{"id":343,"date":"2006-08-23T10:51:00","date_gmt":"2006-08-23T17:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/?p=343"},"modified":"2006-08-23T10:51:00","modified_gmt":"2006-08-23T17:51:00","slug":"wcrer-sales-slipping-affordability-tanking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/2006\/08\/23\/wcrer-sales-slipping-affordability-tanking\/","title":{"rendered":"WCRER: Sales Slipping, Affordability Tanking"},"content":{"rendered":"

As a number of readers have pointed out in the comments, WSU’s Washington Center for Real Estate Research has released their latest quarterly statistics<\/a>. There’s not much new in there for anyone that has been following the monthly NWMLS releases, but it’s at least worth mentioning. Here’s a blurb from the Associated Press report, courtesy of the Everett Herald.<\/p>\n

Among Washington’s largest counties, King County sales declined 13.7 percent, Pierce County slipped 10.7 percent, Snohomish County slid 11.8 percent, and Spokane County declined 11.9 percent.<\/p>\n

The sharpest declines were seen in Island and Jefferson counties, each of which experienced nearly a 33 percent dip in sales.<\/p>\n

Only three counties – Yakima, Thurston and Grant – reported modest increases in the number of homes sold.<\/p>\n

But prices continued to increase across the state, though at a slower rate.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Here is an updated version of my graph of WCRER’s numbers for King County.<\/p>\n

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The Affordability Index (refer to my previous post<\/a> for the definition) for King County continued its descent, down almost 7 more points to 70.4—the largest drop in the index in two years. One thing that is interesting is that rather than reporting inventory (# of homes on the market), the snapshot includes the number of units for which building permits have been issued. Although that measure was up just 6.7% statewide, King County had an astounding 4,217 units for which permits were issued last quarter, up 43.2% from last year<\/b>. Remember that King County is already in the midst of a trend of increasing inventory and decreasing sales. If supply keeps shooting up (bolstered by increased building) and demand continues to wane, real price drops won’t be far behind.<\/p>\n

(WCRER<\/a> (pdf), 08.2006<\/i>)
(Associated Press, Everett Herald<\/a>, 08.21.2006<\/i>)<\/p>\n

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