Here’s a belated look at the quarterly total sales chart, updated to include Q2: Still came in lower than any previous quarter—about 15% lower than last year. So far this quarter is off to a stronger start, with July sales coming in 11% higher than last year. It will be interesting to see if that…
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NWMLS: Closed Sales Inch Higher but Remain Far Below Pendings
Let’s take a look at July market statistics from the NWMLS. The NWMLS press release has not been posted yet, but should be available here later today. Here’s your King County SFH summary, with helpful arrows to show whether the year-over-year direction of each indicator is positive or negative news for buyers and sellers: July…
June Seasonally-Adjusted Active Supply by Neighborhood
Let’s check in (somewhat late) on our now-regular monthly neighborhood update to Seasonally-Adjusted Active Supply (SAAS). For an explanation of what seasonally-adjusted active supply is, please refer to this post. Also, you may view a map of the areas discussed in this post. Yet again, the sweet interactive data visualizations in today’s post come to…
Puget Sound Counties Interactive June Update
It’s time for our regularly-scheduled (although somewhat late this month) check on NWMLS statistics from around the sound. Once again, courtesy Tableau Software, the Around the Sound update is rocking exclusive interactive data visualizations. Feel free to download the old charts in Excel 2007 and Excel 2003 format. To get specific info about a certain…
Median Price Still Being Distorted by Geographic Shifts in Sales
It’s been nearly two years since we originally detailed how changes in the sales mix affects the median price, and with King County’s SFH median bumping up over $30,000 in the last three months, now seems like a good time for a refresher course. In brief, the median price is simply the middle point—the home…