{"id":30117,"date":"2015-01-12T09:00:16","date_gmt":"2015-01-12T17:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/?p=30117"},"modified":"2015-01-12T08:59:51","modified_gmt":"2015-01-12T16:59:51","slug":"eastside-prices-hit-another-time-high-december","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/2015\/01\/12\/eastside-prices-hit-another-time-high-december\/","title":{"rendered":"Eastside Prices Hit Another All-Time High in December"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s time once again to 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 December data:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>low end:<\/strong> $246,000-$429,950<\/li>\n<li><strong>mid range:<\/strong> $350,000-$664,975<\/li>\n<li><strong>high end:<\/strong> $473,000-$1,413,593<\/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; font-size:0.8em; text-align:center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/NWMLS-King-Region-Breakdown-Median-LT_2014-12.png\" title=\"Median Price of Single Family Homes Sold\" rel=\"lightbox[30117]\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/NWMLS-King-Region-Breakdown-Median-LT_2014-12.png\" style=\"border: 0\" title=\"Median Price of Single Family Homes Sold - Click to enlarge\" alt=\"Median Price of Single Family Homes Sold\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The median-median in the Eastside regions hit a new all-time high for the second month in a row, reaching $703,200 in December.<\/p>\n<p>Month-over-month, all three tiers rose between November and December. The low tier rose 2.9 percent in the month, the middle tier increased 12.0 percent, and the high tier gained 2.3 percent.<\/p>\n<p>Twenty-four of the twenty-nine NWMLS regions in King County with single-family home sales in December had a higher median price than a year ago, while sixteen had a month-over-month increase in the median price.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s how the median prices changed year-over-year. Low tier: down 0.2 percent, middle tier: up 22.6 percent, high tier: up 26.0 percent.<\/p>\n<p>Next up, the percentage of each month&#8217;s closed sales that took place in each of the three regions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:5px auto; font-size:0.8em; text-align:center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/NWMLS-King-Region-Breakdown_2014-12.png\" title=\"% of Total King Co. SFH Sales by NWMLS Area\" rel=\"lightbox[30117]\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/NWMLS-King-Region-Breakdown_2014-12.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\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sales in all three regions rose between November and December as the mix changed slightly away from the middle tier and into the low and high tiers.<\/p>\n<p>Year-over-year sales also increased in all three tiers. Compared to a year ago, sales increased 14.9 percent in the low tier, rose 16.8 percent in the middle tier, and edged up just 0.3 percent in the high tier.<\/p>\n<p>As of December 2014, 33.8 percent of sales were in the low end regions (up from 32.4 percent a year ago), 34.8 percent in the mid range (up from 32.9 percent a year ago), and 31.5 percent in the high end (down from 34.7 percent a year ago).<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s that information in a visual format:<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:5px auto; font-size:0.8em; text-align:center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/NWMLS-King-Region-Breakdown-bars_2014-12.png\" title=\"Bank-Owned: Share of Total Sales - King County Single-Family\" rel=\"lightbox[30117]\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/NWMLS-King-Region-Breakdown-bars_2014-12.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\" \/><\/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; font-size:0.8em; text-align:center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/NWMLS-King-Region-Breakdown-LT_2014-12.png\" title=\"% of Total King Co. SFH Sales by NWMLS Area since 2000\" rel=\"lightbox[30117]\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/NWMLS-King-Region-Breakdown-LT_2014-12.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\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Still looks like a pretty strong sellers market just about anywhere you look in King County.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s time once again to 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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