Tag: Statistics

August figures from the NWMLS have been posted. Inventory continued its climb, up 23.91% from last year, while sales were up slightly from July, but still down 13.29% from last year. Median sales price for single-family homes in King County was unchanged from last month, at $435,000. As is traditional, I have uploaded an updated…

Well I waited all weekend for the NWMLS “recap” pdf to be posted, and it’s still not up. In the mean time, here are the pertinent numbers for King County (residential only), pulled from the summary sheet, which has been posted. Active Listings: 6,909 (+ 19.29% YOY)Pending Sales: 2,665 (– 13.08% YOY)Median Closed Price: $435,000…

June NWMLS numbers are out (pdf). Short story: King County median home sold for $434,950, which was 16% more than June 2005 (compared to 15.51% May ’05 – May ’06), and 1.64% more than May 2006. Active listings continued their climb, up 17.17% from June 2006, while pending sales continued their slide, down 10.14% from…

Yes, the May MLS numbers are out. Here are direct links to the full NWMLS stats and the King County "breakouts" (PDFs). So far I’ve seen just one news report on the numbers, a blurb in the Puget Sound Business Journal: Buyers looking for homes near the job centers of Seattle and Bellevue won’t find…

Breaking News: April NWMLS numbers released: King County Median home price surges to $419,500, Listings up 2%, Pending Sales down 12.5% from April ’05. Get ready for the enthusiastic stories from all the usual suspects cheering on the huge price gains and proclaiming that the idea of a bubble in Seattle has been once and…