As expected, all the local dead-tree press are reporting today on August’s NWMLS numbers. There’s a lot to check out, and nothing really new, so I’m just going to give a quick overview of each report, Ben Jones style. (And this post is still going to be ridiculously long.) First up, King5 News: There’s been…
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Times’ August Blurb Gets It Right
Here are a few interesting quotes from the Seattle Times’ pre-article blurb about the August NWMLS figures: The Puget Sound housing market is still stronger than most of the rest of the country, but signs of slowing are clear. Last month, the third month in a row, median home prices were nearly flat — up…
Seattle Times: We Are Immune, So Says History
With all the press that Shiller’s Home Price Index got last week, I suppose it was inevitable that our region’s #1 real estate cheerleader would feel compelled to mount a stirring defense of Seattle’s real estate downturn immunity. Amusingly, Elizabeth Rhodes’ apparent comeback to Mr. Shiller’s frightening graph of home prices since 1890 is to…
A Foot In The Door Of "Out Of Control" Prices
The P-I’s July real estate report is amusing enough that I thought it deserved its own post. Apparently they got the “focus on condos” memo a week late. Plus, Kathy Mulady didn’t have the same cleanup work to do as Ms. Rhodes. Anyway, here’s a newsflash for you: condos are slightly cheaper than single family…
Real Estate Honesty Spotted In Seattle Times
As is the custom each month when the MLS statistics are released, the Seattle Times yesterday published a short “foot in the door” article briefly discussing the numbers, followed today by a full-length feature that takes a certain “angle” on the “story.” What’s interesting to me is that the author of yesterday’s blurb was not…