Jan 07
From the stalwarts to the tech magnets and comeback kids, the new year is likely to see several types of markets. Redfin recently highlighted six “housing market personas” that they believe will be driving the continued recovery in 2015. Here’s an overview of the personas and the pros and cons of each: Stalwarts: “Strong economies, …
Dec 27
Home prices bubbling again? Some faint concern is evidenced when prices raise 15% in a year… which we have seen in King County with November’s median price at $426,000. But our prices are not the most ‘un-affordable’ for residents earning a median income for the area. San Francisco prices exorbitant In San Francisco, only 14% of …
Oct 23
Single-family home prices in King County saw a remarkable run from January to July, when the median price hit $434,000, a 24% increase in just seven months. Sounds like a 2006 market, doesn’t it? Then a jump in mortgage rates took some steam out of the market. In August, the median sale price slipped almost 1%. …
Jan 06
And, you might ask, how did we make the cut? The healthy markets that made the list have 1) strong job growth (Bureau of Labor Statistics) which bodes well for housing demand; 2) low vacancy rates (U.S. Postal Service)–low enough to encourage new construction, but not so low that inventory and sales are restrained; 3) …
Sep 19
Home prices make gains in June June asking prices for homes sold were up by 0.3% month over month in June 2012, the latest month of Trulia national data. Aside from May, when asking prices increased by so little that they were essentially unchanged, asking prices have moved up every month since February. Now, even the year-over-year price …
May 25
Recovery just around the corner… or here? Experts have been calling a bottom for the housing market ever since the bubble began to collapse in 2006… and they’ve been uniformly wrong. So, are we finally there? David Stiff, chief economist of Fiserv, the financial-services technology company that produces the widely followed Case-Shiller indexes, says ‘yes.’ House …
Apr 21
… yes! You read that correctly! With inventory low and jobs returning, well-priced homes are seeing multiple bids. From Bloomberg Business Week: Matthew and Carina Hensley offered $10,000 more than the asking price for a three-bedroom house in suburban Seattle, then lost out to one of seven other bidders. Their $270,000 proposal last month came …
Apr 17
Although the U.S. housing market continues to struggle, many local markets are doing significantly better than the country as a whole, with some places virtually missing the housing bust altogether. While shifts in home values are important in any market, it’s important for sellers to determine the length of time a property can expect to …
Apr 15
Seattle ranks third among homes across the nation that have a very low inventory of homes for sale based on a Move Inc, Realtor.com comparison of the 50 most populated markets in the US. Some US housing markets have homes being snatched up as soon as they hit the MLS with prices are starting to rise as …
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