Full disclosure: The Tim is employed by Redfin. Last week Redfin released their October market data. Here’s an excerpt from the narrative: “The majority of buyers I am working with are not in any hurry to purchase, but want to take advantage of the lower house values we see in the winter,” said Cheryl McLaine,…
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Every Home Price Percentile Down Significantly Since July
Here’s a new way to look at home prices. Rather than just measuring the median price of what sells each month, why not get a little more granular, and break down each month’s sales into five percentiles? Using detailed sales data obtained through the sweet csv download function on Redfin, I have grabbed King County…
Redfin: September Sales Pre-Frozen for Winter
Full disclosure: The Tim is employed by Redfin. Last week Redfin released their September market data. Here’s an excerpt from the narrative: “Most of my clients are taking a wait-and-see approach to buying this past month,” said Michelle Swierz, a Redfin agent in Bellevue. “With little to no new inventory coming on the market, a…
Real Actual Listing Photo Statistics
Full disclosure: The Tim is employed by Redfin. Inspired by an awesome OKCupid blog post about how camera models and other photo properties affect profile pics that made its rounds at the office in August, I was recently able to convince Redfin that it would be a good use of my on-the-clock time to do…
Redfin: Summer Sales Slump Stretches On
Full disclosure: The Tim is employed by Redfin. Last night Redfin released their August market data. Here’s an excerpt from the narrative: Our agents are reporting a steady stream of low-ball offers hitting sellers across the board. “Low-ball offers are rolling off the tongue of touring clients,” says Kenny Whiteside, a Redfin field agent. ……