Full disclosure: The Tim is employed by Redfin. Last night Redfin released their August market data. Here’s an excerpt from the narrative: Our agents are reporting a steady stream of low-ball offers hitting sellers across the board. “Low-ball offers are rolling off the tongue of touring clients,” says Kenny Whiteside, a Redfin field agent. ……
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“Entry Level” Home Sales Fell Furthest in July
In order to get a little bit better of a feel for how the tax credit expiration is affecting the sales mix, let’s take another look at a histogram of single-family home sales in King County. To generate the chart below, I downloaded all the sales data for homes sold in King County from the…
Redfin: Seattle Home Sales Deep Freeze in July
Full disclosure: The Tim is employed by Redfin. Last week Redfin released their latest monthly data, along with some interesting commentary and insights from their agents. Unlike the NWMLS releases which are always full of “I can’t believe what an amazing time it is for buyers” tripe, Redfin’s text is actually interesting and informative. Here’s…
Foreclosures Continue to Surge around Seattle
Let’s 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 2009 King: 1,413 NTS, up 13.2% YOY Snohomish: 690 NTS, up 11.3% YOY Pierce: 872 NTS, up 8.6% YOY Here’s your interactive Tableau dashboard…
June Housing Stats Around the Sound
Sorry about posting this a little later in the month than usual. There were just so many other fun things to write about this month. Let’s take a look at June NWMLS statistics from around the sound. As usual, courtesy Tableau Software (available free to use online), the Around the Sound update is rocking sweet…