March 2011 Puget Sound home sales rise
Tag Archive: Seattle housing
Feb 07
December home sales dip in Seattle
… But million dollar home sales were up 44.9 % from November 2010, and up 8.7% from a year earlier with a total of 100 sold. Ah, it’s all a matter of perspective, isn’t it? Year-over-year both the number of home sales and home prices were down in December, and yet million dollar home sales were up. Clearly the …
Jan 13
Seattle… better to rent than buy?
To buy or rent? According to CNN it’s the latter with a strong renters’ market in Seattle. A viewpoint of conservative skepticism about the strength of the real estate market is influencing the decision of many to rent versus buy. Or, the ‘wait-‘n-see’ attitude. In addition, new hires from out-of-state ( yes, there is hiring) prefer to …
Nov 15
Leveling out of home values in King County, WA.?
Looking at median home prices in King County, WA, since 2007 The red bars in the chart above indicate the percentage change from 2007 to 2010 in the median price in King County, which covers Seattle, Bellevue, Redmond, Issaquah, Renton and parts of Bothell. While not as …
Nov 06
Seattle area home prices have corrected to what year? And, you say that’s good…??!
Did you know that the Portland and Seattle housing markets have corrected the least as compared to the rest of the national housing market? Click on the link to check it out. Real estate values for cities that had the biggest “bubble markets” are back to 2000 to 2002 median prices—with Detroit back to 1995 prices… Ouch. Yet some cities …
