behind the cycle, California, Case-Shiller, graphs, Statistics, Tableau Let’s have a look at the latest data from the Case-Shiller Home Price Index. According to June data, Seattle-area home prices were: Up 1.8% May to June. Up 1.8% YOY. Down 27.3% from the July 2007 peak Last year prices rose 0.7% from May to June and…
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Mapping Unemployment: Washington 15th Worst in USA
Wednesday afternoon the front page of the Seattle Times website featured the following story about how Washington State’s unemployment rate compares to other states: It’s no secret that the economy, in Washington and across the nation, is struggling. …Are we really doing that much worse than most everybody else? Pretty much, although some explanation is…
Foreclosures Spiking Around Seattle
It’s time once again to expand on our preview of foreclosure activity with a more detailed look at July’s stats in King, Snohomish, and Pierce counties. First up, the Notice of Trustee Sale summary: July 2012 King: 977 NTS, up 33.7% YOY Snohomish: 470 NTS, up 15.5% YOY Pierce: 509 NTS, up 20.3% YOY And…
Case-Shiller: Seattle Back in the Black
Let’s have a look at the latest data from the Case-Shiller Home Price Index. According to May data, Seattle-area home prices were: Up 2.6% April to May. Up 0.6% YOY. Down 28.6% from the July 2007 peak Last year prices rose 1.1% from April to May and year-over-year prices were down 7.0%. I’ll be the…
Sales Curve Shifting to More Expensive Homes
It’s been way too long (over a year) since I posted the histogram of monthly sales. Let’s take another look. 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 June. Since my data download…