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…
Tag: Statistics
Case-Shiller Tiers: Middle Tier Gains, Low & High Fall
Let’s check out the three price tiers for the Seattle area, as measured by Case-Shiller. Remember, Case-Shiller’s “Seattle” data is based on single-family home repeat sales in King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties. Note that the tiers are determined by sale volume. In other words, 1/3 of all sales fall into each tier. For more details…
Case-Shiller: Spring Home Price Bounce Erased in May
Let’s make our regularly scheduled monthly check on the Case-Shiller Home Price Index. According to March data, Down 0.3% April to May. Down 16.6% YOY. Down 22.5% from the July 2007 peak Last year prices fell 0.5% from April to May and year-over-year prices were down 6.3%. Here’s the usual graph, with L.A. & San…
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…