Kingston (WA) housing market slows in August - 09/06/11 07:39 PM

Kingston: Closed Transactions in August
 
Please note: we are comparing closings during this year's August and last year's August. The numbers are so small in this area that they may be misleading, but here are the facts:
 
67% fewer homes closed in August this year.
 
Transactions closed a month faster.  The average selling price dropped 53%.   
 
Sellers accepted 11% less than they originally asked.

There are now 81 homes on the market, an increase of four from last month. The lowest listing price is $125,000, the highest still $1.8 million.   The average listing  price … (0 comments)

Silverdale (WA) activity up in August - 09/06/11 06:49 PM
Silverdale: Closed Transactions in August
 
Please note: we are comparing closings during August of this year and last year. 
 
57% more homes closed last month than during the same month last year.
 
Transactions took over three months longer to close.  The average selling price increased by six percent.  
 
Sellers accepted eight percent less than they originally asked. Silverdale remains a buyer's market.

There are plenty of homes in inventory (108--a drop of 5 from last month) at all price ranges (the lowest listing is $81,500, the highest is $2.8M).  Average listing  price is … (0 comments)

Poulsbo (WA) market report for August - 09/03/11 01:09 PM

 Closed Transactions Month of August
 
Please note: we are comparing closings during August of this year and last year.
 
Five percent more homes closed in Poulsbo in August.
 
Transactions took about three and a half months to close.  The average selling price was up five percent from last August.   
 
There are 156 homes in inventory at all price ranges ($89,000 to $1.8M)  Average listing  price is $357,000 , with a median of $315,000.

Sellers accepted nine percent less than their original asking price. It is still a strong buyer's market.
 
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Bainbridge closings up again in August; fewer homes in inventory - 09/02/11 04:23 PM
 Closed Transactions Month of August
 
Please note: we are comparing closings for August of this year to last year's August.
 
10% more homes closed in August this year.
 
Transactions took about 22 days longer to close.  The average selling price was down 26%.  
Sellers accepted seven percent less than they originally asked.

There are 269 homes in inventory,  11 fewer than last month, at all price ranges (the highest listing is $8.8M).  Average listing  price is $924,143, up from last month) , with  the median price dropping from $657,000 last month to $645,000.  
 
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Tacoma market activity up in August - 09/01/11 01:36 PM

Closed Transactions for August
Here are last month's statistics for North Tacoma, including downtown and University Place.  Activity spiked last month. 36% more homes closed in August this year than during August last year, and they closed 30 days sooner. The average sale was down 21% from the same month a year ago. Sellers accepted about  12% less than their original asking price. Tacoma continues to be a buyers' market, but the trend is moving toward neutral. Currently 745 single family residences are on the market, three fewer than last month. Listing prices range from $37,000 to $7M.  Half … (1 comments)

 

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