & Demand
Here are a few charts of the latest NWMLS stats that I included in my presentation last week at Crista that I thought would also be worth sharing here. In the following charts each bar represents the number of King County single family homes sold or listed in April of each year since 2000. Record…
April Reporting Roundup: Tempered Optimism Edition
Sorry about the delay, waking up late then my speaking engagement this morning at the senior center followed by driving down to Vancouver took up more of my time than expected. On with the roundup! It’s time once again for the monthly reporting roundup, where you can read my wry commentary about the news instead…