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More indications that the Seattle area is still red-hot<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Compared with median prices for homes and condos sold a year ago at this time, prices were significantly higher throughout the county last month, according to the Northwest Multiple Listing Service’s latest numbers.<\/p>\n

The number of days that those homes and condos were on the market before selling have also declined sharply from a year ago — an indication that demand from buyers remains strong, despite a sharp decline in the number of available properties on the market.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Red-hot, but with a slight sense of doubt perhaps creeping into the minds of some people:<\/p>\n

“I think, personally, we’re seeing it’s still a seller’s market,” said Conger, although she added, “I don’t get quite the sense that people are as frantic when they’re buying” as home buyers were a few months ago.<\/p>\n

Conger said she has noticed an increase in the number of clients expressing concerns over the possibility of a housing bubble.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So it seems that some people may be letting reality creep into their frantic craze to get in on the housing market in the Seattle area. I think my favorite quote from this article is near the end, from the real estate agent Pat Conger:<\/p>\n

While Conger acknowledges “I don’t have a crystal ball,” she said, “I tell people, ‘If you’re ready to buy (a home), you should buy.'”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

No kidding? A real estate agent<\/i> is telling people to ignore the looming doubt and buy, buy, buy!<\/b><\/i> Who could have guessed?<\/p>\n

(Clayton Park, King County Journal<\/a>, 08.06.2005<\/i>)<\/p>\n

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