A recent report from the Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness highlighted in the Seattle Times ranked Seattle as the 6th least affordable city. The report, which looks at six categories, actually had housing as the most affordable of the group. Overall, Seattle came in at 14th for housing, behind more expensive real estate cities like New York, Washington D.C., Honolulu and parts of California. Even at 14th, affordability, or the lack there of, has certainly been a

The 2017 Washington housing market year in review presented in this post shares insight/data about median selling prices in Washington State

This month's Greater Seattle real estate trends update starts by touching on the "in a nutshell" takeaways, then supplements t

In a Nutshell Takeaways: Homes closest to the job centers of Seattle and the Eastside are expensive… but not by all standards. Seattle’s med

Our Greater Seattle real estate trends update starts with "in a nutshell" takeaways, then presents the data points, and culminates

Be a more informed buyer or seller... learn about what's going on with the Greater Seattle area real estate market and the data behind t

What's pushing prices higher for Greater Seattle real estate? We look at the driving factors and the data in this month's Greater Se

The sales pattern that led to pretty significant home value appreciation last winter is again falling into place this winter. To recap what happened last year… in a nutshell, sellers took the holidays off while buyers remained persistent in their efforts to find a home. Over the last quarter of 2015, the inventory of available single family homes fell by 56% while the volume of closed sales only fell by 18%; this led to the most favorable selling conditions I’ve tracked since

The supply of Seattle single family homes for sale, an indicator for where home values may be going, rose above one month for the first time

Fair warning, this update is a little long, but there are reasons for that! Part of the reason this post is a bit long, is that I’m a little overdue with my ‘monthly’ Greater Seattle real estate trends update… I’ve been kept quite busy with my primary work functions and commitments to the MLS and NWIBA Board of Directors. And truth be told, after my primary work functions and commitments, I frankly just want to spend time away from work with my wife and nearly two year old da