May market stats have been published by the NWMLS. Here’s a link to the NWMLS press release (not live quite yet): Home sales adjusting after surge before tax credits expired. Home sales during May tapered off around Washington state following a surge of activity in April as buyers hustled to meet deadlines for tax credits….
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May Stats Preview: Edge of a Closed Sales Cliff Edition
Time for our monthly stats preview now that May is behind us. Most of the charts below are based on broad county-wide data that is available through a simple search of King County Records. If you have additional stats you’d like to see in the preview, drop a line in the comments and I’ll see…
Case-Shiller Tiers: Seattle Home Tiers Mixed in March
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: Flat is the New Up
Let’s have a look at the latest data from the Case-Shiller Home Price Index. According to March data, Up 0.1% February to March. Down 3.6% YOY. Down 25.3% from the July 2007 peak Last year prices fell 2.0% from February to March and year-over-year prices were down 16.4%. Quick check: Is Bloomberg still running nonsense…
Still a “Buyer’s Market” in Many Neighborhoods
Time for another update on the various neighborhoods around King County. First up is a map of SAAS across King County: SAAS Dash Powered by Tableau Only three areas were strongly in “seller’s market” territory in April (SAAS <1.75), while twelve were still relatively strong “buyer’s markets” (SAAS >2.25). The remaining fifteen markets were more…