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The Real Scoop on Seattle Area Home Prices

IreneDorang — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:55:15 +0000

The Real Scoop on Seattle Area Home Prices

It can be very confusing to try to get an accurate picture of what home prices are doing in the Seattle area in 2012 because so many different variables are involved, and the way the information is published in newspapers and blogs is not at all consistent. One big drawback, in my opinion, is that [...]

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King County Housing Supply Down Nearly 30 Percent

IreneDorang — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:35:40 +0000

King County Housing Supply Down Nearly 30 Percent

The weekly active listing count for the greater Seattle housing market shows that the supply of homes available for sale is down sharply compared to a year ago. Here’s how the housing numbers compare for King, Snohomish, and Pierce counties for the week ending February 06, 2012: Pending sales were up 13.7 percent year-to-year in [...]

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How Many Seattle Area Listings Are Short Sales?

IreneDorang — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:42:37 +0000

How Many Seattle Area Listings Are Short Sales?

If you’ve been wondering what proportion of the Seattle area real estate market is made up of short sales and bank-owned properties, here’s a snapshot of active listings as of January 27, 2012 in King and Snohomish counties that shows the percentages of each category of home available for sale. In King County 33 percent [...]

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Seattle Area Real Estate Market Update – January 2012

IreneDorang — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:00:01 +0000

Seattle Area Real Estate Market Update – January 2012

The number of homes that went pending in the greater Seattle area in December 2011 rose more than 20 percent compared to December 2010, according to data recently published by the Northwest Multiple Listing Service (NWMLS). Closed sales rose by seven percent year-to-year in December, and the number of active listings was down 17.2 percent. [...]

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Seattle Area Housing Market Heat Maps – December 2011

IreneDorang — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:31:32 +0000

Seattle Area Housing Market Heat Maps – December 2011

Most of the King and Snohomish county housing market was in “balanced” status in December 2011, according to multiple listing service data mapped out by Windermere Real Estate. You can see the balanced market areas marked in yellow, below. Balanced markets are defined as those with between 4 to 6 months of housing inventory based [...]

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