If you’ve been searching for homes in the Seattle area for longer than about a week, you’ve probably had an experience like this: After searching your favorite listings website for homes between 1,500 and 2,000 square feet, you find a decent-looking 1,800 square foot home that looks like a good candidate in your price range….
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September Housing Stats Around the Sound
By request, here’s a return of the county-wide stats from around the sound, as of September As usual, courtesy Tableau Software (available free to use online), the Around the Sound update is rocking sweet interactive data visualizations. Feel free to download the old charts in Excel 2007 and Excel 2003 format. To get specific info…
September Reporting Roundup: Free-Falling Sales Edition
photo by Flickr user divemasterking2000 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). First up, let’s have a look at the source…
NWMLS: King County Home Sales Drop Further Into Gutter
September market stats have been published by the NWMLS. Here’s what they have to say about their numbers: "Wise Buyers" Taking Advantage of Chance to Get Stellar Homes. MLS director Pat Grimm, managing broker at Windermere RE/Capitol Hill in Seattle, reports an upsurge in people looking at properties, particularly move-up buyers. He attributes some of…
Friday Flashback: “The Perfect Buyer’s Market”
Here’s a quote that may sound familiar… NWMLS director Joe Spencer, president of John L. Scott, Inc. described current conditions as the “Buy Zone” and “the perfect buyer’s market.” Looking at the housing market graphically over the past 25 years, it’s evident there are periods when conditions make it the perfect time to buy a…