Last week Tim had a great post on median prices, where he looked at sales by area of the county, and showed that sales had remained strong in the high end locations while they had dropped away in the lower-priced areas. It was great analysis, and it got the wheels turning in my head –…
Tag: Statistics
Supply Up, Up, & Away, Demand Still Sinking
Just a quick note to point out the NWMLS has released July stats. Compared to 2006, listings are up 44%, and sales down 8%. Here’s the link to the NWMLS press release, with a link to the recap pdf (which is no longer directly-linkable). My brothers are in-town visiting, so I haven’t got the time…
Like a Broken Record: Listings Way Up, Sales Slightly Down
The ever-progressive NWMLS has finished compiling June statistics. The recap sheet does not appear to be available just yet, but thanks to my source “on the inside,” I have obtained the pertinent information. I will update this post when the publicly-available recap sheet is posted. [Edit: Here it is.] Here’s your King County SFH summary:…
Inventory Soars, Sales Sag
Update: The Recap sheet has been reposted with a different filename, almost as if they’re just trying to mess with me. Anyway, here is the King County Statistical Report as well. The numbers I’m interested in match what is in the Recap report. May statistics from the NWMLS have been posted. Here’s the recap sheet….
Case-Shiller: Seattle Not Really Special
Much has been made of Seattle’s continued resilience in the face of the national downturn in housing prices. However, the bear comeback to this type of cheerleading is the argument that Seattle is simply late to the party and will eventually see declines of its own as well. In order to test how well the…