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…
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Case-Shiller: Summer is Over for Seattle Home Prices
Let’s have a look at the latest data from the Case-Shiller Home Price Index. According to August data, Down 0.3% July to August. Down 6.1% YOY. Down 28.7% from the July 2007 peak Last year prices fell 0.8% from July to August and year-over-year prices were down 2.4%. After increasing for five months in a…
September Stats Preview: Better Late than Never Edition
All righty, it may be ten days into Ocotober already, but that’s not going to stop me from posting our regular stats “preview,” because I just like to see the data presented in the simple bar chart format of this series. Most of the charts below are based on broad county-wide data that is available…
NWMLS: Flat is Still the New Up. Trust Us.
September market stats were published by the NWMLS this afternoon. Here’s their press release: Northwest MLS brokers say September activity reflects "healthy activity, positive trends" “This market is proving to be challenging, but not for the reasons you might think,” said OB Jacobi, president of Windermere Real Estate Co. He pointed out interest rates are…
Case-Shiller Tiers: Bottom Still Falling Out of Low Tier
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…