{"id":26653,"date":"2013-06-05T13:26:54","date_gmt":"2013-06-05T20:26:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/?p=26653"},"modified":"2013-06-05T22:28:49","modified_gmt":"2013-06-06T05:28:49","slug":"nwmls-inventory-sales-prices-all-gain-in-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/2013\/06\/05\/nwmls-inventory-sales-prices-all-gain-in-may\/","title":{"rendered":"NWMLS: Inventory, Sales, & Prices All Gain in May"},"content":{"rendered":"

May market stats were published by the NWMLS this afternoon. Here’s a snippet from their press release: Competition among home buyers "still fierce;" rising interest rates adding to fury<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Commenting on the latest report, brokers said the fast pace is frustrating some buyers — and surprising sellers with unrealistic expectations. One broker cautioned against an overheated market. “We do not want a market that escalates too fast and topples again,” commented Frank Wilson, Kitsap district manager at John L. Scott Real Estate and branch managing broker for its Poulsbo\/Kingston office.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yeah, most real estate agents just want that first part. If the bit about toppling could be avoided that would be great.<\/p>\n

All righty, on with our usual monthly stats.<\/p>\n

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CAUTION<\/div>\n

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NWMLS monthly reports include an undisclosed and varying number<\/a> of
sales from previous months in their pending and closed sales statistics.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Here’s your King County SFH summary, with the arrows to show whether the year-over-year direction of each indicator is favorable or unfavorable news for buyers and sellers (green = favorable, red = unfavorable):<\/p>\n