real estate market: Gauging the Real Estate Market - 11/12/08 06:58 PM

Have you heard the saying "A man with three watches never knows what time it is"? This applies to gauging the real estate market. Consumers, adept at finding  property data on the Internet have experienced that data from Zillow.com is different from Trulia.com, and a home's tax assessment is a whole other story. 
Turning … (4 comments)

real estate market: 2007 Thurston County Real Estate Market Statistics - 02/11/08 05:44 PM

The median home sale value in Thurston County has had its ups and downs during the course of 2007. Overall, the median home sale price has gone up by 2.7% from January 2007 to January 2008. This is good news in light of the drop in home values elsewhere in the state and … (3 comments)

real estate market: Thurston County Home Values Appreciation - 12/20/07 08:35 PM

According the NWMLS statistics data, the median sales value of homes in Thurston county have appreciated on average approximately  9% annually in the past 7 years. Even though appreciation rates dropped by about 50% compared to last year, an appreciation rate of 5% (as of Nov 07) is still a healthy growth, … (4 comments)

real estate market: Taking Inventory - 11/10/07 08:00 PM

Our MLS furnishes informative housing market statistics that reveal, among other things, the average sales price of homes, the average amount of time listings stay on the market and the sales price versus list price ratios.
All are very important statistics to know, but another important statistic to keep handy is the amount of … (9 comments)

real estate market: Thurston County Market News - 07/26/07 08:17 PM

Home sellers sigh about having to lower their sales prices. Current local home inventory is 35% up from last year and the number of buyers has dramatically diminished due to the shake-up of the sub-prime lending market. The average number of days a home is on the market is currently at … (4 comments)

real estate market: Good Economic News - 07/23/07 12:06 PM

It's not just the rain that makes things flourish here. Forbes Magazine recently ranked Washington as having one of the best business climates in the country. The state has gone from a budget deficit just a few years ago to a $1.2 billion in reserves. According to a news article in … (4 comments)

 
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