{"id":21343,"date":"2012-08-31T10:07:25","date_gmt":"2012-08-31T17:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/?p=21343"},"modified":"2012-08-31T10:07:25","modified_gmt":"2012-08-31T17:07:25","slug":"august-2012-seattle-bubble-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/31\/august-2012-seattle-bubble-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"August 2012 Seattle Bubble Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the first monthly recap, a feature that I&#8217;ve seen used on other blogs to wrap up the month and highlight the major posts in a single place.  I think this will be a good way to get a feel for how a month went, and catch up if you missed something.  Let me know what you think of this as a recurring monthly feature.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We kicked things off on the 2nd with the stats preview, which was mostly more of the same story of low inventory and rising sales, but also tipped us off to a <a href=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/02\/july-stats-preview-foreclosure-resurgence-edition\/\">resurgence of local foreclosures<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>On the 6th the NWMLS released their July stats, showing <a href=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/06\/nwmls-median-slips-as-sales-increase-listings-drop\/\">a slight slip in the median price<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>On the 8th the latest migration data from the OFM showed <a href=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/08\/migration-into-washington-on-the-mend\/\">migration into Washington is back on the rise<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Our in-depth look at <a href=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/09\/foreclosures-spiking-around-seattle\/\">the recent spike in local foreclosures<\/a> hit on the 9th.<\/li>\n<li>Following up a piece in the Seattle Times, on the 10th we <a href=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/10\/mapping-unemployment-washington-15th-worst-in-usa\/\">mapped our state&#8217;s unemployment rate compared to the rest of the nation<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Digging a bit deeper, on the 13th we showed that <a href=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/13\/seattle-employment-improving-faster-than-us-and-wa\/\">Seattle-area employment is improving faster than the state and country averages<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>We took another look at depressingly low inventory on the 14th, asking buyers if <a href=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/14\/buyers-is-it-time-to-give-up-on-2012\/\">it is time to give up on 2012<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Our mid-month listing photo comedy relief on the 15th came from an unusually staged bathroom featuring <a href=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/15\/real-actual-listing-photos-dr-zomb-is-watching-you\/\">Dr. Zomb<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Jillayne tipped us off to a <a href=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/16\/washington-state-supreme-court-mers-may-not-foreclose-unless-they-hold-the-note\/\">major state supreme court decision on MERS on the 16th<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>On the 20th, we took a look at<a href=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/20\/underwater-pros-and-cons-of-trying-a-short-sale\/\">Kary&#8217;s pros and cons of attempting a short sale<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Our old friend <a href=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/21\/avondale-albatross-finally-unloaded-at-52-of-07-price\/\">the Avondale Albatross was finally unloaded<\/a>, so we had a look on the 21st.<\/li>\n<li>Redfin&#8217;s Seller Survey had an interesting tidbit about <a href=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/22\/nearly-a-third-of-sellers-will-overprice-on-purpose\/\">sellers overpricing on purpose<\/a> that we posted on the 22nd.<\/li>\n<li>On the 23rd we <a href=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/23\/is-well-water-a-benefit-or-a-detriment-to-a-home\/\">discussed the pros and cons of well water<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>And finally, on the 28th, we took a look at June&#8217;s Case-Shiller home price index, which showed <a href=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/28\/case-shiller-seattle-home-prices-keep-inching-up\/\">another year-over-year increase for Seattle prices<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the first monthly recap, a feature that I&#8217;ve seen used on other blogs to wrap up the month and highlight the major posts in a single place. 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