{"id":30296,"date":"2015-02-18T13:00:33","date_gmt":"2015-02-18T21:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/?p=30296"},"modified":"2015-02-18T13:11:39","modified_gmt":"2015-02-18T21:11:39","slug":"cheap-south-king-sales-edge-up-seattle-sales-slip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/18\/cheap-south-king-sales-edge-up-seattle-sales-slip\/","title":{"rendered":"Cheap South King Sales Edge Up, Seattle Sales Slip"},"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> $252,500-$377,500<\/li>\n<li><strong>mid range:<\/strong> $383,975-$719,000<\/li>\n<li><strong>high end:<\/strong> $480,000-$1,960,000<\/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; font-size:0.8em; text-align:center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/NWMLS-King-Region-Breakdown-Median-LT_2015-01.png\" title=\"Median Price of Single Family Homes Sold\" rel=\"lightbox[30296]\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/NWMLS-King-Region-Breakdown-Median-LT_2015-01.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 retreated from the all-time high set in December, falling from $703,200 to $660,600 in January. The median in the low and mid regions both increased slightly. Month-over-month, the median price in the low tier rose 5.3 percent, the middle tier increased 2.1 percent, and the high tier lost 6.1 percent.<\/p>\n<p>Twenty-five of the twenty-nine NWMLS regions in King County with single-family home sales in January 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: up 15.4 percent, middle tier: up 21.6 percent, high tier: up 8,2 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\/02\/NWMLS-King-Region-Breakdown_2015-01.png\" title=\"% of Total King Co. SFH Sales by NWMLS Area\" rel=\"lightbox[30296]\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/NWMLS-King-Region-Breakdown_2015-01.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 fell dramatically between December and January, and the mix changed slightly away from the Seattle middle tier and into the South King low tier. Month-over-month sales were down 28.6 percent in the low tier, down 35.7 percent in the middle tier, and down 32.9 percent in the high tier.<\/p>\n<p>Year-over-year sales increased in the low and high tiers, but fell in the middle tier. Compared to a year ago, sales increased 2.8 percent in the low tier, fell 2.4 percent in the middle tier, and increased 7.4 percent in the high tier.<\/p>\n<p>As of January 2015, 35.7 percent of sales were in the low end regions (up slightly from 35.5 percent a year ago), 33.1 percent in the mid range (down from 34.7 percent a year ago), and 31.3 percent in the high end (up from 29.8 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\/02\/NWMLS-King-Region-Breakdown-bars_2015-01.png\" title=\"Bank-Owned: Share of Total Sales - King County Single-Family\" rel=\"lightbox[30296]\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/NWMLS-King-Region-Breakdown-bars_2015-01.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\/02\/NWMLS-King-Region-Breakdown-LT_2015-01.png\" title=\"% of Total King Co. SFH Sales by NWMLS Area since 2000\" rel=\"lightbox[30296]\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/NWMLS-King-Region-Breakdown-LT_2015-01.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>No big changes from the sellers&#8217; market, but the year-over-year sales changes did weaken in January. It will be interesting to see if sales come roaring back this month.<\/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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