{"id":26274,"date":"2013-04-18T14:17:40","date_gmt":"2013-04-18T21:17:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/?p=26274"},"modified":"2013-04-18T14:17:40","modified_gmt":"2013-04-18T21:17:40","slug":"south-king-and-eastside-sales-neck-and-neck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/2013\/04\/18\/south-king-and-eastside-sales-neck-and-neck\/","title":{"rendered":"South King and Eastside Sales Neck and Neck"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Let&#8217;s take an updated look at how King County&#8217;s sales are shifting between the different regions around the county, since geographic shifts can and do affect the median price.<\/p>\n<p>In order to explore this concept, we break King County down into three regions, based on <a href=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/nwmls-kc-breakouts\/\" title=\"NWMLS Area Map\">the NWMLS-defined &#8220;areas&#8221;<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>low end:<\/strong> South County <em>(areas 100-130 &amp; 300-360)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>mid range:<\/strong> Seattle \/ North County <em>(areas 140, 380-390, &amp; 700-800)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>high end:<\/strong> Eastside <em>(areas 500-600)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here&#8217;s where each region&#8217;s median prices came in as of March data:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>low end:<\/strong> $197,995\u2014$407,000<\/li>\n<li><strong>mid range:<\/strong> $250,000\u2014$650,000<\/li>\n<li><strong>high end:<\/strong> $425,000\u2014$1,262,500<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>First up, let&#8217;s have a look at each region&#8217;s (approximate) median price (actually the median of the medians for each area within the region).<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 5px auto;width: 600px;font-size: 0.8em;text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/NWMLS-King-Region-Breakdown-Median-LT_2013-03.png\" title=\"Median Price of Single Family Homes Sold\" rel=\"lightbox[26274]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/NWMLS-King-Region-Breakdown-Median-LT_2013-03-600x436.png\" style=\"border: 0\" title=\"Median Price of Single Family Homes Sold - Click to enlarge\" alt=\"Median Price of Single Family Homes Sold\" width=\"600\" height=\"436\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The median price in the low end regions was basically flat, while median in the high and mid-tier regions both saw a bump in March.<\/p>\n<p>Next up, the percentage of each month&#8217;s closed sales that took place in each of the three regions.  The dotted line is a four-month rolling average.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 5px auto;width: 600px;font-size: 0.8em;text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/NWMLS-King-Region-Breakdown_2013-03.png\" title=\"% of Total King Co. SFH Sales by NWMLS Area\" rel=\"lightbox[26274]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/NWMLS-King-Region-Breakdown_2013-03-600x436.png\" style=\"border: 0\" title=\"% of Total King Co. SFH Sales by NWMLS Area - Click to enlarge\" alt=\"% of Total King Co. SFH Sales by NWMLS Area\" width=\"600\" height=\"436\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Month over month the low end regions accounted for basically the same share of sales.  The high end lost a little share and the mid-tier gained.  As of March 2013, 34.3% of sales were in the low end regions, 31.8% in the mid range, and 33.9% in the high end.  A year ago the low end regions had a bit more of the share and the high end less: In March 2012 the low end made up 35.8% of the sales, the mid range was 32.1%, and the high end was 32.1%.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s that information in a visual format:<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 5px auto;width: 600px;font-size: 0.8em;text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/NWMLS-King-Region-Breakdown-bars_2013-03.png\" title=\"Bank-Owned: Share of Total Sales - King County Single-Family\" rel=\"lightbox[26274]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/NWMLS-King-Region-Breakdown-bars_2013-03-600x436.png\" style=\"border: 0\" title=\"Bank-Owned: Share of Total Sales - King County Single-Family - Click to enlarge\" alt=\"Bank-Owned: Share of Total Sales - King County Single-Family\" width=\"600\" height=\"436\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Finally, here&#8217;s an updated look at the percentage of sales data all the way back through 2000:<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 5px auto;width: 600px;font-size: 0.8em;text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/NWMLS-King-Region-Breakdown-LT_2013-03.png\" title=\"% of Total King Co. SFH Sales by NWMLS Area since 2000\" rel=\"lightbox[26274]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/NWMLS-King-Region-Breakdown-LT_2013-03-600x436.png\" style=\"border: 0\" title=\"% of Total King Co. SFH Sales by NWMLS Area since 2000 - Click to enlarge\" alt=\"% of Total King Co. SFH Sales by NWMLS Area since 2000\" width=\"600\" height=\"436\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re still in odd, uncharted territory, with the low and high ends both taking up about the same share of sales and the middle tier coming in last.  We haven&#8217;t seen a market with this kind of mix at all, as far back as this data goes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let&#8217;s take an updated look at how King County&#8217;s sales are shifting between the different regions around the county, since geographic shifts can and do affect the median price. 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