With another leap day behind us, it’s time to take an early look at February’s stats. Most of the charts below are based on broad county-wide data that is available through a simple search of King County and Snohomish County public records. If you have additional stats you’d like to see in the preview, drop…
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Case-Shiller Tiers: All Three Tiers Fell Again in December
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: 2011 Heads Out with a Fizzle
Let’s have a look at the latest data from the Case-Shiller Home Price Index. According to December data, Seattle-area home prices were: Down 1.3% November to December. Down 5.6% YOY. Down 31.9% from the July 2007 peak Last year prices fell 2.0% from November to December and year-over-year prices were down 6.0%. Still nothing too…
King County’s Low-End Regions Over 40% Off Peak Price
There were a couple of requests for more details on yesterday’s post of the low, middle, and high-end regions in King County. First up, Deejayoh’s request: …it would be interesting to see the trend on the absolute numbers rather than the relative percentages. No problem, here you go: Since each region is fairly close to…
Cheap Sales in South King County Picking Up Steam
It’s been quite a while since we’ve had a look at how King County’s sales are shifting between the different regions around the county, and it’s way past time for an update. The reason this is interesting is the interplay between sales shifts and median price. For example, as more sales occur in lower-priced areas,…