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Tag: rent
The Rent Won’t Be Too Damn High For Long
Are you a Seattle-area renter who feels like rents have been going up too quickly the last couple of years? There’s a great article by Eric Pryne this morning in the Seattle Times that you should read: Ballard’s apartment boom comes with risks Seattle’s apartment boom extends far beyond Ballard. Nearly 8,400 units are under…
Top 10 Reasons NOT to Buy a Home
We spend most of our time on here focused on home buying—prices, economics, neighborhoods, etc.—but I thought it might be nice to have a brief reminder that buying a home isn’t for everyone. For many people, renting is simply the better choice, even if home prices are at a reasonable level supported by the local…
Price to Rent Ratio at Early 1998 Levels
It’s been about a quarter of a year since we last checked in on the Seattle-area’s price to rent ratio, so I thought I’d share an update of those charts. As of January (the latest Case-Shiller data available), Seattle’s price to rent ratio is down to just 2.5% above the 1990-2001 average, hitting its lowest…
Big Picture 2011: Price to Rent Ratio
Big Picture Week 2011 continues with an updated look at Seattle’s price to rent ratio. Here’s our chart of single-family home prices divided by annual rent: Another chart with dramatic improvement since last year’s Big Picture Week. When last we checked in on this measure (June 2010 data), the ratio was 20% above its 1990-2001…