Happy new year! I’ve been fairly unplugged over the last couple of weeks, but I’m getting back into the swing of things now that we’re kicking off 2014.<\/p>\n
Let’s have a look at the latest data from the Case-Shiller Home Price Index<\/a>. According to October data, Seattle-area home prices were:<\/p>\n Down<\/em> 0.3% September to October Last year prices fell 0.2% from September to October and year-over-year prices were up 5.7%.<\/p>\n October saw a flip from rising prices to falling prices month-over-month, which is typical for that time of year.<\/p>\n Here’s an interactive graph of the year-over-year change for all twenty Case-Shiller-tracked cities, courtesy of Tableau Software<\/a> (check and un-check the boxes on the right):<\/p>\n
\nUp 13.1% YOY.<\/strong>
\nDown<\/em> 16.6% from the July 2007 peak<\/p><\/blockquote>\n