Let’s check in on the sales histogram again. In exploring this data, the biggest thing that jumps out to me is how much non-distressed homes above the median price have surged in the last year. Last November there were 407 non-distressed single-family homes sales in King County under $350,000 and 621 for $350,000 and up….
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Consumer Confidence Inching Back to Normal
It’s been a few months since we visited the subject of consumer confidence, so let’s update our interactive chart again. You can drag the time sliders below the chart to view data going all the way back to 1998. Powered by Tableau At 56.6, the Present Situation Index has gained 180% from its December 2009…
Local Foreclosures Flat in November
It’s time once again to expand on our preview of foreclosure activity with a more detailed look at November’s stats in King, Snohomish, and Pierce counties. First up, the Notice of Trustee Sale summary: November 2012 King: 870 NTS, up 106.7% YOY Snohomish: 536 NTS, up 168.0% YOY Pierce: 687 NTS, up 222.5% YOY All…
Case-Shiller: Seattle HPI Bucked Seasonality in September
Let’s have a look at the latest data from the Case-Shiller Home Price Index. According to September data, Seattle-area home prices were: Up 0.3% August to September. Up 4.8% YOY. Down 26.1% from the July 2007 peak Last year prices fell 1.1% from August to September and year-over-year prices were down 6.5%. Although Seattle was…
Bank-Owned Sales Now Almost Exclusively at the Low End
It’s been a few months since I posted the histogram of monthly sales. Let’s take another look as of October’s data. To generate the chart below, I took all the sales data for single-family homes sold in King, Snohomish, and Pierce Counties from the beginning of 2010 through the end of October. Since my data…