{"id":163,"date":"2006-03-07T09:14:00","date_gmt":"2006-03-07T16:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/?p=163"},"modified":"2006-03-07T09:14:00","modified_gmt":"2006-03-07T16:14:00","slug":"february-sees-continued-slowdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/2006\/03\/07\/february-sees-continued-slowdown\/","title":{"rendered":"February Sees Continued Slowdown"},"content":{"rendered":"

Perhaps I’ve somehow overlooked the stories in the news outlets, but February’s numbers are available<\/a> (pdf file)<\/i>, and from what I can tell, the slowdown in Seattle continues.<\/p>\n

Combined home sales in King County dropped<\/i> for the second straight month, and the fourth time in the last six months. Sitting at $344,950, the combined price is lower than it was in August. Year to year increase for homes and condos combined has dropped below 12% for the first time since April of last year, while homes alone were at 14.73%, comparable to levels last July. New listings were down 7%, total active listings were down just 2%, while pending sales were up 15%. Check out the pdf for the full numbers. There’s some interesting stuff in there. Betting is now open on how the local news outlets are going to spin this.<\/p>\n

Here’s a few graphs I’ve been using to keep track of things. Notice the distinctive leveling off in both.

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<\/center>(Northwest Multiple Listing Service<\/a>, 03.07.2006<\/i>)<\/p>\n
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