September market stats have been published by the NWMLS. Here’s what they have to say about their numbers: "Wise Buyers" Taking Advantage of Chance to Get Stellar Homes. MLS director Pat Grimm, managing broker at Windermere RE/Capitol Hill in Seattle, reports an upsurge in people looking at properties, particularly move-up buyers. He attributes some of…
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September Stats Preview: Falling Into Fall Edition
Now that September is in the bag, it’s time for another monthly stats preview. 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 a line…
Case-Shiller Tiers: High Tier Shows the Only Gains in July
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: Seattle Prices Inch Up Slightly Post Tax Credit
Sorry this is a day late. I completely spaced yesterday about it being Case-Shiller Day. Let’s have a look at the latest data from the Case-Shiller Home Price Index. According to July data, Up 0.1% June to July. Down 1.6% YOY. Down 23.5% from the July 2007 peak Last year prices fell 0.1% from June…
NWMLS: August Sales Still Predictably in the Gutter
August market stats have been published by the NWMLS on Friday. It’s rather unusual that they would release the stats so early in the month, but maybe they figured since the cat is out of the bag on their bogus methodology already anyway, they would go ahead and push the report out as early as…