Well I waited all weekend for the NWMLS “recap” pdf to be posted, and it’s still not up. In the mean time, here are the pertinent numbers for King County (residential only), pulled from the summary sheet, which has been posted. Active Listings: 6,909 (+ 19.29% YOY)Pending Sales: 2,665 (– 13.08% YOY)Median Closed Price: $435,000…
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June NWMLS: Demand Down, Supply Up
June NWMLS numbers are out (pdf). Short story: King County median home sold for $434,950, which was 16% more than June 2005 (compared to 15.51% May ’05 – May ’06), and 1.64% more than May 2006. Active listings continued their climb, up 17.17% from June 2006, while pending sales continued their slide, down 10.14% from…
Northwest Realtor Talking Points
Here’s a little sample of the kind of real estate booster piece that gets circulated among those "in the business," courtesy of NWREporter. (Emphasis theirs) According to CNNMoney.com, the forecasts for housing price growth are calling for booming values in the state of Washington. For the June issue of MONEY Magazine, Fiserv Lending Solutions and…
Inventory Up, Sales Down (Still)
Yes, the May MLS numbers are out. Here are direct links to the full NWMLS stats and the King County "breakouts" (PDFs). So far I’ve seen just one news report on the numbers, a blurb in the Puget Sound Business Journal: Buyers looking for homes near the job centers of Seattle and Bellevue won’t find…
April: Inventory Up, Pending Sales Down
Breaking News: April NWMLS numbers released: King County Median home price surges to $419,500, Listings up 2%, Pending Sales down 12.5% from April ’05. Get ready for the enthusiastic stories from all the usual suspects cheering on the huge price gains and proclaiming that the idea of a bubble in Seattle has been once and…