{"id":26736,"date":"2013-06-18T08:00:52","date_gmt":"2013-06-18T15:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/?p=26736"},"modified":"2013-06-18T08:28:22","modified_gmt":"2013-06-18T15:28:22","slug":"seattle-sales-gain-cheap-south-king-sales-slip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/2013\/06\/18\/seattle-sales-gain-cheap-south-king-sales-slip\/","title":{"rendered":"Seattle Sales Gain, Cheap South King Sales Slip"},"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 May data:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>low end:<\/strong> $223,900-$365,000<\/li>\n<li><strong>mid range:<\/strong> $320,000-$685,000<\/li>\n<li><strong>high end:<\/strong> $459,576-$1,175,000<\/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\/06\/NWMLS-King-Region-Breakdown-Median-LT_2013-05.png\" title=\"Median Price of Single Family Homes Sold\" rel=\"lightbox[26736]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/NWMLS-King-Region-Breakdown-Median-LT_2013-05-600x436.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 low end regions were actually the only ones to see a significant increase in the median price between April and May.  The mid-range regions fell slightly, while the high end was basically flat.<\/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\/06\/NWMLS-King-Region-Breakdown_2013-05.png\" title=\"% of Total King Co. SFH Sales by NWMLS Area\" rel=\"lightbox[26736]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/NWMLS-King-Region-Breakdown_2013-05-600x436.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 took a big dip while the mid-range spiked up.  The high end gained a little share.  As of May 2013, 32.3% of sales were in the low end regions, 34.7% in the mid range, and 33.0% in the high end.  A year ago the low end regions had more of the share and the high end less: In May 2012 the low end made up 34.0% of the sales, the mid range was 34.3%, and the high end was 31.7%.<\/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\/06\/NWMLS-King-Region-Breakdown-bars_2013-05.png\" title=\"Bank-Owned: Share of Total Sales - King County Single-Family\" rel=\"lightbox[26736]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/NWMLS-King-Region-Breakdown-bars_2013-05-600x436.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\/06\/NWMLS-King-Region-Breakdown-LT_2013-05.png\" title=\"% of Total King Co. SFH Sales by NWMLS Area since 2000\" rel=\"lightbox[26736]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/NWMLS-King-Region-Breakdown-LT_2013-05-600x436.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>If this month&#8217;s spike sales share for the mid-range regions keeps up we&#8217;ll definitely see the county-wide median price show some strong increases as well, even if ovoerall home values simply hold steady.<\/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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