Northwest MLS Brokers Report $17 Billion in Home Sales During 2009
KIRKLAND, Wash. (Jan. 26, 2010) – Members of Northwest Multiple Listing Service tallied more than 52,000 closed sales of single family homes and condominiums during 2009, about 3.7 percent fewer than the total for 2008. Last year’s completed transactions had a combined sales value of… Read More
Effects of the tax credit (Seattle Times)
December 29, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Tax credit fuels home-sales bounce, but will it be just a blip?
The first-time homebuyers’ tax credit helped resuscitate the Seattle real-estate market in 2009. The market remains fragile, most insiders say, and the outlook for late 2010, after the credits are scheduled to expire, is especially murky.
By Eric Pryne
Seattle Times business reporter
In residential real-estate annals,… Read More
Affordable Seattle neighborhoods shine in today’s buyer’s market (Seattle Times)
December 7, 2009 By Leave a Comment
More Seattle neighborhoods considered affordable
The King County housing slump made six geographic areas affordable for those earning the county’s median household income of $68,821 in 2008. When the market was sizzling in 2007, only Auburn was considered affordable, a Seattle Times analysis showed.
By Lisa Pemberton Butler; and Justin Mayo
Special to The Seattle Times; Seattle Times… Read More
Washington Home Sales Rise in Third Quarter
November 13, 2009 By 1 Comment
This is a great article from YAHOO News, with input from the Washington Center of Real Estate Research.
Home sales in Washington state rise in 3rd quarter
By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS, Associated Press Writer Nicholas K. Geranios, Associated Press Writer
Wed Nov 11, 8:12 am ET
SPOKANE, Wash. – The number of existing homes sold in Washington state increased… Read More
Washington State’s Real Estate Market November 13, 2009
November 13, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Washington State Real Estate Outlook
The Washington state real estate market, just like the market in the rest of the country, is starting to rally. But prices on average statewide are still down from last year, even though this time last year the market had already fallen hard. Washington state, bordered with Idaho on the east,… Read More
